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I've got an Acer Aspire One netbook (AOA-150) and there's obviously something wrong with it. The charging port gets VERY HOT and the charger seems to disconnect and reconnect quickly sometimes. This only happens when the netbook is running, and it doesn't seem to care what it's doing other than being on. The battery has an extremely short life (< 30minutes, sometimes) and I almost exclusively run it on the power cable (which needs the battery plugged in. Having it just plugged into the wall won't start up).
Does this sound like a problem with the power cable or the battery? The plug for the cable and the port get so hot that if I held them for longer than a few seconds, I'm sure I'd get burnt.
EDIT
Just got "Popular Question" on this and it WAS the power jack. The ground on it came loose from the board. A bit of solder on it and everything is working great again.
There doesn't seem to be anything loose. I'd expect it to be an issue while off and charging the same as if it's on and charging. But the light stays solid the whole time it's off. – Rob – 2011-10-17T02:33:13.923
@Rob -- I agree with Journeyman -- you need professional help. – Daniel R Hicks – 2011-10-17T02:45:46.397
I can take it apart and check to see if the port is loose. It should be a quick fix if it is, I'm not totally new to soldering. – Rob – 2011-10-17T13:16:54.250