Re: battery no power

Baaaad news. I just diagnosed a pretty new Acer that the owner had done
the same thing to. It blew out some components in the regulating
circuit and is not repairable. There is always a sight possibility that
your damage may be less severe, but the only way to tell is to get it to
someone competent who can actually trouble shoot at a component level
with a DVM or such. I have had some where the excess voltage just
shorted out the protection diode, or maybe blew a fuse somewhere on the
motherboard. Don't get all excited and think you can just open the unit
up and find a fuse holder like you are used to. If there are any fuses
on the board, they will just be tiny surface mount components and look
pretty much like the other components. The only way to tell if one if
blown is with a meter, and if one is blown, it will have to be removed
and resoldered in place by someone who can do that without tearing up
the hair like traces connected to it. If you screw up at this level,
you are back to replacing the motherboard.

I would say your chances of getting this unit working are about 50% if
you get it to someone who knows what they are doing. The chances are
about zero if you try to do it yourself.

Ardell Faul
Computer Monitor Service Inc.
Ardell's Laptop and PC Repair
10816 E. Mission Ave.,
Spokane Valley, Wa. 99206
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509-891-5188

janet_charity wrote:

> My laptop received a higher voltage than should have and now the
> battery is not receiving power from the external one. can someone give
>; me a soultion.
>
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--- In Laptop_Repair%40yahoogroups.com">Laptop_Repairyahoogroups.com, Ardell Faul <ardell...> wrote:
&gt;
> Baaaad news. I just diagnosed a pretty new Acer that the owner
had done
> the same thing to. It blew out some components in the regulating
> circuit and is not repairable. There is always a sight
possibility that
> your damage may be less severe, but the only way to tell is to get
it to
> someone competent who can actually trouble shoot at a component
level
> with a DVM or such. I have had some where the excess voltage just
> shorted out the protection diode, or maybe blew a fuse somewhere
on the
> motherboard. Don't get all excited and think you can just open
the unit
> up and find a fuse holder like you are used to. If there are any
fuses
> on the board, they will just be tiny surface mount components and
look
> pretty much like the other components. The only way to tell if one
if
> blown is with a meter, and if one is blown, it will have to be
removed
> and resoldered in place by someone who can do that without tearing
up
> the hair like traces connected to it. If you screw up at this
level,
> you are back to replacing the motherboard.
>
> I would say your chances of getting this unit working are about
50% if
> you get it to someone who knows what they are doing. The chances
are
> about zero if you try to do it yourself.
>
> Ardell Faul
>; Computer Monitor Service Inc.
>; Ardell's Laptop and PC Repair
&gt; 10816 E. Mission Ave.,
&gt; Spokane Valley, Wa. 99206
&gt; ardell...
> 509-891-5188
>
>
>
> janet_charity wrote:
&gt;
> > My laptop received a higher voltage than should have and now the
> > battery is not receiving power from the external one. can
someone give
>; > me a soultion.
> >
>; >
> >
>; >----------------------------------------------------------
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> >
>; >No virus found in this incoming message.
> >Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> >Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.21/1010 - Release Date:
9/15/2007 7:54 PM
> > Thanks for replying
> >
>;

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