RE: [Thinkpad] TP240 won't take AC power in

Hmm...How do I diagnose that? Wiggle it around and see if I get
intermittent power? I wonder if there is a more comprehensive way of
tracing it.

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Cottrell, Eric wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I would suspect a soldered connection on the coaxial power plug came
> loose.
> I would look inside at the coaxial power plug area.
>
> 73 Eric
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kev [mailto:co273@bfn.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11:30 AM
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> Subject: [Thinkpad] TP240 won't take AC power in
>
>
> Hi guys. Some black gentleman on the subway knocked my 300MHz Thinkpad
> 240 onto the floor this morning. He apologized profusely and ran off to
> the next car. The machine was in a nylon protector pouch and it is on
> suspend.
>
> I powered it back up immediately and everything seemed functional.
> However, when I plugged it back up at work, I discovered to my dismay
> that
> the machine would not take power from the AC adapter anymore. Won't
> charge the battery, won't take power from the mains...would only work
> with
> the battery. So, the good question is...is it time for a new
> motherboard,
> or is there something else I should try first? Any user experience in
> this matter? Try a disassembly/multimeter trace first?
>
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