Once again the laptop charger I have that is only a year old is not working. This happens every time. Right away the cord tangles up and there is no way to stop it from happening. Nothing I can do about that at all.
Then it is always a matter of time before it stops charging my laptop battery due to that. Is there anyway to stop this from happening? I am sick of buying new chargers and laptops every damn year because of this?
2021-03-17T02:42:20Z
I see what you are saying. problem is I use it on my lap pretty much all day and night so I pretty much need to use it much of the time and keep it plugged in like that.
i + i2021-03-17T03:35:57Z
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What you are doing is moving around in a way that causes it to get spun up (e.g., always turning one way to put it down, then turning the same way when you pick it up). This causes the cord to get kinked up. Never pull hard on the cord in order to unkink it... unplug it at both ends (from the socket and from the laptop), pick it up and untangle/ unwind it, then plug it back in. Do this every few days (e.g., before going to bed or when you first grab it in the morning), OR learn to not always be spinning the same direction. Lastly, don't slam or kick the power converter brick around -- it might be a good idea to use an extension cord, or get a longer version of the charger cord, such that the brick always remains in one place on the floor (or wherever it normally lays).
It might be you. All the laptops I bought, brand new and secondhand, are still in their first and original chargers. The one I bought brand new is already 8 years old.
Probably, because you are putting undue strain on them. Cords rolled up improperly, allowing the charging port to take weight it shouldn't, allowing the plug in collection to be damaged in transit to and from. I've had chargers for my laptops that have lasted 10 years! AND they are still working. When I'm done, I roll up the cable carefully, wind up the electrical wire carefully, always keeping care not to let any extra twists get in it. I never use the charger while the laptop is on my lap, or on a bed, etc. I use the charger to charge or power the laptop only when it is on a flat surface where nothing with interfere or come into contact with the charging port/plug.