smoke & flames behind the adapter jack

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Hi all,

My son in college has a problem with his Dell (I think it is a CPi)
laptop. When he plugs the ac adapter to the jack, there is a flame
visible inside the laptop behind the adapter jack. The laptop still
works though with a fully charged battery. I gave him a dead laptop
so he can use it as a charger for the battery. I was wondering if
this problem can be fixed.

Thanks.

 

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In article <6020ae4d.0410011947.1f82314d@posting.google.com>,
MannyR <emram07931@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>My son in college has a problem with his Dell (I think it is a CPi)
>laptop. When he plugs the ac adapter to the jack, there is a flame
>visible inside the laptop behind the adapter jack. The laptop still
>works though with a fully charged battery. I gave him a dead laptop
>so he can use it as a charger for the battery. I was wondering if
>this problem can be fixed.
>
>Thanks.


Did it occur to him to call Dell ?

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Al Dykes
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adykes at p a n i x . c o m

 

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Problem can be repaired generally providing theres not a hole the size
of a dime burned in the board..