I have a Dell Inspiron 1525.Bought it last December at Best Buy.The charger only works sometimes after I wiggle the chord around. It is very unreliable though.How do i solve this?
i recognize this sounds sketchy yet pass to a radio shack, superb purchase, or different electronics keep and teach them what variety of charger you have. probability is the want have a commonplace substitute or could have the capacity to reserve you one.
I work with those chargers at my job, and I know the pain you are feeling. Make sure that the plug and the port on the computer are clean. Sometimes just blowing them out can really help. If it continues to give you problems, take it up with BestBuy. If the laptop is still under warranty take the charger back and hopefully they will replace it.
It is common for a wire to break in the cable where it enters the computer's plug. This region gets flexed a lot. Someone handy with a soldering iron can repair the break. The fix won't be pretty but it's far cheaper than buying a replacement charger.
Hey there, I've had an experience with an original (Toshiba not Dell, but same principle applies I think) charger, and the build quality on them is kind of rubbish without a lot in the way of reinforcement near the head, so my wire snapped there :-( I recommend grabbing an auto-voltage switching laptop charger. I'd try Universal Laptop Chargers (link below in sources), I bought mine from them a couple of months ago and it works a treat. Most importantly for you I think, if you buy from them and it doesn't fit, I believe they will give you a refund. However, a quick look on their website suggests they have the right head for a Dell laptop, so I think you'll be fine. I personally like it since it basically has the look and feel of a 120 pound charger you can buy at PC World, but for a fraction of the price since they're online. And it charges my mobile phone too, so I'm very happy with it. :-) Let us know how you get on!
