If a laptop only charges when you hold the cable at a certain angle, the usual culprit is a worn DC jack inside the housing. The parts cover ACER, HP, DELL, ASUS, TOSHIBA and SONY series and come in two forms — the bare jack, to be soldered onto the board, or a jack with a ready-made cable and connector. Go by the particular series, because even between models from one manufacturer the jack diameter often differs.
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If a laptop only charges when you hold the cable at a certain angle, the usual culprit is a worn DC jack inside the housing. The parts cover ACER, HP, DELL, ASUS, TOSHIBA and SONY series and come in two forms — the bare jack, to be soldered onto the board, or a jack with a ready-made cable and connector. Go by the particular series, because even between models from one manufacturer the jack diameter often differs.