Acer ES1-531 Wont turn On

[Richard Treanor]

Acer Es1-531
wont turn on without the power lead plugged in
when i have it booted up it shows that the battery is charging but as soon as i take it out the laptop dies
the power will work when i remove the batetry but not without the power cable

the only hardware change recently is a new palm rest and I'm not sure if it was working that day as i only tested it after the palm rest was changed out, it was working the day before the palm rest was changed

Just a quick update
i have now tested the battery in a similar laptop and it turns on with only the battery inserted into it and i tested the battery from that laptop in mine and it doesn't work either

 

[Richard Treanor]

All sorted simple solution

when i replaced the palm rest there is a switch on the board that needs to be held down

the new palm rest did not have the rubber attached to hold this button down so i simply removed the bit of rubber and placed it on the exact same spot on the new palm rest