Have a VERY old Dell Laptop (Inspiron B130 - purchased 2006!.) Old, but it works OK. But I am now on my thrid AC adapter. Why are they breaking? (19v 3.16A.) I've seen other posts with adapter problems but none are exactly like mine. Here's the scoop: My original adapter started to fail intermittently. I would plug into outlet and sometimes the green LED would light and sometime it would not. Eventually it stopped completely and I got a new one. With the new one, I followed a sequence where I would plug the adapter into the outlet first, and only when I saw the green LED would I connect the computer (yes - I DO get a green light with the computer NOT connected!) After two years trouble free, it abruptly failed. I got a green light, plugged in the laptop, and within a few minutes the green went out and I lost power. However, the next day it worked fine, and continued OK for about 3 more months until doing the same thing and this time it didn't come back to life. So now I am on my third adapter, but I am wondering why it is happening. I live in fear of the LED going out anytime!!! What can I do to prevent a repeat and Is there a way to fix the broken one? Thanks for any feedback!
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