I have a dell inspiron 1525, i was given this laptop without charger so i went ahead & ordered a new charger, when it arrived plugged it into the wall socket the charger went bang & wont switch on at all.
I opened the charger up & found parts burnt out,why did my laptop blow this charger & what caused this.
I`m pretty sure the problem s the laptop & not the charger as it wasnt working when given to me.
Can someone please help me

wonky, May 2011

Hi david
I live in delabole, north cornwall

wonky, May 2011

Charger input 100-240v-1.5a(1.5a)- +
50-60hz
Output DC 19.5v(19.5v) 3.34a(3.34a)
65w AC Adapter PA12 Family
Lite-on Technologies Corporation
This is the label on the charger.
I actually plugged the charger intothe laptop first then into the wall socket then it went bang before i powered up the laptop.
Yes they will know i opened it as it was glued together to begin with.
Thanks for your help guys, i guess i will have to try & get someone to look at it wich defeats the object of learning to repair these myself.

wonky, May 2011

It very, extremely, unprobable that the laptop is to blame.

Do you live in Europe? If so, your wall socket give 220V or 240V.
Was that an US charger? It expect 110V or 120V.
Was it a multi tention model? Was it set to 220/240V or 120V?
Plugging an US model in Europe is a very common cause of blowing power supplys...

Maybe you got a shorted, or otherwise deffective, charger. Return it ASAP, you may get lucky and get a new one or a refund, if they don't realise that you opened it.

Electro, May 2011

If you are sure the prob is the laptop (did u plug the charger in then plug that into the laptop...then it went bang ?)If so then you will find that the + and - terminals inside the laptop are connected in some way,this will provide a short circuit to the charger and will blow it every time. Your options...1.open the laptop and use a meter to determine where the short circuit is occurring...it may even be something daft like a piece of foil jammed in the power socket. 2. pay to get it looked at. 3. bin....where do you live ? I could try if you were close.

david, May 2011

your laptop not blow charger,check that you have the right voltage charger

mm, May 2011