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Broken laptop DC connection
DCFC79
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Ive got an acer laptop where the DC in jack is damaged, is it easily fixable or can it be fixed, its only 18 months old which is annoying as it should last longer than that, is it something a home user could do themselves
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Thanks browntoa,0
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they are a pain to dismantleEx forum ambassador
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Thats why i wont be doing it myself, i cant even solder so im thinking of getting someone to do it0
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It's a pain in the bum to do even for someone qualified to do so you won't see any change from £100 for a good quality repair0
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Ive done them myself and the only thing i would say is that the repair itself is very easy, the difficult part is stripping it down to get to the PCB you need to work on and then getting it all back together again.
I have had DC socket replaced by these guys that i was very happy with
http://rowcom.co.uk/
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they are a pain to dismantle
Hmmm..... yes and no
You need the patience of a saint and a very well organised, flat, clean, work area.
To replace the DC jack and do a decent job, you also need a good quality soldering/desoldering station, solder, solder sucker and solder braid. You may even need a small heat gun if the ground plain on the PCB is soaking up too much heat from the iron (prodding it with an iron for too long will cause serious damage).
PC repair shops send these off to be repaired at various places around the UK, hence they charge somewhere between £100 and £180 for the job. I have the kit and the skill (thanks to previous employer), so I do them myself at home and charge about half that (depends on parts cost). Takes me about 3 hours.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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If you don't fancy doing it yourself, Ologic (http://www.ologic.co.uk/) charge £95 +vat for a repair. They are very good and are used by a number of computer shops.0
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I did my acer myself. it was about £5 for a new socket. You need a variable heat soldering iron, a solder pump (removes the old solder as you melt it),some solder mop to pick up the little bits the pump cant grab, new solder and an ice cube tray for putting all your little screws in and some small screw drivers.
I hadn't soldered before so practiced on some old bits of circuit board from broken things . The dismantling and reassembly is not difficult if you write down the stages as you do them.0
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