acer 5044 not charging after dropping it :(

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Subject Author Date acer 5044 not charging after dropping it :( simon2781 04-20-2009  Re: acer 5044 not charging after dropping it :( ohaya 04-20-2009  Re: acer 5044 not charging after dropping it :( BillW50 04-21-2009  Re: acer 5044 not charging after dropping it :( ohaya 04-21-2009  Re: acer 5044 not charging after dropping it :( BillW50 04-21-2009

Posted by simon2781 on April 20, 2009, 6:11 pm Please log in for more thread options ok i know the easy answer is 'broken!' but hear me out lol I dropped my laptop from waist height, I powered it up and it works absolutely fine but it will now not charge. So I just need a bit of advice to what the problem might be, the battery I expect is still in place because it turns on etc but now its got a critically low battey level and when i plug in the charger it wont charge. Any ideas would be appreciated. many thanks Posted by ohaya on April 20, 2009, 7:41 pm Please log in for more thread options simon2781 wrote: show/hide quoted text > ok i know the easy answer is 'broken!' but hear me out lol > > I dropped my laptop from waist height, I powered it up and it works > absolutely fine but it will now not charge. So I just need a bit of > advice to what the problem might be, the battery I expect is still in > place because it turns on etc but now its got a critically low battey > level and when i plug in the charger it wont charge. > > Any ideas would be appreciated. > many thanks > > Hi, Did you have a power adapter plugged in when you dropped it? If so, possibly the power jack connection to the motherboard may have gotten damaged (e.g., solder connection broke). Jim Posted by BillW50 on April 21, 2009, 12:07 pm Please log in for more thread options ohaya typed on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:41:00 -0400: show/hide quoted text > simon2781 wrote: >> ok i know the easy answer is 'broken!' but hear me out lol >> I dropped my laptop from waist height, I powered it up and it works >> absolutely fine but it will now not charge. So I just need a bit of >> advice to what the problem might be, the battery I expect is still in >> place because it turns on etc but now its got a critically low battey >> level and when i plug in the charger it wont charge. >> Any ideas would be appreciated. >> many thanks > Hi, > Did you have a power adapter plugged in when you dropped it? > If so, possibly the power jack connection to the motherboard may have > gotten damaged (e.g., solder connection broke). > Jim Hi! Yes and does it at least run on AC without the battery? If not, it does sound like the jack may have got damaged. Sometimes if you wiggle the plug, you might find a spot that it will charge the battery. Then you can use a book or something to hold it there to charge the battery. Then remove it once it is charged. -- Bill Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC Windows XP SP2 Posted by ohaya on April 21, 2009, 8:54 pm Please log in for more thread options BillW50 wrote: show/hide quoted text > ohaya typed on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:41:00 -0400: > >>simon2781 wrote: >>>ok i know the easy answer is 'broken!' but hear me out lol >>>I dropped my laptop from waist height, I powered it up and it works >>>absolutely fine but it will now not charge. So I just need a bit of >>>advice to what the problem might be, the battery I expect is still in >>>place because it turns on etc but now its got a critically low battey >>>level and when i plug in the charger it wont charge. >>>Any ideas would be appreciated. >>>many thanks >>Hi, >>Did you have a power adapter plugged in when you dropped it? >>If so, possibly the power jack connection to the motherboard may have >>gotten damaged (e.g., solder connection broke). >>Jim > > > Hi! Yes and does it at least run on AC without the battery? If not, it > does sound like the jack may have got damaged. Sometimes if you wiggle > the plug, you might find a spot that it will charge the battery. Then > you can use a book or something to hold it there to charge the battery. > Then remove it once it is charged. > Hi, I was kind of tempted to suggest trying to "wiggle" the plug, but didn't for fear that if the solder joint was damaged, that might make it even worse. I'd probably do that, but then I'd also eventually expect to take the whole thing apart to try to re-solder it. Hopefully, it is just the solder joint(s), and the drop didn't tear out the lands, etc..., or worse yet, crack the mobo :(... Jim Posted by BillW50 on April 21, 2009, 10:07 pm Please log in for more thread options ohaya typed on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:54:34 -0400: show/hide quoted text > BillW50 wrote: >> ohaya typed on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:41:00 -0400: >>> simon2781 wrote: >>>> ok i know the easy answer is 'broken!' but hear me out lol >>>> I dropped my laptop from waist height, I powered it up and it works >>>> absolutely fine but it will now not charge. So I just need a bit of >>>> advice to what the problem might be, the battery I expect is still >>>> in place because it turns on etc but now its got a critically low >>>> battey level and when i plug in the charger it wont charge. >>>> Any ideas would be appreciated. >>>> many thanks >>> Hi, >>> Did you have a power adapter plugged in when you dropped it? >>> If so, possibly the power jack connection to the motherboard may >>> have gotten damaged (e.g., solder connection broke). >>> Jim >> Hi! Yes and does it at least run on AC without the battery? If not, >> it does sound like the jack may have got damaged. Sometimes if you >> wiggle the plug, you might find a spot that it will charge the >> battery. Then you can use a book or something to hold it there to >> charge the battery. Then remove it once it is charged. > Hi, > I was kind of tempted to suggest trying to "wiggle" the plug, but > didn't for fear that if the solder joint was damaged, that might make > it even worse. I'd probably do that, but then I'd also eventually > expect to take the whole thing apart to try to re-solder it. > Hopefully, it is just the solder joint(s), and the drop didn't tear > out the lands, etc..., or worse yet, crack the mobo :(... > Jim Hi Jim. Well there is a line between wiggling and being forceful. If it is something broken and if you are gentle, I really don't see the harm. If you are rough, all bets are off. As you could tear something up. If it is a broken inside a multilayered board, you are screwed anyway. As olds are without test equipment and a schematic (this latter part is almost impossible to get), it is over anyway. Otherwise a little show/hide quoted text wiggling should be just fine. <grin> -- Bill Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC Windows XP SP2 Similar Threads Posted Acer TravelMate 610 charging voltage March 5, 2007, 6:17 am toshiba internet dropping while travelling June 4, 2006, 8:58 pm Question about my Toshiba laptop dropping it's wireless internet connection April 21, 2006, 9:48 pm Thank you, Quaoar Re: Toshiba laptop dropping it's wireless internet connection July 14, 2006, 1:00 pm Battery Meter keeps dropping to zero then back up, but the laptop keeps running fine. (HP Pavilion zd7000) September 27, 2005, 10:57 pm Thinkpad 600 not charging December 28, 2004, 10:48 pm Bad charging cable? October 20, 2006, 9:28 pm AC charging problem May 4, 2007, 7:49 pm HP Laptop Charging September 11, 2009, 5:43 pm problems with battery charging May 30, 2005, 8:03 am