Re: AC adaptor for Dell Latitude CSx latptop

The adaptor is starting to fail. It fails to power the laptop unless it is
in a very specific position. I took a look at the exposesd wire with a
magnifying glass. There seems to be a thin plastic wire inside surrounded
by a kind of stranded wire that looks like aluminum. It is apparently the
stranded wire that has sustained the break. Now that I realize that, I'm
considering trying to solder it, but I've never done soldering with this
kind of situation before: first there is the stranding, instead of solid
wire, which isn't too bad, but also the fact that it surrounds the thinner
plastic (in appearance) wire. Also, it is right next to the black box, so
there is very little margin for error and not much to work with on the side
coming from the box.

If someone has advice on how to handle this, it would be welcome. I don't
know whether it is possible to open the black box. If so, I might be able
to scrounge some more length of wire or replace it.

I'm not absolutely sure that the plastic looking wire in the center is
an electrical wire. The spark when it connects sometimes looks greenish,
like the led, so maybe it is really a fibre optic cable or something.

I don't know what I'm working with. That's part of the problem.
--
Ignorantly,
Allan Adler <ara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
* Disclaimer: I am a guest and *not* a member of the MIT CSAIL. My actions and
* comments do not reflect in any way on MIT. Also, I am nowhere near Boston.
.

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