Dell Inspiron n5010 Adapter Issue

Adder7i7i · Feb 27, 2014

My charger started acting weird this morning.
Unless I don't insert the knob inside the laptop, the light on the adapter is on.
But when I plug it in the laptop, it's suddently turned off.
I tried to reconnect the mains but that does ony give a blink in the light when plugged in. I would want to know what the problem is.

jarotech · Feb 27, 2014

Hi, I think your adapter is gone to a better place, can you run the laptop with just the battery?

Adder7i7i · Feb 27, 2014

Yes i can. And yes, i figured out that the adapter ruptures when the wires in the knob short circuit. And this short circuit takes place when i insert the knob in the compter. The short circuit doesn't take place unless i insert the knob. So, i want to figure out what's causing the short circuit; the adapter knob or the laptop?

jarotech · Feb 27, 2014

I don't think it's a short circuit you have, the adapter could not give the full power, something inside the adapter is defective, when you plug it to the laptop, the power goes down. The easiest way to be sure is to test with another charger with the same voltage and amperage.

Adder7i7i · Mar 1, 2014

The problem was in the power supply unit of the laptop. It wasn't the adapter's fault. There was a short circuit inside there. The hardware engineer got it fixed by replacing and fixing some components on board. Thanks for help, anyways.

jarotech · Mar 1, 2014

"I would want to know what the problem is. "

When you try to repair a laptop, you start somewhere, I start with the easiest component, and the charger was the easiest. After if the charger is not the problem, you disassemble the laptop to go further. But I didn't have the laptop in my hands, so I could not go further.

Guest · Oct 28, 2014

So do you know if the enginner replaced the power module board only, or some component on the power module board or even the main system board component. I have the same problem with my N5010. The power module boards are about $30. Sure like to before I buy the power module board.

Siddarth S Kumar · Apr 26, 2015

Boss....I have the same problem....plss tell me a solution

Siddarth S Kumar · Apr 26, 2015

Saga Lout · Apr 26, 2015

Please have some patience, Siddarth S Kumar and please don't report your own post to the Moderation Team. We might mistake you for a troll.

Someone will be along soon I expect but posting in a year-old thread is always problematic. You should have started your own.

Before we go any further - did you try the suggestions made earlier in this thread?

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