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 >> >> The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering >> Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along >> with our NOSPIN Power Linux CD... at a great price!!! >> http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml >> > > PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download > visit our download web page at: > http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml 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. PCBUILD's List Owners: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>