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Tuesday, 11 February 2020

Asus: The Plague of The Dc Jack

That the jack (or plug socket, whatever you want) of a laptop can be damaged , due to wear or mechanical stress, is not very infrequent, but what happens to Asus notebooks of the X53, X54, X71 series etc. it really looks like an epidemic ... a real curse that has fallen on Asus.

In reality, the problem of the breakdown of the power plug in these PCs has nothing esoteric, but is the cause of a trivial motherboard design error: in fact, the failure that occurs, when in these computers while inserting the plug into the socket jack the power does not come and the battery does not charge(the computer works only on battery power, as long as it is charged ...) is the fracture of the central contact (the one that carries the positive of the incoming power from the AC / DC of the laptop) of the plug connector. And this applies to 100% of the notebooks that arrived in the laboratory.

This happens not due to a design defect in the outlet(this problem would be easily solved by changing the component supplier), but because this jack, like all those mounted directly on the motherboard (on some PCs the jack is fixed to the body ...) is welded to it and its stability depends on the strength of the solder , in turn linked to the number of anchor points and their arrangement with respect to the effort determined by the insertion and extraction of the plug of the power supply.

In the Asus we are talking about, the plug socket has four points of support , and so far it is perfect; the fact is that the two on one side are soldered to a "tongue" of the PCB a few millimeters wide, left alone to face the effort imposed by the insertion and extraction of the plug. The result is that this bends every time, causing the jack to twist, and for a long time (not so much, because the fault occurs quickly ...) going the central contact, subjected to bending and twisting, breaks.

This fault is difficult to detect with the naked eye because the fracture occurs where the contact comes out of the body of the jack socket, but it becomes evident by looking with a magnifying glass or trying continuity with a tester and flexing the jack, obviously after opening the notebook.

How To Choose The Right Power Supply For Your Pc

Finding the right power supply for your laptop is not a difficult or inconvenient process. Just a little research! The information needed to locate the correct power supply can be easily found on your laptop and old charger. 

You can start your search for notebook power supplies of all brands here
The information to be provided to the seller is the make and model of your computer, so you must make sure that the output power corresponds to that of our old power supply.

The information you are looking for is shown on the label on the power supply, as in the figure:
In this case, for example, we are interested in these values:

OUTPUT: 19V - 4.74A

What we want to determine is the active power of the power supply that we measure in Voltampere (VA), then we multiply the power differential measured in Volt by the intensity of current that we measure in Ampere. The result represents our power that we measure in VA (dimensionally equal to the Watt).

In our example we get a power value of 90.06 watts.

In choosing the replacement power supply, we will therefore have to identify a charger with a power of not less than 90 watts.

Finally, make sure that the connections of the charger adapt to our pc.

So in summary:

What are the elements to consider when choosing a replacement power supply?
·         PC Make and Model
·         PC output power, measured as Volt x Ampere
·         Power supply connections
·         Can I buy a universal power supply?

An alternative is to buy a universal power supply that has different connectors, until reaching a maximum power value specified by the manufacturer.

In this case, however, make sure that the power of our old charger does not exceed the maximum power of the power supply.

The Touchpad

It is a pointing device that allows you to move the pointer by sliding the tip of your finger on its sensitive surface and also allows you to issue commands with firm pressure (a tap) which is equivalent to double clicking. This peripheral, standard in notebooks, can be found separately and is the basis of graphics tablets.

 It consists of a capacitive membrane organized in rows and columns that detects the pressure, or the subtraction of electric charge by the finger; the latter type is sensitive to the fact that the user keeps his hand resting on the laptop surface, when the pointer moves differently from how the finger goes. Because of this, the touch-pad is normally sensitive to humidity present in the environment.

In addition to the capacitive one, there may be a resistive touch-pad, where pressing creates a contact between two layers of conducting electricity. The device detects the contact point by processing the data on the resistance detected between a vertical and a horizontal side. 

This touch-pad can be used with your fingers (even when wearing gloves), nails, nibs etc. The possibility of using the pen is precluded in the capacitive type peripheral.

Related Post: Laptop Touchpad repair

Tuesday, 28 January 2020

Whatsapp: how to find out who has your number saved in your contacts

Whatsapp offers us the possibility who has our number saved in the contacts. A simple and intuitive method to protect our privacy.

Whatsapp has always been careful to protect the privacy of its consumers. Precisely for this reason it offers us a method to find out who has our number saved in the contacts, whether they are strangers, people with whom we no longer speak or acquaintances.

These days, it is always easier for a stranger, an ill-intentioned or a hacker to get hold of sensitive information about us, first of all dealing with the phone number.

We must try to protect ourselves every day , making the most of the functions that various programs and apps offer to protect our privacy : but the first to think about it must be ourselves.

After finding out who spies on us , how to respond without being online and how to read the deleted messages today we find out how to see who has our number saved on WhatsApp .
Whatsapp: who has my number?

The method that Whatsapp offers to find out who has our phone number is quite simple, there is no need to tinker too much with the application. Just go to the Broadcast Lists and from there you will have the chance to find out the truth.

Broadcast lists allow you to send the same message to multiple contacts simultaneously.
First you will have to open the Whatsapp Chat , the one where you can find all the most recent conversations. Then go to the three dots at the top right and select New Broadcast .

A new list will open and you will be able to see all the contacts saved in the address book: at the top you will find a caption: " Only the contacts with (your number) in their address book will receive your broadcast messages ".

To find out who has your number, however, you must also have their contact on your list. Otherwise it will not be possible to send the message to him via the broadcast lists.

You cannot see all the people who have your number saved, but among those you have you will have the opportunity to find out if they have stored your phone number. In fact, just send a message to the contacts concerned. Once done, the method to understand if they have your number saved is to analyze whether the double ticks appear indicating that the message has been delivered. 

When they turn blue you will have no more doubts: that contact has you in the address book.


 
 
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