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Hey,
I'm trying to repair my old laptop (kind of my pet project now). I tracked the problem down to the dc jack (at least i think that). the baterie still gets charged after turning the power cable in a certain position. however starting the pc imediately makes the baterie light go flickering as well as the screen.
since it has been repaired by other people beforehand the jack is now glued to the board.
Any thoughts on how to get it of?
this is a link to some pics of the jack
http://imgur.com/a/ikgNU
thx
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you should reflow the solder on that existing jack first. that soldering job looks horrible. definitely looks like a 12yr old did it. they either didn't clean it, didn't use flux, or didn't get that hot enough. thats why the solder is ugly little balls.
generally when those jacks break, you can see the plastic cracked. yours appears to be intact. can you spot any cracks? does the center peg wiggle if you push it with a pencil tip?
if you find the jack is indeed broken, i would de-solder the wires and remove the jack with a dremel and a cut off wheel. once you're created ample space, install one of these from radio shack. with a jack like this, any stress will be on the case and not the motherboard. if you paint it matte black it won't be so noticeable. i generally upgrade to these if the owners computer was broken by a kid or dog tripping on the cord. in your case i would use it because you won't need to remove that old glued jack completely. you can even leave the old one as it sits if you can stick the new one in a different spot. ie:fill the old hole, paint it black, use the relocated jack
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ideas to repair glued dc jack
Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Crusty_OO7, Apr 25, 2016.
