I use my laptop for post processing. Saturday night the battery began to deplete even though I had the computer plugged in. I changed outlets and when I plugged it in to one outlet the light on the laptop transformer began flickering on and off. When it went off I unplugged the cord and noticed the burning rubber smell and the cord was hot near the prongs. I realized I had a short circuit in my power cord.
I had an older three-prong cord to an old laptop which I had not yet thrown away. I was able to swap out the cords and my laptop work flawlessly. I processed a few photos today.
The moral of the story: Don't Get Rid of Your Old Power Cords! they can come in handy someday!
I use my laptop for post processing. Saturday night the battery began to deplete even though I had the computer plugged in. I changed outlets and when I plugged it in to one outlet the light on the laptop transformer began flickering on and off. When it went off I unplugged the cord and noticed the burning rubber smell and the cord was hot near the prongs. I realized I had a short circuit in my power cord.
I had an older three-prong cord to an old laptop which I had not yet thrown away. I was able to swap out the cords and my laptop work flawlessly. I processed a few photos today.
The moral of the story: Don't Get Rid of Your Old Power Cords! they can come in handy someday!
I use my laptop for post processing. Saturday nig... (show quote)
Right now I have more power cords than anyone could ever need - and none of them is of any use for my ‘new’ laptop, which gets its power via one of those new small USB {USC-C?} connectors.
Right now I have more power cords than anyone could ever need - and none of them is of any use for my ‘new’ laptop, which gets its power via one of those new small USB {USC-C?} connectors.
I use my laptop for post processing. Saturday night the battery began to deplete even though I had the computer plugged in. I changed outlets and when I plugged it in to one outlet the light on the laptop transformer began flickering on and off. When it went off I unplugged the cord and noticed the burning rubber smell and the cord was hot near the prongs. I realized I had a short circuit in my power cord.
I had an older three-prong cord to an old laptop which I had not yet thrown away. I was able to swap out the cords and my laptop work flawlessly. I processed a few photos today.
The moral of the story: Don't Get Rid of Your Old Power Cords! they can come in handy someday!
I use my laptop for post processing. Saturday nig... (show quote)
That’s a flex point so it’s reasonable it failed there. If you didn’t have another power cord you could always cannibalize another cord that had a 3-prong plug and spice it to the computer cable. Or buy a 3-prong plug at the hardware store for 1.99 and replace the burnt one.
I have been told that if you use the AC to run your laptop while the battery is still in it, you will shorten the life of the battery. Don't ask me how I know this to be true!.
I have been told that if you use the AC to run your laptop while the battery is still in it, you will shorten the life of the battery. Don't ask me how I know this to be true!.
In my laptop in particular, A/C current is changed into D/C by the charger. I would have to do some ‘fancy’ wiring to deliver A/C directly to it, and I am guessing that would destroy more than the battery.
Right now I have more power cords than anyone could ever need - and none of them is of any use for my ‘new’ laptop, which gets its power via one of those new small USB {USC-C?} connectors.
The OP is referring to the AC section, which connects at the wall outlet. The 5v at the USB section is unlikely to ever produce heat.
I have been told that if you use the AC to run your laptop while the battery is still in it, you will shorten the life of the battery....
Not only that, but a continuously charged battery can swell in size and even explode. I've had it happen twice, once to a laptop that was being used as a desktop (never unplugged), and once to an old iPhone that was being used as a music player. In both instances the case of the device was pushed outward and deformed by the swollen battery.