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Why my laptop chargers never last?

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?

Update:

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.  

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  • i + i
    Lv 7
    3 weeks ago
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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). 

  • keerok
    Lv 7
    3 weeks ago

    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.

  • Anonymous
    3 weeks ago

    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.  

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