Perhaps you should try contacting the electronics dept at the SDCCD continuing ed at Centre City. They have some very good teachers who would probably help you.
--- RB W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
