OT: repairing laptop AC-in

[ted leslie]

i have the same problem with my dell,
so i had to make sure i bought a replacement battery when it went "short on charge time",
that way i see the "hookey" ac-plug connect flicker, and often its on more then off
so it charges and then the flackyness doesnt effect me.
i know mine is with the connector of the AC-adapter or the connect on the computer.
often the "plug" end is a electronic module soldered right onto the PC-board
and the solder seperates and even thou the movement is almost undectable, it lifts the
contacts (soldered) away from the fiberglass based solder pads and no juice gets in.

if your problem is in the brick of the adapter then they are sometimes molded
tight and have to be chisled. to fix it might cost more then a radio-shack
multipurpose that has various head end connects and selectable power, you 
just have to be sure of the amps will drive it, and you know the (-)(+) inner outter
polarity to go this way.

if your good with a soldering iron on Printed curcuit boards your set, otherwise might not be
worth the effort. A refurbed PII portable is about a 100$ purchase these days isnt it?

-tl


On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:53:33 -0500
Matt Price <matt.price-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> hi folks,
> 
> not a linux question, but I'm running debian on this machine!
> 
> The AC-in on my HP Omnibook 4100 has become very flaky; only on rare
> occasions will it accually function properly.  Probably due to lots of
> abuse by me and my kids.  
> 
> Anyway, I was messing with the unit, trying to expose the power supply
> sufficiently to allow me to find & repair the loose connection, but
> wasn't ableto get in far enough.  I wondered whether anyone had
> successfully done this kind of hardware repair on an Omnibook, and/or
> whether there's anyone in town I might take it to for repairs.  This
> is a PII laptop, in pretty rough shape, so I'd like to avoid paying
> lots of money for repair...  
> 
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Matt
> 
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