Dell Laptop Chargers

[phoenix_rising753]

So, I'm on my third dell laptop charger for my new Inspiron laptop that I bought last year and I've already blown 2 chargers. Is this something that happens to them over time? I always have my laptop on and plugged in to the adapter. Should I put it on standby/hibernate/shutdown and unplug the adapter at night to prolong the life? When I plug in the broken ones I hear a beeping sound. Is there anyway to revive theses? Please help so I don't have to go buy a 4th charger!

Thank you so much!

- Andrew

[phoenix_rising753]

Anything helps. Even if you think it's off the wall!!! I will take anything at this point!

[patio]

Were these Dell replacement chargers or generics ? ?

[phoenix_rising753]

The first charger came with the laptop and the second one I just bought offline but It looks identical to my first one. Both Dell brand.

[patio]

eBay or new ? ?

How old is the battery ? ?

[phoenix_rising753]

Both chargers were Brand New as is the battery, well, new when I got it last september...

[patio]

I would suggest checking out the Dell Forums...if this is a common problem with your model laptop you may have some recourse with the manuf...

[DellCA]

John here, support analyst at Dell headquarters.

If any of you have any input you'd like to give to our product designers about how you use your AC adapters, a survey is now being conducted:

http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/11/29/36860.aspx

There is no "common problem" relating to AC adapters on any notebook, as with few exceptions, all Dell notebooks use the same AC adapters, and have for several years.

To the OP, feel free to contact me here, or at our group mailbox:

[email protected]
'ATTN:John'

[GX1_Man]

Thanks for stopping by John!    Nice to see a real Dell person here.

What do you think about this one?

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GX1
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[DellCA]

Very classy!