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How much to repair the dc in module (pic)?

post #1 of 10
3/11/09 at 1:50pm
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Apparently £250 according the manufact...

any ideas?

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post #2 of 10
3/11/09 at 2:09pm
The reason it's so much is because it's part of the motherboard and the price is what it costs to replace the whole motherboard. I've heard of some people soldering broken DC jacks in, but that's beyond my knowledge.
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post #3 of 10
3/11/09 at 2:23pm
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Thats the thing the motherboard does not need replacing, as you can tell by the pic, the damage is tiny. It still works if run of the battery.

The cost went something like this £60 dc in port, £40 housing, £90 labour and then add on the vat to make the total price around 250. (half the price of the notebook) and its still under warranty.
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post #4 of 10
3/11/09 at 2:27pm
whoa, if it's still under warranty then there's no way you should have to pay anything for a defective part
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post #5 of 10
3/11/09 at 3:12pm
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yeah but i forced the power lead in and broke it, therefore being acciedental damage and not under the warrantly.

I realy just wanna know how the average price of such a job as im sure thats its cheaper than what these guys are suggesting.
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post #6 of 10
3/11/09 at 8:22pm
Labour is probably fair. Part: hard to say, it varies from place to place. 100 quids is too high, if it is just the dc jack.

But you are looking at the possibility that the repair might not work, if as you said, you forced the power lead and it could damage other areas.

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post #7 of 10
3/12/09 at 2:29pm
Get a replacement part from DigiKey and replace it your self. I have personally changed DC, USB and 1394 jacks. They are all 'through-hole' not surface mount. A soldering iron, braided solder wick and electronic solder is all you need. The soldering iron needs to be rated as ESD safe. In other words, it should have no voltage at the tip when on. Remove the old solder with the wick, install new jack, then solder the contact leads.
If you are not comfortable attempting that, get the jack, disassemble the laptop and take it to a electronic repair shop. They should not charge much to de-solder the old jack and solder in the new one.
Looking at the pic, I do not think you hurt the system board.
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post #8 of 10
3/12/09 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by mklym View Post
Get a replacement part from DigiKey and replace it your self. I have personally changed DC, USB and 1394 jacks. They are all 'through-hole' not surface mount. A soldering iron, braided solder wick and electronic solder is all you need. The soldering iron needs to be rated as ESD safe. In other words, it should have no voltage at the tip when on. Remove the old solder with the wick, install new jack, then solder the contact leads.
If you are not comfortable attempting that, get the jack, disassemble the laptop and take it to a electronic repair shop. They should not charge much to de-solder the old jack and solder in the new one.
Looking at the pic, I do not think you hurt the system board.
I never thought about this option, always doing it on my own. Good tip!

cheers ...
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post #9 of 10
3/12/09 at 9:27pm
Thanks. Just hope the OP finds it helpful.
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post #10 of 10
12/23/09 at 7:36am
About £95 to repair that... And it is not worth attempting it yourself unless you are competent at soldering - 1 wrong move and you ruin the motherboard.... Don't forget, that the price if done by a competent individual in a shop will include warranty...
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