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    CF-Y5 DC in jack / service manual

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by discord, Mar 22, 2011.

  1. discord

    discord Notebook Guru

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    Soo frustrating. I sent my laptop in for service 2 years ago, the DC jack was busted on the laptop. Guess what, it's failed again and my warranty is over. For a toughbook, I wish they could have made the DC JACK tough. I love this laptop, but wish they got the DC jack right. Has anybody themself replaced the DC IN JACK? I have found a service manual for a similar model, and it has instructions to replace the DC IN JACK. There is a list of part numbers in the back, is it possible to order the parts? where? If anybody has the exact manual for my model it might useful. The model #CF-Y5LWFZZBM
     
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    The DC jack type for your unit is as tha same found on CF-18, 29, 30, w series. t series and name a few. maybe you can find it with those laptop with dead mbo. like the IBM laptop or sorry(I mean sonny).


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    Email sent with the manual
    I have changed a few dc in jacks ,mostly on cf-72's
     
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    I have changed a lot of DC jacks. You probably don't need to buy from Panasonic. I buy the replacement jacks cheap on fleabay. Last time I got smart and ordered 10 of em. The one I was using as a replacement on my CF 51 did not have the metal shield around it. I saved the shield from the original and Robert's your mother's brother. I have done a bunch of CF 50's also. They are easier because they don't have the shield. I need to use a good soldering iron and watch the heat as to not damage the mommy board. The heat shield is a pain to remove. It works like a heat sink. I ended up use a soldering gun :eek: and just touching the solder connection very quickly. HP jacks are easier to desolder for some reason.
     
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