RB W wrote:
I have a laptop that is no longer taking power from the power cord due
to someone tripping over the power cord and causing very strong yank
on the power cord where it connects to the laptop.
That sounds like a broken power connector on the laptop motherboard.
Hopefully it didn't crack the board.
How handy are you with a soldering iron?
The good news is that those power connectors tend to be standardized
items that you can probably get for a few bucks from an electronic parts
supplier. They also tend to be big things so soldering them can be done
with a normal electronics soldering iron.
The bad news is that you are going to have to disassemble the entire
laptop. Also, taking it to a repair place is likely to set you back
about $200. None of them that I know of do actual solder work, they'll
just try to find a replacement motherboard.
-a
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