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Anonymous   01-12-2005 at 12:08:03 AM

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I have an HP pavillion ze4546sr (4500 series) laptop, and for maybe 6
months now, the power connector was failing and sometimes you would
have to wiggle the connection to make the notebook realize it is
plugged in. well, last week, I pushed the power plug in, and I felt a
hard crack. it turned out that the power connector had broken off the
mobo and fell inside the computer. companies want about 200 bucks to
fix this, which I can't really afford right now. I have pulled the
broken part out of the computer, and now I have the system, a little
black piece of plastic with a metal pole on it (the connector itself)
and a small strip of metal with a circular hole in it which i have no
idea what it is. I can kind of match up how the connector sat on the
mobo by matching the plastic breaks. anyways, does anyone know if I
could solder (I am a very good microsolderer)the parts back on and what
goes where? thank you so much.

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Anonymous   01-12-2005 at 12:11:54 AM
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>now I have the system, a little
>black piece of plastic with a metal pole on it (the connector itself)
Put some digital photos up, and point us to the URL.

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Anonymous   01-12-2005 at 01:43:46 AM
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On 11 Jan 2005 18:08:03 -0800, cpufreak2589@gmail.com wrote:

>anyways, does anyone know if I
>could solder (I am a very good microsolderer)the parts back on and what
>goes where? thank you so much.


How are you with epoxy?

U can solder the electrical connections of course but the jack is
probably held in place by the mobo, or some sort of bracket. A
physical foundation is what u need, shouldn't be too hard right?

BTW, the jack probly needs to be loosen up first, your power plug
should go in without any giggling or major effort.

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Anonymous   01-13-2005 at 01:53:42 AM
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cpufreak2589@gmail.com wrote:
>idea what it is. I can kind of match up how the connector sat on the
>mobo by matching the plastic breaks. anyways, does anyone know if I
>could solder (I am a very good microsolderer)the parts back on and what
>goes where? thank you so much.

If the connector is broken I'd just solder a wire to the terminals and
put an external connector outside the laptop. I 'solved' an
intermittent laptop power connector for quite a while by using a
docking station, which fed power in thru a different route...

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Anonymous   01-13-2005 at 12:30:31 PM
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These are easily changed and done the right way.. You can get the
connectors new off E-bay for 10.00 (High).. Or got to an electronics
supply store and find a suitable replacement. In need be we could
send one to you.

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Anonymous   01-13-2005 at 03:53:56 PM
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cpufreak2589@gmail.com wrote:
> I have an HP pavillion ze4546sr (4500 series) laptop, and for maybe 6
> months now, the power connector was failing and sometimes you would
> have to wiggle the connection to make the notebook realize it is
> plugged in. well, last week, I pushed the power plug in, and I felt a
> hard crack. it turned out that the power connector had broken off the
> mobo and fell inside the computer. companies want about 200 bucks to
> fix this, which I can't really afford right now. I have pulled the
> broken part out of the computer, and now I have the system, a little
> black piece of plastic with a metal pole on it (the connector itself)
> and a small strip of metal with a circular hole in it which i have no
> idea what it is. I can kind of match up how the connector sat on the
> mobo by matching the plastic breaks. anyways, does anyone know if I
> could solder (I am a very good microsolderer)the parts back on and
> what goes where? thank you so much.

If you have that much experience with soldering, I'm surprised that you even
posted the question. The answer is of course, yes; but you knew that(?).
Once the machine is apart, it should be obvious where everything goes.

jak

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