T410 shuts off unexpectedly(circuit issue?)

Hello, I have a W510, and my brother ordered a T410 recently.
It was running fine until he borrowed by power adapter(and you know how the voltage(?) is different in that.. it's huge!).
After using my W510 power adapter for his T410, whenever he TRIES to run anything that requires power, his machine shuts down. The machine runs fine when he does nothing, but anytime he tries to run anything, it suddenly gives out.

1) is it the circuit problem?
2) it was bought off ebay as manufacturer refurbished... would it still be eligible for warranty?(and if it is, does it make it free-of-charge for me to get it fixed?
3) would Lenovo customer service be able to fix it

Thanks!

 

I think Lenovo doesn't cover power surges. Can you provide the specs of the AC adapter you used?

 

1. Firstly, the problem you mentioned won't be caused by using the W510 135 watt adapter in the T410 machine. The 135 watt power adapter varies the current depending on the power required. SO it is not constantly supplying 135 watt of power.

I use the 135 watt adapters in three of my thinkpad laptops (T500, T400, X200) when they are docked in home.

2. IS your T410 equipped with the nvidia GPU and are you running the laptop with 65 or 90 watt adapter, furthermore do you run the laptop with no battery installed? Does the laptop run okay with the 135 watt adapter?

3. As long as you have warranty remaining and you are within the country for your warranty eligibility, then yes (as the laptop warranty follows the laptop and not the purchaser).

4. Whether or not the repair is free or not depends on whether the problem is user induced or whether there is any liquid damage to the laptop.

5. They will be fixable otherwise they will give you an equivalent machine.

 

Thanks, I am a student and my school(NYU) apparently has an "in-house" IBM technician that fixes Thinkpads on campus at the school computer store.
They say as long as it's under warranty... Hope it goes well.

Thanks for your contributions