On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 11:34:54 -0400, Louise Gainor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Either the hotel power outlet is bad or your battery charger/power adapter
>is bad. One could have caused the other.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Nancy Drew" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 2:00 PM
>Subject: Laptop electrical problem
>
>
>> I have a Hitachi Visionbook Plus 4000 Series.
>> On vacation this week plugged it in for DC power in the Hotel room and the
>> light on the power converted didn't light. When I unplugged the power
>supply
>> it sparked like it was grounding out. I removed the battery which was
>below a
>> 25% charge and tried to plug in the power supply goes on so far then
>starts
>> to spark when completely pushed in the power supply doesn't work at all.
>So
>> basically I have a low battery and no way to charge it. Could it be that
>the
>> battery is bad, Has anyone else had this happen? any suggestion would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Nancy Drew
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Sounds like your power unit has died, if it's 110V and you plugged in to the
hotel supply you may have connected to 220V as a lot of hotels provide this
voltage for visitors from Europe. You should always ask what power voltage is
available when using hotels, it can save a lot of grief and inconvenience.

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