On 1/5/06, Andrew Lentvorski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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?
Actually quite handy (on a good day!)... My Pops taught me way, way back... > > 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. Exactly... But also exactly true that it would be a bear to take all those parts packed in there out and back... I went to Fry's just to hear what they had to say since I bought it there (I used Knoppix way back in early 2003 to narrow down this exact brand and model) and at Fry's it says right on their "Authorized Repair Facility" board that they service my laptop brand. So I stand in line (not too bad today) and I get to the counter and I describe the problem... The guy doesn't even hesitate... He goes to the back and gets a business card for "The Portable Source" over on Clairmount Mesa Blvd. >None of them that I know of do actual solder work, they'll > just try to find a replacement motherboard. The Portable Source guy I talked to said they could get the solder work you describe above done for $195 with a turn around of @2 weeks. They send about 2 units up to a guy in Spring Valley to do that sort of power supply solder work each week. Just a note, we grilled the guy at TPS and he was quite honest in saying that it in fact is possible to find someone that would do the work for right around $150 if you hunted a bit. I'm going to let them handle it in my support the local vendor mode today... Now if I can just get Lan not to kick me off the CB list... RBW -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
