Laptop is plugged in and charging light is lit but the laptop does not boot

Kmsmith

So I am having a problem with my aspire v3. I took it on a trip and realized I forgot my charger. I bought a 3rd party one (innergie mcube) and when I plug it in the laptop says it's charging. When I hit the power button, the laptop turns on for about a second and then shuts off. This charger comes with several different tips that I guess correlate to different laptops but I've tried the ones that fit into mine and the results are the same. Any clues as to what's going on? Also I know that my battery is completely dead so I'm hoping it's just the charger and not a batter short or failure.

finlux

Hi Kmsmith

 

I'd presume the 3rd party charger you bought may be faulty, or possibly has the incorrect voltage needed for your laptop.

 

There is also a small chance that the battery is at fault, but TBH, I think the blame lies with the charger.