Comments on: DC power jack repair guide. Do-it-yourself instructions.

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:56:23 +0000

bn9930,

I noticed my laptop go into battery mode and so i pulled out the adapter that plugs into the power jack. The metal was hot. When i opened up the bottom of my laptop i can see the power jack. I plugged the power back in and there were very little sparks coming from the back of the jack so i of course left it unplugged. After i disassembled my laptop the power jack portion on the mobo didnt look badly burned or anything and the connections seemed fine as well. Do you think replacing the powerjack will fix my problem?

I cannot tell if you have to resolder the old jack or replace it with a new one without looking at the laptop.
Try resoldering the jack first and if it doesn’t help, replace it with a new one.

By: bn9930

bn9930 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:25:49 +0000

I noticed my laptop go into battery mode and so i pulled out the adapter that plugs into the power jack. The metal was hot. When i opened up the bottom of my laptop i can see the power jack. I plugged the power back in and there were very little sparks coming from the back of the jack so i of course left it unplugged. After i disassembled my laptop the power jack portion on the mobo didnt look badly burned or anything and the connections seemed fine as well. Do you think replacing the powerjack will fix my problem? or is it more serious than that?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:08:32 +0000

Thanks cj2600. I did mis understand but clear now.

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:05:44 +0000

Bryan,

I hope you understood me correctly. I said under the power jack, not between the jack and motherboard.

I usually use a stack of sticky notes.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:07:16 +0000

Great instructions on replacing the power jack for Toshiba Satellite m35x. However, at the end you state “Now you can install the power jack back on the motherboard. Put something under power jack so there is no gap between the jack and the motherboard. Now you are ready to solder the jack back in place.” What would that “something” be. What should someone use to fill the gap?

Thanks

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:25:14 +0000

dokhan,

i cant open actual laptop any advise would be appreciated.

Maybe you can mention the laptop model you are trying to disassemble?

By: gokhan

gokhan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:16:28 +0000

thanks for the guide but i have another problem. i cant open actual laptop any advise would be appreciated.

By: Max

Max — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:27:16 +0000

Thank you for this excellent guide.
Better be careful when separating out the power jack – it can be very hot from the soldering iron.. I usually use thin pliers to take it off, so I don’t burn my fingers.

By: papamo76

papamo76 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:34:06 +0000

Awesome Job! Very clean and professional.Best Ive seen.

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:36:17 +0000

Manny,

i’m trying to remove the dc jack from my laptop mobo. its a gateway MA3.
a common model with d/c problems, I’m stuck at the removal stage. Ive tried everything, but the jack just won’t budge. I don’t have a solder removing pump so i use a copper wire to remove exess solder. The tiny bit of solder left does not look like it wants to melt.

It’s hard to remove solder without a pump.
You can add some solder to all pins and then try removing the jack while heating pins one by one.