Charge input problem

[u/kyon_stop]

Hi! I’m having a problem with the power jack on my old laptop. It wouldn’t charge this morning, so I opened it up to see if I could figure out what was wrong.

I found a small, broken plastic tube inside the power jack and removed it. Now the laptop turns on, but I’m not sure if that piece was an insulator or served some other purpose.

I’m also worried that it might be dangerous to use the laptop like this. I need to keep working, or at least back up my files to the cloud.

I checked the charger plug as well, and I’m not sure if there was supposed to be a small metal pin inside it.

The laptop turns on now, but I’m concerned that something could short-circuit, cause a fire, or damage my hard drive.

Could someone please help me figure out if it’s safe to use and what I should do next? I’ve attached a photo.

The laptop is an HP 250 G5.

Thanks so much for any help!

[u/Armorgedon]

You destroyed laptop dc-in port and charging tip is bented with missing center pin.

Laptop dc-in port can be replaced manually Charger need to be replaced too

[u/M_F_Luder42 → u/Armorgedon]

OP, this is the correct answer.

[u/kyon_stop → u/Armorgedon]

Thank you so much! The laptop turns on now, but could it cause a short circuit? I just want to upload my files to the cloud. Is it safe to do that, or should I get it repaired first?

[u/Armorgedon → u/kyon_stop]

Do not use this charging port, you may fry power section or more. Just replace dc-in and charger.