[kittymeowmixhead]

Where can you get this done cheaply? Is anyone here willing to repair mine? I have the same problem.

[kiwiguy]

Welcome!

Perhaps if you stated just where you are you may get a response. The forum is quite international in nature, so delivering from Outer Mongolia to NZ could be a problem, if you see what I mean.

[nettxzl]

Originally Posted by kittymeowmixhead

Where can you get this done cheaply? Is anyone here willing to repair mine? I have the same problem.

I collected together some links to resources that I thought might help in repairing my notebook. The links are in this web page: notebook repair resources. Among them are a few links to notebook repair shops (in the US/UK so no use to me, haven't tried them, can't vouch for them, but they might be helpful if you're in their vicinity.)

And to complete the story I started with this thread, I made three attempts to repair the notebook. The first repair lasted two months, the second lasted two weeks, and the third, which was largely cleaning the embarrassing mess I made in the first two attempts, and resoldering, did the trick. The notebook's been running flawlessly now since July. Many thanks to everyone here for their suggestions and advice.

[JohnWill]

There should be no real issue re-soldering that joint. I suspect that mechanical flexing broke it in the first place. Note that carrying the machine around with the power or other plugs in place can frequently damage the jacks when you tug on the cords or bump the protruding plug into something.

[sysserv]

Full soldering and removal and replacement instructions are available here for dc jacks and sockets, seems to be quite comprehensive, i see they sell proffessional soldering irons etc as well as having all of the other bits as well

the instructions and tutorial they have is at


http://www.laptopsockets.co.uk/dc-so...ting-guide.htm

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Just found this page this morning as I am going to be attempting this repair tonight. Thanks for all the resources in this thread.
If all goes well, I post back with some pictures later tonight on the outcome.

Hoping the DC Jack on my Dell Inspiron has just broken loose. If not, the final repair will have to wait until my replacement jack arrives (ordered this morning just in case).

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Deleted and started a new thread as my situation does not pertain to a burnt connection.

[wackydeejay]

I would recommend always replacing the jack with a new one. In my experience, the jack is quite often broken inside, which causes the problem to begin with. Resoldering the old jack will usually only result in the return of the problem.