Normally the DC-DC convertor or power board controls the charge circuit in notebooks.

This will control

the distribution of power in the notebook and ensure items such as battery charge are working.
You might have something strange such as your power adapter running a little low on voltage, we get
units into our workshops quite often that fail to charge batteries correctly and find the power adapter is
not supplying sufficient power.
If thats the case its generally a cheap fix, replacing the power board is often a more expensive option.
Ideally you could do with either finding someone with a power adapter you can try or looking for a
reputable company that would perhaps give you a free quote – if someone asked us we would happily
put one of our adapters on to confirm if its that or not.

I suspect that first as when the units open and drawing most power the adapter might be struggling to
provide sufficient power, its very difficult to measure the output as the adapters are generally worldwide
compatible so they adjust themselves depending on the input voltage and the load required.