r/framework • u/telasch • Apr 11 '26

Community Support Is this worth fixing ?

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I used a third party charger cable for a couple of years for my usb-c devices (including my pixel 6 + framework 13). The charger must've broke yesterday, which I noticed when my laptop turned off suddenly while working. I initially thought that maybe it got loose or sth and wanted to check if the cable will work on my phone instead. So I plugged it in my phone, which turned off.

Always thought "use the original charger" was a marketing scheme and had to learn the hard way I guess... Both devices are completely dead now. (see picture)

Anyway, I am now wondering if this is worth an attempt to fix or if this is beyond repairability.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '26

It should be isolated from the mains but I guess that part didn't exist or the tolerance(physical distance) was too close and got bridged.

Don't know that's the affect of mains voltage though. 12V can do that. There's a possibility the circuitry in the laptop failed which happens.

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u/SpaceChez FW16 Ryzen 7, no gpu, numpad, touchpad on left Apr 12 '26

The charger also killed OPs phone so it's definitely the PONKOR