Loose power cable for monitor

[kjeaan]

Hi guys, I don’t know much about cables (or anything to do with computers, I just own one) and I hoping to get some help. My power cable is loose and I don’t know what to get. Or well, is there only one kind I can get? 😂 My monitor’s AOC G2590PX 24.5" 144Hz Gaming Monitor if that’s helpful info 😅 or maybe it’s the thing you plug it into in my monitor that’s loose? anyways, any help is appreciated Thanks!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hi guys, I don’t know much about cables (or anything to do with computers, I just own one) and I hoping to get some help. My power cable is loose and I don’t know what to get. Or well, is there only one kind I can get? 😂 My monitor’s AOC G2590PX 24.5" 144Hz Gaming Monitor if that’s helpful info 😅 or maybe it’s the thing you plug it into in my monitor that’s loose? anyways, any help is appreciated Thanks!

If it’s loose it just needs logging in firmly?

 

[Harag]

Hi guys, I don’t know much about cables (or anything to do with computers, I just own one) and I hoping to get some help. My power cable is loose and I don’t know what to get. Or well, is there only one kind I can get? 😂 My monitor’s AOC G2590PX 24.5" 144Hz Gaming Monitor if that’s helpful info 😅 or maybe it’s the thing you plug it into in my monitor that’s loose? anyways, any help is appreciated Thanks!

If it’s loose it just needs logging in firmly?

When you say loose, can you explain more? As SpyderTracks says, can't you just push it into the socket on the monitor? or is the wire loose at the plug end and you don't know how to wire a plug?

Are you sure it's the "power" cable. Looking at the cables image below, the top left one is the power cable, just a standard "Kettle Cable" (UK). Maybe post some photos of the problem?

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[kjeaan]

If it’s loose it just needs logging in firmly?

I’ve been doing that before which has been working fine for me but this morning it just kept disconnecting and my monitor kept turning off. I’m thinking it might be what nursemorph said. I don’t know how it could be that though since my monitor’s stayed in the same place since I first got it. I’m gonna try my friend’s cable and see if that stays but if not then it’s probably my monitor that’s the problem in which case, would that mean I’d need a new monitor or is it something that can be fixed?

There is also the likelihood that it's the connector in the monitor that has become less than ideal rather han the cable....power cables for electrical items (kettle leads) are made from very solid plastic so rarely cause any issues. Not saying it is not the lead, just unlikely

 

[SpyderTracks]

It needs to be fully inserted. You push it home then push further with quite a lot of resistance.

 

[kjeaan]

Connections on electrical items do sometimes become flaky over time...whether it's fixable is another matter. Depending on the age of the monitor, cost of fixing may be more expensive than simply buying a new monitor

I’ve had it since Oct 2018 so it’s only a little over 2 years old... I don’t think computer repair shops are open rn as well due to lockdown

 

[ubuysa]

The monitor socket contains the 'male' pins, and they're much less likely to become damaged. The cable plug contains the 'female' receptacles which are much more likely to become weak or damaged. I would change the cable before suspecting the monitor.