Re: [Thinkpad] T22 sudden power off when moved

The power jack on the T series is not soldered. It is held in by a srew on
the bottom of the case (which interesting is just under the actual yellow
power jack). Tighten the screw, if indeed it is still present.
If that does not work, order a new jack. It is fairly easy to replace
youself.
----- Original Message -----
From: <groups@darkcove.net>
To: "James McKenzie" <jjmckenzie51@sprintpcs.com>; <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T22 sudden power off when moved

> Thanks. With some cautious (and accidental!) experimentation it seems
> that my power jack is indeed loose... pushing the power cord in hard/at
> the wrong angle is causing the blackouts. The machine runs without
> blacking out while just on battery power, though battery life is
> definitely not what it used to be.
>
> Perhaps the power jack has come loose internally and needs to be
> resoldered? The machine is off warranty and I'm getting quotes ranging
> from $100 - $300 to fix it, along with at least a week of being out of
> commission. The best option seems to be going by the MIT EE labs and
> finding a grad student who's willing to fix it for ~$100, without the
> days-long wait. Any other thoughts / suggestions are welcome.
>
> Vera
>
>
>
> James McKenzie wrote:
>
> > You probably have a dead/dying battery and the power cord is coming
> > loose. I had the same problem until I bought a new battery and
> > installed it. The old battery took about a month to demonstrate the
> > fact that it was dead or dying. During that time, the system died
> > three different times when I moved it around.
> >
> > James McKenzie
> >
> > groups@darkcove.net wrote:
> >
> >> My T22 has developed an annoying habit in the last two days: it runs
> >> fine when treated as a desktop, but when I move it the machine goes
> >> dead, with a sudden black screen. It reacts as though it's running
> >> on only AC (even when the battery is in) and I've suddenly pulled the
> >> cord. It reboots without apparent problems other than the
> >> intermittent chkdisk.
> >>
> >> Moving the machine slowly doesn't cause as much of a problem, but it
> >> always dies with sudden movement... wiggling the AC cord / pushing it
> >> in sometimes has the same effect. Might something be loose, and if
> >> so what? The machine is a few months off its warranty, and if this
> >> is a simple matter of reseating things / tightening screws I'd rather
> >> not pay IBM $150 for another year of their service.
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
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Received on Fri Sep 24 17:22:03 2004