PBP Hardware Issues

[bcnaz]

Here's a new potential problem, but one with a happy ending:

I ran the battery down so low that the laptop wouldn't charge from the barrel connector. I left it plugged in all night but to no avail. The charging light would not come on and the charger stayed cold. Eventually, I tried charging from the USB type C port, and to my great relief the charging light began to flicker. Now it's charging from the barrel connector and the charging light is staying on. It''s unlikely anyone else will discharge their battery so much that they will experience this problem though. It happened to me after a number of botched and aborted installs while not charging.

UPDATE: Barrel connector charging port doesn't work at all any more. I must have damaged it. I do not remember pulling the charging cable at an awkward level though. The USB type C port still charges just fine, so it's not really a problem.

The charger that came with my ANSI PBP this year has a bad connection to the US plug adapter,  so it was only working intermittently and then quit completely...
   ( The spring loaded contact did not have the spring or just stuck in place )

 I use ether a usb-c charger or the charger from my previous ISO PBP.....

  I did not want to go through the warranty process..

Perhaps your charger has the same flaw  ?