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July 28th, 2025 13:09
Laptop charger turns light on for 3-5 seconds then goes off
When I plug the charger from an outlet the light turns on the adapter then goes off after 3-5 seconds. Do I buy a new charger? What could be the problem?
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ejn63
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July 28th, 2025 13:50
Is this with the system disconnected or connected?
If the LED goes out with no system connected, replace the adapter.
If it stays with the system disconnected but goes out on connection to the system, there's a short circuit somewhere in the system itself. That will almost certainly require a mainboard replacement.
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July 28th, 2025 15:21
@ejn63 Its happening without plugging it in to my laptop, so I just never plugged it in my laptop because I was afraid it might do some damage to it. I feel like it overheated or idk. The adapter was heating up so I decided to remove it to cool down but when I managed to put the adapter back this has started happening.
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ejn63
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July 28th, 2025 15:23
What specific model system and is it the original power supply?
AvGamer
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July 28th, 2025 15:25
@ejn63 Dell 45w ac/dc adapter 19.5V 2.31A. I think the laptop is fine it's just the adapter that has the problem, and yes it's the original power supply. I think I'm just going to buy a new one of this.
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