If it is the power supply, the iGo supplies from Radio Shack are pretty nice. Change the tip to each new device. Eric On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:15 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:00 PM, mike havens wrote: > > My lap top keeps turning itself off usually right after I start another > > application as if it caused too much draw. Sometimes I can go days w/o it > > turning itself off while other times it won't stay on 30 seconds. This > tells > > me it is the power supply. Am I correct? Where would I get a power supply > > for a laptop? > > First thing to try: with the power off, remove the battery, plug it > back in, run it that way. If there's no problems, then you have > either one or more shorted cells or the charge controller circuit in > the battery pack is shot. Replace battery pack. > > If it's still glitching, it's your "brick". Good source for cheap > replacements at the bottom of this page: > > http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=PWR > > They'll cost you double at SWS, even worse at Beast Buy. Hmmm...Fry's > Electronics might have something at a reasonable price though. > > The aftermarket "universal/multi-tip" types are almost always cheaper > than a new factory replacement. Make sure you get one with as much > output wattage as your original (it will be written on there > somewhere). > > Jim > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Eric Cope http://cope-et-al.com