Oh bugger

[old tree man]

I'm having a problem with my laptop, i cant seem to get it to charge properly i think the little plug in thingy is'nt connecting, if i wiggle it sometomes it works (ok i know this sounds rude ) has anyone any ideas or do i have to send it to the doctors thanks
russ
if i dissapear my battery might have run out so be patient

[crowsashes]

i personally would try and get a new laptop charger ( keep the receipt because if it doesn't help you can take it back plead it was the wrong one ) i did this once similar problem and it turned out to be the charger.

[Green Aura]

Not a Toshiba is it Russ? OH had terrible problems with his - the design and position of the power cable made the inside connection weak. So eventually it broke and he had to solder it. It worked for a while then the same thing happened and he kept on fixing it until eventually it went to the great laptop heaven.

Short answer, go to laptop doctor. I assume you're using the right cable - they all have their own non-standard jack plug (or whatever its called). OH tried replacing his to try to overcome the problem and at least one of the replacements was too short, so it sort of made a connection but most of the time didn't

[snapdragon]

Not a Toshiba is it Russ? ..........

oooerr mine's a Tosh - but I leave it plugged in - so have kernakked the battery. been using it constantlyIsh for 8 years or so.

bit difficult getting spares for older stuff

[Green Aura]

Oh well - we probably have a mains lead, or several, if you ever need one

[old tree man]

got it working again phew its a hi-grade ! not that it means anything to me i'll get my brother in law to solder it but it does seem to be a problem with lap tops, thanks GA for the advice

[old tree man]

well i have mended it .............................................duck tape ..........................................brilliant

[indy]

Thats exactly what I did with mine when the exact same thing happened.....damn good invention duck tape....mends a multitude