oh no...this can't be good. Sparks when I plug in my laptop!

[imported_Mike]

Laptop is only about a year and half old. Sparks fly when I plug it in to my AC adapter. This can't be good at all. Still works though. :Q

Might be time to start looking for a new laptop.

 

[wetcat007]

lol where do the sparks fly from the AC/DC adapter or the laptop itself.

 

[DarkThinker]

What type of power plug connection is it 3 or 2 pins?
Does that happen anywhere you try your connection or just happened in a specific place (for best results try it some where other than your house)

 

[aloser]

Mine did (well, technically does) that too; turns out I had a short somewhere on the mobo.

 

[tfinch2]

Just hold it there until the battery is charged.

 

[DarkThinker]

Originally posted by: aloser
Mine did (well, technically does) that too; turns out I had a short somewhere on the mobo.

How did you isolate the short?

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: wetcat007
lol where do the sparks fly from the AC/DC adapter or the laptop itself.

The laptop itself

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: aloser
Mine did (well, technically does) that too; turns out I had a short somewhere on the mobo.

How did you fix it? Mobo replaced?

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Just hold it there until the battery is charged.

It only sends out sparks when I initially plug it in. Then it charges the battery just fine. 😕

 

[aloser]

Originally posted by: DarkThinker

Originally posted by: aloser
Mine did (well, technically does) that too; turns out I had a short somewhere on the mobo.

How did you isolate the short?

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: aloser
Mine did (well, technically does) that too; turns out I had a short somewhere on the mobo.

How did you fix it? Mobo replaced?

I haven't yet 🙁 I'm thinking I'll just try ebaying it as-is; the LCD is still good (as is everything else). It really isn't worth replacing (at least to me); I'll just get a newer, faster laptop instead. 🙂

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: aloser

Originally posted by: DarkThinker

Originally posted by: aloser
Mine did (well, technically does) that too; turns out I had a short somewhere on the mobo.

How did you isolate the short?

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: aloser
Mine did (well, technically does) that too; turns out I had a short somewhere on the mobo.

How did you fix it? Mobo replaced?

I haven't yet 🙁 I'm thinking I'll just try ebaying it as-is; the LCD is still good (as is everything else). It really isn't worth replacing (at least to me); I'll just get a newer, faster laptop instead. 🙂

I hear something rattling around in there...a loose piece. That might be shorting mine out.