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    G53 will the power connector break again?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by blaze2k, Sep 16, 2012.

  1. blaze2k

    blaze2k Notebook Enthusiast

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    The pin from the power connector on the motherboard came out after a few months and I had to fix it. Question is will it break again? Should I get rid of the machine? Cause really I tried taking care of it even the first time knowing its sensitive and still it got broken.
     
    blaze2k, Sep 16, 2012
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    Up, anyone had the issue 2 times?
     
    blaze2k, Sep 18, 2012
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    I've been waiting for mine to break so i can do a tutorial on how to replace it but i don't think it's going to break any time soon. I bought the right angle adapter which helps take the stress off the dc jack and it seems to help quite a bit.

    Here's a link to the ebay auction i bought it from.
    Right Angle 90-Degree Converter for 5.5 x 2.5mm DC Power Connector - LC53 | eBay

    It's more than worth the price.
     
    C4RN1, Sep 18, 2012
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    They dont ship to Europe. Anyway question is there are just a number of laptops suffering this problem or all the connectors are crap like this? Including G73/74 or what other models use this crap connector. Some guy is saying "Broken ac jack plug pin. Pin came out of the ac jack plug. This issue affected early 2011 and late 2010 production''
     
    blaze2k, Sep 18, 2012
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    My G73 has no such problem, i'm pretty sure it is a design flaw of the G53. I do not know however if the problem lies mostly with the stock jack or something else.
     
    tijo, Sep 18, 2012
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    The g73 uses a different style dc jack, the dc jack on the g53 series is mid mount. It all depends on how rough you are with the original dc jack. All dc jacks break over time.
     
    C4RN1, Sep 19, 2012
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    Well, anything breaks over time. That said, i haven't broken a power jack on a laptop ever.
     
    tijo, Sep 19, 2012
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