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question about toshiba notebook + power supply

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spastic

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i have a toshiba satellite 1115-S103...lately the power converter has been acting screwy. it's plugged into the laptop but it feels a little bit loose and the leds on the notebook are indicating that sometimes it's not charging. i hafta wiggle it around to the right position to get it charging. the other day after it had been plugged in for 40 minutes or so (i don't know if it was actually charging the entire time), i pulled out the plug and it was really hot. like not just warm like normal electronics i'm talking so hot that i couldn't keep my fingers on it for more than a half second. i'm wondering if its my adapter or the actual socket on the notebook, or both. anyone have any ideas? thanks a lot!
 
If wiggling it will connect/disconnect the power from the notebook it is likely the internal connector that has come loose. The laptop will need to be disassembled and the power jack re-soldered to the mainboard.

You can try checking the power adapter with a multimeter. Check the bottom of the adapter for the specs and proper location of +/- leads and then see what voltage is coming out vs. what is supposed to come out. If it's solid around the correct voltage and moving/bending the cable doesn't cause it to lose connection then it's not the adapter.

This is a common thing on the toshibas....I repair them all the time.
 
If it's under warranty, they'll fix it for you.
If not, you need to do a tricky repair on the motherboard. The leads to the power jack are likely very, very small.
 
Originally posted by: Cheesehead
If it's under warranty, they'll fix it for you.
If not, you need to do a tricky repair on the motherboard. The leads to the power jack are likely very, very small.
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They are actually not that small. Pretty easy solder job if you are decent with a soldering iron.

The most difficult part is not soldering the connector, but disassembling the entire laptop and putting it back together and getting the screws in the right place with nothing "extra" left out.

After taking apart as many as I have it becomes almost second nature and is quite easy.
 
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