subject: Things To Do If Your Laptop Charger Stops Working [print this page] If you depend upon your laptop for work or simply use it a lot every day and have to recharge it often, then sooner or later the inevitable is going to happen and your laptop charger is going to stop working. You'll have to buy a new one, and this task can be a little more complicated than it might at first seem. That's why you want to make every effort to fix the problem yourself if possible. Here are some pointers to help you along the way:
1. Warranty --The first thing you should do in this situation is to check and see if the computer and any accessories are still under warranty from Dell. You can do this by looking up the telephone number on Dell.com. A word of caution here, be sure it is the laptop hotline you call for help. If you get lucky and your Lenovo laptop charger is still covered by the warranty, then all you need to do is send the charger to them and they will take care of the problem. If that's not the case, then proceed to step 2.
2. Check AC power -- Your next step is to find out if the problem is your AC power supply. It's easy enough to figure out. Just plug the AC adapter into the wall outlet and, if all is well, you will see a light on the transformer unit. If you don't see this light then you know that the transformer is burned out.
3. Electrical Meter -- What you need to do is get an electrical meter and touch the ends of the HP COMPAQ AC adapter with it to see if there is any electricity coming through the transformer.
What if you don't have an electrical meter? Well, you don't have to rush out and buy one. Perhaps you have a friend or acquaintance with such a device, or better yet, visit a local electronics shop. Not only do they know how to do the testing, but most of them normally sell the transformers too. They will do the testing for you for FREE.
Another suggestion: If you have a friend with a computer, try plugging your transformer into their computer and see if it will work. If not, then unfortunately, your transformer is dead.
If it turns out that your transformer isn't the source of the problem, then it's undoubtedly your computer that is at fault.
4. Repairs -- It may turn out that your Laptop Charger is simply broken and can be repaired by your own efforts. Now, if your best efforts have resulted in failure, if your warranty is still effective, ship it back to Dell for them to repair or replace it. Otherwise, you will have to purchase another one at your own expense.
You can still ship the charger back to laptop and they will repair it for you, but it will be VERY expensive and probably more worthwhile to simply get another one.
5. Shipping -- When packing your LG Laptop Charger up for shipping back to Dell for repairs, be sure that you do so carefully, so that no damage will occur to it while it is in transport. If there is any damage done then that matter will have to be taken up separately with the shipping company and that may ultimately result in your charger having to be replaced at their expense.
