loose laptop charger

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i have a toshiba laptop and charger.

my charger is very loose but i have found the angle to put it in and it is currently charging as we speak but if i knock it i will have to find the angle again. any way i can fix this guys???? and if not how can i get it in this fixed position
 
anybody guys because its just in one position at the moment and its charging so its definetly fixable to get it into a fixed position so it charges everytime, really need help asap
 
It sounds like your dc socket on the laptop where its plugged in is broken. What toshiba is it as some dc sockets just plug into the motherboard and some have to be soldered in.
 
Sounds like an easy enough fix to do.

I would charge about £50-60 to fix that, as it most likely involves a strip down of the laptop to get the mainboard out to access the dc jack.

Depends on model of course. Expect to pay anywhere upto £150 if you take it to purple land to fix :p
 
Dc jack or power supply faulty, I would advise stopping what you are doing as you will cause more damage to your laptop and could cost more to fix, expect to pay about £50-£80 for this to be repaired.

What laptop is it?
 
As Bubba suggest stop using it in this way, you could burn the board out and damage it beyond repair. A socket is usually £5-£10 and anyone with some soldering knowhow could fix it. Taking the laptop apart is fairly straight forward, search for guides on youtube.
 
dont bother with a charger mate, it really wont solve a thing, your Power Inlet is the problem.

A new inlet £4 - £15 - the labor is the killer as it is a fair job, my last work place charged £119 for an inlet that would take me around 30 mins to do (having done well over 400 repairs you get the hang of it)

It really is an easy repair if your confident with component level repairs.

Where do you live? (area)
 
mast3r said:
dont bother with a charger mate, it really wont solve a thing, your Power Inlet is the problem.

A new inlet £4 - £15 - the labor is the killer as it is a fair job, my last work place charged £119 for an inlet that would take me around 30 mins to do (having done well over 400 repairs you get the hang of it)

It really is an easy repair if your confident with component level repairs.

Where do you live? (area)
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stechford
 
I'd agree with the above, sounds like a loose DC socket. Just an additional point, it's always handy to have a multimeter around for testing things like ac adapters. A digital multimeter might only cost a fiver and you might only use it now and then, but handy to have.

Anyone competent at soldering should be able to fit a new socket pretty easily, and a new socket should only cost a few quid (I got a new one for my wifes 1545 off ebay for under a fiver).
 
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