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    W3J DC jack

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by minified, Dec 14, 2008.

  1. minified

    minified Newbie

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    My 2,5 year old asus w3j has started having major problems recharging. You have to twist and bend the adapter so that the cord is just right.
    I've tried with a different adapter, with the same results, so I concluded it has to be the dc on my motherboard.

    I can't seem to find any supplier of a dc jack for w3. Does anyone know which model I'm looking for? Would a dc jack suited for some other Asus model fit my w3?
    And how hard is it to replace?
     
    minified, Dec 14, 2008
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    It requires some soldering, I believe. I don't know where you could find just the jack. Some notebooks have a separate AC power board, which is cheap to replace, but I think W3 is not one of them.

    I know some of the resellers listed in the Info Booth do this type of repairs. You may try to contact them about it.
     
    E.B.E., Dec 14, 2008
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  3. minified

    minified Newbie

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    Sorry about the late reply, christmas time and everything :)

    Thanks for the great info. I ended up buying a w3000 dc jack off ebay. A bit of soldering and my problem was fixed. Just a follow-up should anyone else stumble upon this thread.
     
    minified, Jan 4, 2009
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  4. D3X

    D3X the robo know it all

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    CRAP, I'm a little late to this thread. No it's not soldered to the motherboard, infact the jack has it's own cable/header device.

    [​IMG]
    (I used the W3V picture instead, but the W3J should be the same part, different part number though)

    You can GRAB it here http://estore.asus.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=3389 for $15. Use my W3 disassembly guide(located in the ASUS infobooth page) to replace the DC connector.
     
    D3X, Jan 4, 2009
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