I have a few laptops which have a broken power connector.  It is virtually impossible to repair them.  I'm sure I saw somewhere a device which was essentially a power supply which powered the laptop through the battery connector.  Does anyone know where I can get one?

They are Dell Latitude D600 and D610 machines.

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             )_______(
             |"""""""|_.-._,.---------.,_.-._
             |       | | |               | | ''-.
             |       |_| |_             _| |_..-'
             |_______| '-' `'---------'` '-'
             )"""""""(
            /_________\
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"Peter Hucker"  wrote in message 
news:op.uh3nxgi04buhsv@fx62.mshome.net...
>I have a few laptops which have a broken power connector.  It is virtually 
>impossible to repair them.  I'm sure I saw somewhere a device which was 
>essentially a power supply which powered the laptop through the battery 
>connector.  Does anyone know where I can get one?
>
> They are Dell Latitude D600 and D610 machines.
>
> -- 
> http://www.petersparrots.com    http://www.insanevideoclips.com 
> http://www.petersphotos.com
>
>            ___________
>            \         /
>             )_______(
>             |"""""""|_.-._,.---------.,_.-._
>             |       | | |               | | ''-.
>             |       |_| |_             _| |_..-'
>             |_______| '-' `'---------'` '-'
>             )"""""""(
>            /_________\
>            `'-------'`
>          .-------------.
>         /_______________\


Amend your sig please the RFC says FOUR lines only.

On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:15:26 +0100, Gordon <gordonbparker@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:

> "Peter Hucker"  wrote in message
> news:op.uh3nxgi04buhsv@fx62.mshome.net...
>> I have a few laptops which have a broken power connector.  It is virtually
>> impossible to repair them.  I'm sure I saw somewhere a device which was
>> essentially a power supply which powered the laptop through the battery
>> connector.  Does anyone know where I can get one?
>>
>> They are Dell Latitude D600 and D610 machines.
>>
>> --
>> http://www.petersparrots.com    http://www.insanevideoclips.com
>> http://www.petersphotos.com
>>
>>            ___________
>>            \         /
>>             )_______(
>>             |"""""""|_.-._,.---------.,_.-._
>>             |       | | |               | | ''-.
>>             |       |_| |_             _| |_..-'
>>             |_______| '-' `'---------'` '-'
>>             )"""""""(
>>            /_________\
>>            `'-------'`
>>          .-------------.
>>         /_______________\
>
>
> Amend your sig please the RFC says FOUR lines only.

The RFC was written in 1802.

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Peter Hucker wrote:

>> Amend your sig please the RFC says FOUR lines only.
> 
> The RFC was written in 1802.
> 

With an attitude like that you have probably now killed your chance of 
getting a sensible answer from usenet.

I've never seen what you are looking for.

Try asking around the forumns. They may even like your sig
:-)

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On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:54:02 +0100, Adrian C <email@here.invalid> wrote:

> Peter Hucker wrote:
>
>>> Amend your sig please the RFC says FOUR lines only.
>>
>> The RFC was written in 1802.
>>
>
> With an attitude like that you have probably now killed your chance of
> getting a sensible answer from usenet.

In my experience there are very few that care about things like sig size and line length any more.

> I've never seen what you are looking for.
>
> Try asking around the forumns. They may even like your sig
> :-)
>



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Things progressed to the point where he invited her back to his apartment, and after some small talk, they retired to his bedroom and made love.
After a pleasant interlude, he asked with a smile, "So, you finish?"
She paused for a second, frowned and admitted, "No."
Surprised, the young man reached for her and the love making resumed.
This time she thrashes about wildly and there are screams of passion.
The lovemaking ends, and again, the young man smiles, and again he asks, "So, you finish?"
And again, after a short pause, she returns his smile, cuddles closer to him, and softly says, "No."
Stunned, but damned if this woman is going to outlast him, the young man reaches for the woman again.
Using the last of his strength he barely manages it, but they climax simultaneously, screaming, bucking, clawing and ripping the bed sheets.
The exhausted man falls onto his back, gasping.
Barely able to turn his head, he looks into her eyes, smiles proudly, and asks again, "So, you finish?"
Barely able to speak, she whispers in his ear, "No! I Norwegian."

Peter Hucker wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:54:02 +0100, Adrian C <email@here.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>
>>>> Amend your sig please the RFC says FOUR lines only.
>>> The RFC was written in 1802.
>>>
>> With an attitude like that you have probably now killed your chance of
>> getting a sensible answer from usenet.
> 
> In my experience there are very few that care about things like sig size and line length any more.
> 
Obviously some here do, or you'd have got a polite answer by now.

The last time I saw anything likw what you describe was the optional 
mains adaptor for a Panasonic camcorder in about 1990.

Of course, you *could* always design & build one yourself using off the 
shelf components from Maplins. It's not rocket science.

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Tciao for Now!

John.

On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:47:55 +0100, John Williamson  wrote:

> Peter Hucker wrote:
>> On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:54:02 +0100, Adrian C <email@here.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Amend your sig please the RFC says FOUR lines only.
>>>> The RFC was written in 1802.
>>>>
>>> With an attitude like that you have probably now killed your chance of
>>> getting a sensible answer from usenet.
>>
>> In my experience there are very few that care about things like sig size and line length any more.
>>
> Obviously some here do, or you'd have got a polite answer by now.

I've got loads of polite answers, not necessarily all in here, I posted the query to loads of groups.

> The last time I saw anything likw what you describe was the optional
> mains adaptor for a Panasonic camcorder in about 1990.

That rings a bell.  It's possible that's what I'm thinking of.

> Of course, you *could* always design & build one yourself using off the
> shelf components from Maplins. It's not rocket science.

It's the battery connector that would suck.  Maybe I should dismantle a dead battery?

BTW, I'd have to emulate a battery - the laptop will expect to be able to communicate with it to know how full it is, and no I'm too un-knowledgable and lazy to build something that complex.

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As I continued my underwater exploring, I noticed that everywhere I swam, she swam. I snorkeled for another 20 minutes.  So did she.  I climbed back in the boat.  So did she.  I felt very flattered and, as I took off my fins, asked her coyly why she had stayed in the water for so long.
"I'm the lifeguard," she replied matter-of-factly.  "I couldn't get out until you did."

In news:op.uh5lc30z4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net,
Peter Hucker typed on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:52:05 +0100:
> On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:47:55 +0100, John Williamson
>  wrote:
>
>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>> On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:54:02 +0100, Adrian C <email@here.invalid>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Amend your sig please the RFC says FOUR lines only.
>>>>> The RFC was written in 1802.
>>>>>
>>>> With an attitude like that you have probably now killed your
>>>> chance of getting a sensible answer from usenet.
>>>
>>> In my experience there are very few that care about things like sig
>>> size and line length any more.
>>>
>> Obviously some here do, or you'd have got a polite answer by now.
>
> I've got loads of polite answers, not necessarily all in here, I
> posted the query to loads of groups.
>
>> The last time I saw anything likw what you describe was the optional
>> mains adaptor for a Panasonic camcorder in about 1990.
>
> That rings a bell.  It's possible that's what I'm thinking of.
>
>> Of course, you *could* always design & build one yourself using off
>> the shelf components from Maplins. It's not rocket science.
>
> It's the battery connector that would suck.  Maybe I should dismantle
> a dead battery?
>
> BTW, I'd have to emulate a battery - the laptop will expect to be
> able to communicate with it to know how full it is, and no I'm too
> un-knowledgable and lazy to build something that complex.

I believe most laptops figure out how much of a charge the battery is in by 
its output voltage. So I don't think that would be a problem. The tricky 
part would be if you ever used both DC inputs at the same time. Then the 
stock one just might want to charge the battery emulator. But I believe this 
wouldn't be a problem for most people.

-- 
Bill
Asus EEE PC 8GB
Windows XP SP2 and Xandros Linux

On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:22:00 +0100, BillW50  wrote:

> In news:op.uh5lc30z4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net,
> Peter Hucker typed on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:52:05 +0100:
>> On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:47:55 +0100, John Williamson
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:54:02 +0100, Adrian C <email@here.invalid>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Amend your sig please the RFC says FOUR lines only.
>>>>>> The RFC was written in 1802.
>>>>>>
>>>>> With an attitude like that you have probably now killed your
>>>>> chance of getting a sensible answer from usenet.
>>>>
>>>> In my experience there are very few that care about things like sig
>>>> size and line length any more.
>>>>
>>> Obviously some here do, or you'd have got a polite answer by now.
>>
>> I've got loads of polite answers, not necessarily all in here, I
>> posted the query to loads of groups.
>>
>>> The last time I saw anything likw what you describe was the optional
>>> mains adaptor for a Panasonic camcorder in about 1990.
>>
>> That rings a bell.  It's possible that's what I'm thinking of.
>>
>>> Of course, you *could* always design & build one yourself using off
>>> the shelf components from Maplins. It's not rocket science.
>>
>> It's the battery connector that would suck.  Maybe I should dismantle
>> a dead battery?
>>
>> BTW, I'd have to emulate a battery - the laptop will expect to be
>> able to communicate with it to know how full it is, and no I'm too
>> un-knowledgable and lazy to build something that complex.
>
> I believe most laptops figure out how much of a charge the battery is in by
> its output voltage. So I don't think that would be a problem. The tricky
> part would be if you ever used both DC inputs at the same time. Then the
> stock one just might want to charge the battery emulator. But I believe this
> wouldn't be a problem for most people.

I was assuming the other connectors on the battery were there for a reason.  Are you sure about the laptop not needing them?

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You are the only person I know that has ever had a brain tumour removed from their arse.

In news:op.uies8zg44buhsv@fx62.mshome.net,
Peter Hucker typed on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:20:49 +0100:
> On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:22:00 +0100, BillW50  wrote:
>
>> In news:op.uh5lc30z4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net,
>> Peter Hucker typed on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:52:05 +0100:
>>> On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:47:55 +0100, John Williamson
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:54:02 +0100, Adrian C <email@here.invalid>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Amend your sig please the RFC says FOUR lines only.
>>>>>>> The RFC was written in 1802.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> With an attitude like that you have probably now killed your
>>>>>> chance of getting a sensible answer from usenet.
>>>>>
>>>>> In my experience there are very few that care about things like
>>>>> sig size and line length any more.
>>>>>
>>>> Obviously some here do, or you'd have got a polite answer by now.
>>>
>>> I've got loads of polite answers, not necessarily all in here, I
>>> posted the query to loads of groups.
>>>
>>>> The last time I saw anything likw what you describe was the
>>>> optional mains adaptor for a Panasonic camcorder in about 1990.
>>>
>>> That rings a bell.  It's possible that's what I'm thinking of.
>>>
>>>> Of course, you *could* always design & build one yourself using off
>>>> the shelf components from Maplins. It's not rocket science.
>>>
>>> It's the battery connector that would suck.  Maybe I should
>>> dismantle a dead battery?
>>>
>>> BTW, I'd have to emulate a battery - the laptop will expect to be
>>> able to communicate with it to know how full it is, and no I'm too
>>> un-knowledgable and lazy to build something that complex.
>>
>> I believe most laptops figure out how much of a charge the battery
>> is in by its output voltage. So I don't think that would be a
>> problem. The tricky part would be if you ever used both DC inputs at
>> the same time. Then the stock one just might want to charge the
>> battery emulator. But I believe this wouldn't be a problem for most
>> people.
>
> I was assuming the other connectors on the battery were there for a
> reason.  Are you sure about the laptop not needing them?

It is hard to say depending on the design. But I have done it before and it 
worked fine. The other connectors are usually there for safety and the 
charging circuit which you don't need anyway.

Although keep in mind, the AC adapters are a few volts higher than what the 
battery voltage is. And I wouldn't feed too much higher than the battery. So 
I wouldn't feed the original supply into it. But whatever supply you use, it 
should be well regulated.

-- 
Bill
Asus EEE PC 8GB
Windows XP SP2 and Xandros Linux

Peter Hucker wrote:
<Snipping>
>>> BTW, I'd have to emulate a battery - the laptop will expect to be
>>> able to communicate with it to know how full it is, and no I'm too
>>> un-knowledgable and lazy to build something that complex.
>> I believe most laptops figure out how much of a charge the battery is in by
>> its output voltage. So I don't think that would be a problem. The tricky
>> part would be if you ever used both DC inputs at the same time. Then the
>> stock one just might want to charge the battery emulator. But I believe this
>> wouldn't be a problem for most people.
> 
> I was assuming the other connectors on the battery were there for a reason.  Are you sure about the laptop not needing them?
> 
They're there to let the laptop charging circuitry monitor the battery 
temperature while charging, usually. Sometimes, there's a way for the 
laptop to monitor individual cells, but that's rare.

-- 
Tciao for Now!

John.

"John Williamson"  wrote in message 
news:6kkkmfF8dol4U1@mid.individual.net...
> Peter Hucker wrote:
> <Snipping>
>>>> BTW, I'd have to emulate a battery - the laptop will expect to be
>>>> able to communicate with it to know how full it is, and no I'm too
>>>> un-knowledgable and lazy to build something that complex.
>>> I believe most laptops figure out how much of a charge the battery is in 
>>> by
>>> its output voltage. So I don't think that would be a problem. The tricky
>>> part would be if you ever used both DC inputs at the same time. Then the
>>> stock one just might want to charge the battery emulator. But I believe 
>>> this
>>> wouldn't be a problem for most people.
>>
>> I was assuming the other connectors on the battery were there for a 
>> reason.  Are you sure about the laptop not needing them?
>>
> They're there to let the laptop charging circuitry monitor the battery 
> temperature while charging, usually. Sometimes, there's a way for the 
> laptop to monitor individual cells, but that's rare.
>
> -- 
> Tciao for Now!
>
> John.

Why over complicate the situation, just buy another board off Ebay £40 for 
the D600

Fixer wrote:
> "John Williamson"  wrote in message 
> news:6kkkmfF8dol4U1@mid.individual.net...
>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>> <Snipping>
>>>>> BTW, I'd have to emulate a battery - the laptop will expect to be
>>>>> able to communicate with it to know how full it is, and no I'm too
>>>>> un-knowledgable and lazy to build something that complex.
>>>> I believe most laptops figure out how much of a charge the battery is in 
>>>> by
>>>> its output voltage. So I don't think that would be a problem. The tricky
>>>> part would be if you ever used both DC inputs at the same time. Then the
>>>> stock one just might want to charge the battery emulator. But I believe 
>>>> this
>>>> wouldn't be a problem for most people.
>>> I was assuming the other connectors on the battery were there for a 
>>> reason.  Are you sure about the laptop not needing them?
>>>
>> They're there to let the laptop charging circuitry monitor the battery 
>> temperature while charging, usually. Sometimes, there's a way for the 
>> laptop to monitor individual cells, but that's rare.
>>
>> -- 
>> Tciao for Now!
>>
>> John.
> 
> Why over complicate the situation, just buy another board off Ebay £40 for 
> the D600 
>
If it were me doing it, I'd have just set a regulated supply to whatever 
voltage it said on the battery & used a couple of clips to connect it 
up. The OP wants a more elegant solution. Alternatively, I'd have bought 
another laptop of the same type & kept mine for spares.

-- 
Tciao for Now!

JOhn.

John Williamson wrote:

>> Why over complicate the situation, just buy another board off Ebay £40 
>> for the D600

Agree. Even further I'd have sourced and replaced the socket - or found 
someone experienced to do it...

You can find them for £4 on eBay including post.

e.g item 160201497944

Service manual for the D600 here
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd600/sm/index.htm

Useful website
http://www.laptoprepair101.com


-- 
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On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:08:10 +0100, BillW50  wrote:

> In news:op.uies8zg44buhsv@fx62.mshome.net,
> Peter Hucker typed on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:20:49 +0100:
>> On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:22:00 +0100, BillW50  wrote:
>>
>>> In news:op.uh5lc30z4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net,
>>> Peter Hucker typed on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:52:05 +0100:
>>>> On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:47:55 +0100, John Williamson
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:54:02 +0100, Adrian C <email@here.invalid>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Amend your sig please the RFC says FOUR lines only.
>>>>>>>> The RFC was written in 1802.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> With an attitude like that you have probably now killed your
>>>>>>> chance of getting a sensible answer from usenet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In my experience there are very few that care about things like
>>>>>> sig size and line length any more.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Obviously some here do, or you'd have got a polite answer by now.
>>>>
>>>> I've got loads of polite answers, not necessarily all in here, I
>>>> posted the query to loads of groups.
>>>>
>>>>> The last time I saw anything likw what you describe was the
>>>>> optional mains adaptor for a Panasonic camcorder in about 1990.
>>>>
>>>> That rings a bell.  It's possible that's what I'm thinking of.
>>>>
>>>>> Of course, you *could* always design & build one yourself using off
>>>>> the shelf components from Maplins. It's not rocket science.
>>>>
>>>> It's the battery connector that would suck.  Maybe I should
>>>> dismantle a dead battery?
>>>>
>>>> BTW, I'd have to emulate a battery - the laptop will expect to be
>>>> able to communicate with it to know how full it is, and no I'm too
>>>> un-knowledgable and lazy to build something that complex.
>>>
>>> I believe most laptops figure out how much of a charge the battery
>>> is in by its output voltage. So I don't think that would be a
>>> problem. The tricky part would be if you ever used both DC inputs at
>>> the same time. Then the stock one just might want to charge the
>>> battery emulator. But I believe this wouldn't be a problem for most
>>> people.
>>
>> I was assuming the other connectors on the battery were there for a
>> reason.  Are you sure about the laptop not needing them?
>
> It is hard to say depending on the design. But I have done it before and it
> worked fine. The other connectors are usually there for safety and the
> charging circuit which you don't need anyway.
>
> Although keep in mind, the AC adapters are a few volts higher than what the
> battery voltage is. And I wouldn't feed too much higher than the battery. So
> I wouldn't feed the original supply into it. But whatever supply you use, it
> should be well regulated.

I'll give it a shot.  The laptop is otherwise useless anyway (apart from spares - but then I've got lots with the same spares now!)

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On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:32:29 +0100, Fixer  wrote:

>
> "John Williamson"  wrote in message
> news:6kkkmfF8dol4U1@mid.individual.net...
>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>> <Snipping>
>>>>> BTW, I'd have to emulate a battery - the laptop will expect to be
>>>>> able to communicate with it to know how full it is, and no I'm too
>>>>> un-knowledgable and lazy to build something that complex.
>>>> I believe most laptops figure out how much of a charge the battery is in
>>>> by
>>>> its output voltage. So I don't think that would be a problem. The tricky
>>>> part would be if you ever used both DC inputs at the same time. Then the
>>>> stock one just might want to charge the battery emulator. But I believe
>>>> this
>>>> wouldn't be a problem for most people.
>>>
>>> I was assuming the other connectors on the battery were there for a
>>> reason.  Are you sure about the laptop not needing them?
>>>
>> They're there to let the laptop charging circuitry monitor the battery
>> temperature while charging, usually. Sometimes, there's a way for the
>> laptop to monitor individual cells, but that's rare.
>>
>> --
>> Tciao for Now!
>>
>> John.
>
> Why over complicate the situation, just buy another board off Ebay £40 for
> the D600

If I could remove the board easily, I could simply replace the power connector.

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On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:06:20 +0100, Adrian C <email@here.invalid> wrote:

> John Williamson wrote:
>
>>> Why over complicate the situation, just buy another board off Ebay £40
>>> for the D600
>
> Agree. Even further I'd have sourced and replaced the socket - or found
> someone experienced to do it...
>
> You can find them for £4 on eBay including post.
>
> e.g item 160201497944
>
> Service manual for the D600 here
> http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd600/sm/index.htm
>
> Useful website
> http://www.laptoprepair101.com

The guy who said he couldn't go that far down the layers of the laptop used to be in power supply design and is pretty experienced.

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If you can't beat your computer at chess, try kick boxing.

Peter Hucker wrote:
> 
> The guy who said he couldn't go that far down the layers of the
> laptop used to be in power supply design and is pretty experienced.
> 

He probably has valid experience but little patience for things that 
initially look pasted together. Fortunately they are not.

Both you and him and the service manual could get this sucker apart and 
do the necessary. Just work on your oldest one first, don't lose the 
screws and other small bits (I use clip'n'seal plastic bags), zap 
circuitry with finger static, work on the carpet, have other 
distractions, leave food inside or apply force in the wrong direction. 
Take your time ;-)

Once you've done a few, then the process isn't as duanting as it first 
seems. May even make you some money one day ...

-- 
Adrian C

On Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:02:52 +0100, Adrian C <email@here.invalid> wrote:

> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>
>> The guy who said he couldn't go that far down the layers of the
>> laptop used to be in power supply design and is pretty experienced.
>>
>
> He probably has valid experience but little patience for things that
> initially look pasted together. Fortunately they are not.
>
> Both you and him and the service manual could get this sucker apart and
> do the necessary. Just work on your oldest one first, don't lose the
> screws and other small bits (I use clip'n'seal plastic bags), zap
> circuitry with finger static, work on the carpet, have other
> distractions, leave food inside or apply force in the wrong direction.
> Take your time ;-)
>
> Once you've done a few, then the process isn't as duanting as it first
> seems. May even make you some money one day ...

I give him all the jobs I can't be bothered doing (usually dismantling printers) - he has a lot of patience (more than me anyway).  For some reason he reckons they are impossible to put back together afterwards.  But I'm going to have a go at proving him wrong.  He'll hate that.

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