laptop charging

[chapm]

hi htere my laptop has stopped charging when i plug power lead in it begins to charge for a few seconds then stpos i have checked the battery and that is ok the laptop is a gateway

 

[Igorian]

How old is the battery and how have you checked it?

 

[chapm]

hi there the battery is about 3 years old when i bought the laptop i bought 2 and ive tried battery in to the other laptop and it begins chargeing

 

[Igorian]

I'm assuming you've tried the other battery and charger in the one that doesn't charge to eliminate that too.

Press and hold the connector into the laptop socket to see it it starts to charge. A common fault on some laptops is that the DC socket isn't secured by anything other than the soldered connections. Over time, these can get stressed and snap. The fact that it starts charging could be due to an intermittent connection. If this is the case, you would need to replace the socket, which isn't the easiest of tasks.

 

[Alarm]

Or use a soldering iron