You can plug the charging connector into the charging port on your surface in either direction except on surface 3 where the charging connector must be plugged in with cable extending down and the led indicator facing you.
Surface pro 3 power connector pinout.
I m trying to repair the charger cable for a friend s surface pro 3.
You still get the bonus usb charging port but the connector is now a fin that.
The adapter comes with the surface pro 3 though you can buy an extra here in the microsoft store for 79.
You need 15v dc to power the dock circuit board which then feeds 12v to the surface.
Where can i find the pinouts for the surface pro 4 power adapter magnetic connector pinouts.
There won t be any people in or out until then either so he can t even ask someone to hand carry one here.
Its the other way around.
When the power supply is connected to your surface connected to a power source and your surface is receiving power the led indicator on the tip of the power supply s.
I want to check if the adapter is working or if i can repair it.
When i plug in my surface pro 4 adapter into the surface device and a live socket the led on the adapter does not glow and the surface device does not charge.
He can t just buy a new one because we are in an extremely remote location and there is no mail service until november.
Be warned that the barrel connector on the circuit board of the dock looks like a non standard size.
Bending the flex cable could have snapped it should have removed the connector straight off the bat.
The dock is not designed to be powered by the surface pro surface book.