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| Thread ID: 81661 | 2007-08-03 02:21:00 | Dud laptop? | EvilWalksWithMe (12215) | Press F1 |
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| 576000 | 2007-08-03 02:21:00 | Hi all... I purchased a Compaq Presario V2000 laptop from a guy at work the other day for a few hundred bucks. They guy reakoned there was nothing wrong it it... but once i got it home i realised the power cable was burnt out inside it's little connector. Then i realised the pin inside the connector on the laptop itself was loose. I purchased a new power pack but it still won't charge properly without 20 minutes wiggling to find the right position. I opened the laptop, and found the back of the connector part inside the laptop was melted a bit which was allowing the pin inside it to move around loosing contact. Is there anyway this can be repaired? Or can the connector part itself be replaced? I'm in christchurch by the way... so if there is somewhere in christchurch that can do it it would be awsome... i don't want this to be a waste of money or have to return it causing an uneasy atmosphere between myself and the guy i work with. please help :( |
EvilWalksWithMe (12215) | ||
| 576001 | 2007-08-03 02:32:00 | Hey mate, I'm in Napier so cant help with places to fix it, but I would think the guy at work has already caused an uneasy atmosphere at work, but you are to good a person to confront him. Return the laptop, he should of told you about the burnt out power connection... | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 576002 | 2007-08-03 02:34:00 | Yes, it can be repaired - my current laptop had the same issue when I bought it (I know it was broken before purchase though). You'll need a bit of skill with a soldering iron, and possibly one or two bridge wires depending on where the fault is and whether there are any other components in the way. I'd offer to do it for you, but there's that small problem of me living in Lower Hutt... There's no way he could have sold it to you without knowing about the connector, so for minimal hassle just return it. Sounds like he needs an 'uneasy atmosphere'. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 576003 | 2007-08-03 02:35:00 | message removed | EvilWalksWithMe (12215) | ||
| 576004 | 2007-08-03 02:37:00 | Yes, it can be repaired - my current laptop had the same issue when I bought it (I know it was broken before purchase though). You'll need a bit of skill with a soldering iron, and possibly one or two bridge wires depending on where the fault is and whether there are any other components in the way. I'd offer to do it for you, but there's that small problem of me living in Lower Hutt... There's no way he could have sold it to you without knowing about the connector, so for minimal hassle just return it. I was hopeing there was perhaps a means to actually fix it. hopefully someone in Christchurch is able to do it for a reasonable price :) It actually works fine if you manage to wiggle it around to the right place... if that makes sense :P |
EvilWalksWithMe (12215) | ||
| 576005 | 2007-08-03 02:58:00 | Those connectors are always a potential problem. They get a hiding, and they aren't designed to take it. :( An Apple laptop I saw had a replacable power connector module. Of course that costs more. Unless you've got a fair bit of skill fixing it's not something you ought to tackle yourself. Dismantling the laptop enough to reach it can be "interesting"; putting it back together can be a "challenge". :) Then the socket is likely to be a surface-mount component, and special tools are a great help in avoiding damage. The mother board is a very expensive component. There are a number of laptop specailist shops; ring around and see if they will do it for a reasonable price. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 576006 | 2007-08-03 03:06:00 | Give these blokes a call, if they can't repair it they may know someone that can. Christchurch Based: www.laptopbattery.co.nz |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 576007 | 2007-08-03 08:27:00 | But whatever you do, do NOT use it until it is repaired. I could show you some horrible photos of what happens if you keep using it (it ends up quickly needing a new motherboard)... |
godfather (25) | ||
| 576008 | 2007-08-03 08:51:00 | Those connectors are always a potential problem. They get a hiding, and they aren't designed to take it. :( An Apple laptop I saw had a replacable power connector module. Of course that costs more. Unless you've got a fair bit of skill fixing it's not something you ought to tackle yourself. Dismantling the laptop enough to reach it can be "interesting"; putting it back together can be a "challenge". :) Then the socket is likely to be a surface-mount component, and special tools are a great help in avoiding damage. The mother board is a very expensive component. There are a number of laptop specailist shops; ring around and see if they will do it for a reasonable price. Getting into was effortless, i'm more than capable of that side of things and my soldering skills aren't that bad either. It charges fine, with a little presure applyed below the plug, so it can't possibly be a major job to remedy it :) Thank's for your suggestions. Give these blokes a call, if they can't repair it they may know someone that can. Christchurch Based: www.laptopbattery.co.nz I was actually at their store today, that's where I purchased the new power pack/charger from this morning. Might be worth contacting them :) |
EvilWalksWithMe (12215) | ||
| 576009 | 2007-08-04 03:14:00 | . . . so it can't possibly be a major job to remedy it Good luck . ;) You might be able to get a replacement board mounting plug . It would be difficult to repair the original . The thermoplastic housing will defeat attempts to solder the riveted joint between the contact pin and the conductor to the board . I recently put a new socket on a cord . To beef it up, I injected hotmelt glue into the cover . That made a beautiful job, fit to last forever, but the riveted joint of the centre socket and its solder lug stopped conducting . :mad: They are not nice connectors . :( |
Graham L (2) | ||
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