broken laptop please help!!!

[daviddawn]

hi all, i have a broken laptop that needs fixing, i was sat down in my living room on the laptop with the charger plugged in and my brother stood on the wire which pulled the silver thing out of the mains input with the charger i have a few pics attached to show you what it looks like, the bad thing is i have lost the little silver thing so is there anywhere i can buy the small mains input box, please can someone help me out with this, cheers.

[M1DJF]

hi
yes you can buy this sockets from many places such as Maplins,www.farnell.com , www.cpc.co.uk

[daviddawn]

hi, cheers m1djf, i have a nec versa p8100-2000dr laptop, but dont know which power socket to get can you tell me which one to get by the looks of my pics and where to go to get it, cheers.

[M1DJF]

what you can do is take the broken socket to farnells and they will tell you which one you need as they are very good at helping as they are based in Leeds(West Yorkshire) as you can do the same with Maplins walk in and show what you want as Maplins are in most cities.

[daviddawn]

cheers m1djf.

[daviddawn]

hi all, i am having trouble desoldering the dc power jack socket on my laptop, i have taken a pic of the pins to show you, i have a 30 watt soldering iron i think this is enough heat to desolder, but where do i desolder any tips or advice would be great, cheers.

[M1DJF]

hi
what you need is a small wattage iron as the 30 watt iron is going to lift up the pcb tracks with the heat. check this link http://uk.farnell.com/610161/mechani...tex-cs-18-230v as you are not used to soldering i would not recommend the the soldering iron you have.
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Originally Posted by daviddawn

hi all, i am having trouble desoldering the dc power jack socket on my laptop, i have taken a pic of the pins to show you, i have a 30 watt soldering iron i think this is enough heat to desolder, but where do i desolder any tips or advice would be great, cheers.

[daviddawn]

hi m1djf, the soldering iron you showed me is 18 watt, i have a 15 watt and a 30 watt soldering iron i have done alot of soldering before, but im not sure where to desolder on this, do i need a solder sucker to suck up the running solder or is there a way around this, cheers.

[M1DJF]

15 watt soldering iron is ok to use,for running solder use desoldering wick or solder sucker and than replace the socket and then resolder the new socket in place the only thing you should make sure that that you dont lift up the pcb tracks, I hope this has helped.

Originally Posted by daviddawn

hi m1djf, the soldering iron you showed me is 18 watt, i have a 15 watt and a 30 watt soldering iron i have done alot of soldering before, but im not sure where to desolder on this, do i need a solder sucker to suck up the running solder or is there a way around this, cheers.

[breezybadger]

Hi, I've done a few of these myself and I agree on the lower wattage soldering iron, and recommend the use of a de-soldering pump...

Personally, once I've taken off most of the solder with the pump, I carefully use a levering action with a small flat screwdriver when I get the solder hot which gradually pulls the socket out, then once it's out I hold the iron on one side and use the pump on the other to clear the holes ready for the new socket to be inserted and soldered in place...

A last resort option is to hard-wire the PSU to the laptop, not ideal if you're a person on the go, but saves the hassle of finding a replacement socket if you're desperate...

Also, if you're up to it, I recommend swapping the plug for a 90 degree angled plug instead of the often used straight one as this reduces the risk of the replacement socket being damaged as easily as before...