New Power Supply Broken
There must be dirty power to this apartment, because my laptop's new power/supply cord died just like the last one. All the other computers are on an uninterruptable power supply.
Except for my roommates' laptops... hmmm...
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jodybrai on Jun. 4, 2010 5:05 PM
Do you always use one specific outlet?
matt-arnold on Jun. 4, 2010 5:08 PM
No. I use outlets on different circuits.
plasmonicgrid on Jun. 4, 2010 6:29 PM
Are your outlets properly grounded?
matt-arnold on Jun. 4, 2010 7:56 PM
I don't know to find out.
plasmonicgrid on Jun. 5, 2010 1:23 AM
It's not to difficult to do with a multimeter. However, I'm going to skip trying to talk you into doing it that way. :-P
That whole not wanting to be responsible for other people shocking themselves on my suggestion.. er.. for vanilla purposes at least. *grin*
star-gazersusan on Jun. 4, 2010 8:32 PM
You may want to try a power strip too. If you're getting surges, that might help.
users on Jun. 4, 2010 9:09 PM
If the powersupply is getting repeatedly shot, it could be the cord wart (the transformer that plugs into both wall and laptop) doing a shoddy job too.
matt-arnold on Jun. 4, 2010 9:30 PM
That's what I'm referring to. I thought it was the "power supply". That's what I replaced. Do laptops have internal power supplies as well?
zifferent on Jun. 4, 2010 11:51 PM
No, the brick is the p/s. Powersupplies put off too much heat and are too big to fit a laptop.
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