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    Second charger just stopped working...

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Matt123, Apr 23, 2009.

  1. Matt123

    Matt123 Newbie

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    I got my 6860 in august, has been pretty good to me. Maybe 2 weeks ago, the stock ac adapter it came with stopped working, didn't give a charge and light stopped illuminating. So I got another cheap charger off ebay, worked fine for a week and last night it started to smell like burning plastic... I shut down and today that charger is not working either. Is there a possibility something is wrong with the laptop or should I go with another gateway brand charger?
     
    Matt123, Apr 23, 2009
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  2. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Targus 180w........................
     
    TANWare, Apr 23, 2009
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  3. idiotpilot

    idiotpilot Notebook Evangelist

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    Yep, get a higher wattage charger.
     
    idiotpilot, Apr 23, 2009
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