MagSafe plugged in, orange charge led, time counter going down

I've been plugged into 110v AC in my RV. MagSafe is plugged in, orange charge LED is "on" and the icon shows the lightning (charging symbol), BUT the time counter going down and down, and not in real time, more like football min's. We are running a bunch of other things like heater, another G4 and lights. Could this just be not enough coming through the single extension cord (NOT 30amp)?

Yes Pink that is the case the LED lights stay yellow for charging and the white one for plugged in. When i turn it on now the screen doesn't show up and it turns off. And it does not turn on with the AC adapter only. I tried a new one at a local store but no luck with that either.
I had the latest bios update before the most recent one:
http://gulf.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/download_bios.jsp?LNG=13&service=AE
sadly i can't update it if it won't turn on :(
I took it to the Toshiba Center today they said its a hardware issue. its only been a month and a few days /sigh im so bummed out atm i hope the motherboard won't have to be replaced.
thanks

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