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Is my Sony Vaio Charger Bad?

I have a Sony Vaio laptop now and the laptop is charged. The laptop is at 10% battery and when i take off the charger the light on the power button flashes. When i put the charger in it doesn't but the time of the battery decreases very slowly. I turn it off and charge it but it wont charge! what should i do?

Answer:

i would agree. you should look into replacing the charger because it seems as if it is dieing but not yet dead. chargers typically stop working after about a year or so and even earlier depending on the usage and treatment of the charger. unfortunately you should look into getting a new charger as soon as possible. if you are looking online i would personally suggest you check out topmicrousa they are very reliable and have yet to disappoint. if you have any questions feel free to send me an email and ill be happy to help (^_^)/
Test your charger with a voltmeter. If it is an AC charger, set a voltmeter to 25 VAC. Make the contacts and probes touch, and look for a reading. If there is not a reading on the meter, the charger is not any good. For DC chargers, set a voltmeter to 25 VDC and make the contacts and probes touch. The meter should read at least 1V more than the chargers rating. If it does not, the probes need to be switched.
Sounds like the charger or the charger port. Try to determine which it could be with an alternate charger. Make sure to use the correct Voltage and Ampage This info can be found on the powerpack of the charger under output (i.e. 19V 1.5A)

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