Comments on: Guide to fixing a laptop power jack. A Do-it-yourselfer http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/ it's not broken. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:52:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bernard http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6581 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:52:50 +0000 http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6581 I would like to know how to repair my Hp Dv 6 the charger is not responding its not powering.
Will you help me with videos on areas that i should look on And how to test it.

]]> By: Jonathonn7 http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6545 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:51:30 +0000 http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6545 Hi, I have a acer aspire 6530 and I can’t get the power jack out. I’ve taken the computer apart, however the jack is on the left side of the computer right by the hinge. I bought a power jack harness, however I can’t get the pj out.
Help please

]]> By: Alan http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6462 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:24:13 +0000 http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6462 Hi
Very good and informative, but liked to have seen pics of the dc jack
Being fitted, and the exact location where to solder!

Thanks

]]> By: John Gibbons http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6458 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:08:08 +0000 http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6458 I was thinking about replacing my DC jack but the process seemed a little out of my expertise. Instead I just bought a brand new charger from alphachargers.com and it seemed to do the trick

]]> By: John http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6429 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:22:22 +0000 http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6429 Hi Jim – here’s the service manual http://www.tim.id.au/blog/tims-laptop-service-manuals/#toc-acer (I’m assuming that the 7736Z one is yours). See it that helps.

]]> By: Jim http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6423 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:14:45 +0000 http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6423 Anyone have any idea how to get the case off of an ACER ASPIRE 7736Z-4088 ? I’ve removed the battery, hard drive, memory, wireless, processor cooler, and all screws I can find. Case still won’t budge. Ideas?

]]> By: Siáinte http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6420 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:05:06 +0000 http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6420 I have a toshiba p200 and the power plug in the PC is acting up. i need to pull the power lead to one side to get power on. how do i get a new power jack for PC???

]]> By: Rodrigo http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6414 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:35:27 +0000 http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6414 Brandon,
I’m doing it right now. I can tell you that the most difficult part is de-solder the old jack. Sometimes it has too many pads and it’s very difficult to heat and loose all at once. It’s easier with a dc jack with 2-3 pads connected to the motherboard.

Alun,
If you glued it, that’s the reason why isn’t working anymore the glue is working as a island for the connection. You will have to to the job of desolder and resolder it back or a new one.

]]> By: Karen A YTodd http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6409 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:42:30 +0000 http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6409 I replaced one of my Dell’s receptacle with a locking “RF” (radio antenna connector) style connection. Now you can pick it up by the power cord, and swing it around in the air with not a worry..

Why they do not sell them this way is a complete mystery….

]]> By: Karen A YTodd http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6408 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:25:25 +0000 http://defectivekit.com/2007/02/15/guide-to-fixing-a-laptop-power-jack-a-do-it-yourselfer/#comment-6408 Nasty little think Dell does, that 3rd center wire tells the bios you have an official DELL charger or not. It’s simply a tiny little IC disguised (Dell is sooooo evil!!) as a transistor. Open the old charger with whatever you like, (a chisel and a hammer is particularly quick) and then see where that center wire goes, the first component will be the the culprit, usually purposely disguised as a transistor (transistors are black cylinders shapes with a small flat side to it and 3 legs (wires). You will notice one leg goes to ground, one goes to the third wire and the other is fake and soldered to an unconnected hole.
Unsolder it remembering which leg was ground, and which went to the wire and cut the phony one off just because… You can either mount it on the motherboard as I did or solder the appropriate legs to the center pin of the jack and connect the other one to ground. The motherboard sends a query down the center wire upon powerup, and the secret circuit returns a “official DELL, OK to use” signal back to the MB.
You can also change it in BIOS, turn off the message, but it still wont charge the battery. But if you feel comfy writing BIOS that would be a lot easier, in my case this was easier.

Another nasty thing they like to do is hid screws such as between the lid hinges under the LCD lid, they are set in very thin plastic and if you dont know they are there you may pull them through the plastic when removing the cover, which tells dell technicians some un-Dell person has voided the warranty by opening the case.

Never a Dell again!

In contrast, My iPhone broke 3 days out of warranty and the Apple store just handed me a brand new one with a new charger, earphones and full 1 year warranty and said have a nice day… Now I buy nothing but Apple products because that’s how you are supposed to treat your customers. The tech even warned me before he looked at the phone. “If you have jail broken or unlocked the phone and I discover this I will have to note it and it will void your warranty, so are you sure you want to hand it to me, or do you need to come back in a little while”, which was a really considerate (although unnecessary) thing to do.

Contact me if you still have Q’s

Karen

karenagmcc@yahoo.com

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