OT: repairing laptop AC-in

[phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org]

PCUsed has a service department that could deal with this. Also, OTA on
College Street have a service centre that I have used.

Peter

>
> 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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