What can I do about multiple broken power cables for Acer Aspire A515-55

Hello, I have an Acer Aspire A515-55 laptop. I love it other than the power cord. My laptop is about two years old and I'm on my third battery charger, well about to be fourth. After a few months it just randomly breaks and won't charge the battery. I have no idea why. The cords are not bent or wrapped around things, I see no visible problems with the cords. After a few months one day you'll hear a beeping sound of the battery charging and not charging and then a few days later it won't charge at all. Is there anything I can do about this? I live in a rural area and it takes a week or two to get a new cord shipped to me even with amazon prime. I was thinking of buying a power bank and charging it through the usb-c port but I don't believe you can do that on this model. Are there any other options?

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William_mk2

Tombeezy

Kindly go through the details from the links given below

https://gadgetsfeed.com/how-to-know-the-pin-size-of-laptop
https://www.akshatblog.com/how-to-find-compatible-laptop-power-adapter-or-charger/

Kindly go through the details captured from service manual designed for your computer.

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Sharanji

@Tombeezy

Laptops are usually protected by the power adapters themselves. Basically, there are failsafes inside every adapter. That makes it resistant to any short circuits and stuff. Sometimes using an adapter that doesn’t have the correct voltage/amperage rating can prevent a laptop from charging. If the voltage isn’t strong enough, it might give your laptop just enough juice to stay on but not enough to let your computer stay on + charge your battery at the same time.

If a good charger is still unable to charge a laptop, then the problem may be with the internal circuit of the laptop. In the above case, you should give the laptop to a reputed service center to have it rectified.

Make sure that you are using the original Acer adapter recommended for your laptop.

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Tombeezy

I am using the correct adapter they just seem to be of piss poor quality. There are no computer repair places near me as I live in a very remote area. The shipping time it would take to send it away is just not possible for me as I need it to work.

Tombeezy

Do you know how I can find out the size of the tip that's on my charger plug? It's really small just wondering what the actual measurement is.

StevenGen

Tombeezy said:

I am using the correct adapter they just seem to be of piss poor quality. There are no computer repair places near me as I live in a very remote area. The shipping time it would take to send it away is just not possible for me as I need it to work.

Chargers have a safety switch trip fuse, this fuse reactivates after about 10 seconds after the charger is unplugged, have you tried to reuse the charger? As your problems are very uncommon if you are using an OEM Acer supplied A515-55 charger? Tip: 3.0mm OD / 1.0mm ID, Input: 100V to 240V and Output: 19V 3.42A below is a charger that suits your A515-55 and they are pretty cheap and

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William_mk2

Tombeezy

Kindly go through the details from the links given below

https://gadgetsfeed.com/how-to-know-the-pin-size-of-laptop
https://www.akshatblog.com/how-to-find-compatible-laptop-power-adapter-or-charger/

Kindly go through the details captured from service manual designed for your computer.

GGGTUM

I need new adaptor for acer nitro 5 , please tell how can i find them in thailand. If you guy know contact me at ufaworldbet and PM to me Please .

Sharanji

@GGGTUM
Here's the link to contact Acer Store in Thailand: https://store.acer.com/th-th/contact

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Tombeezy

StevenGen said:

Tombeezy said:

I am using the correct adapter they just seem to be of piss poor quality. There are no computer repair places near me as I live in a very remote area. The shipping time it would take to send it away is just not possible for me as I need it to work.

Chargers have a safety switch trip fuse, this fuse reactivates after about 10 seconds after the charger is unplugged, have you tried to reuse the charger? As your problems are very uncommon if you are using an OEM Acer supplied A515-55 charger? Tip: 3.0mm OD / 1.0mm ID, Input: 100V to 240V and Output: 19V 3.42A below is a charger that suits your A515-55 and they are pretty cheap and

I am not using the OEM charger. I tried to buy a new charger off the acer website but there isn't one that firsts my laptop at least there wasn't at that time. I emailed them and they said so. I had to use Amazon and I purchased a cheap $28 one two times. I think this is the problem they are cheap ones from china probably?

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