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Power jack modification. Works for Satellite L300, L305, L350, L355.

post #1 of 14
4/23/09 at 1:25pm
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If you have one of the following laptops: Toshiba Satellite/Satelite Pro L300, L305/L305D, L350, L355/L355D you have a really good chance that your power jack will get broken soon.

The problem is that the base assembly might get broken too.

Instead of replacing the base assembly and power jack harness, you can install a more robust power jack from RadioShack.

1. Find a new power jack matching your AC adapter. For most Toshiba laptops using a 19V power adapter you can use the power jack from RadioShack with part number: 274-1576.



2. Disassemble the laptop and prepair the base for the repair. Before you do any modifications to the laptop base, make sure the new jack fits into the laptop and you have enough space for it.



3. Mount a new power jack and solder it to the original power harness.

WARNIG! Before you apply power to the motherboard, check if wires are soldered correctly. The polarity is very important. I always check polarity with a voltmeter even if I'm 100% that it's right.



4. Assemble the laptop. You are done! The power issue is fixed for about $3.



You'll find more detailed info in this article: How to repair damaged power jack in Toshiba Satellite L305 and L355 laptops
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post #2 of 14
4/24/09 at 10:05am
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post #3 of 14
4/24/09 at 12:29pm
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I like this post. Stickied.
Thank you Steve.

I'm pretty sure that this jack modification will help a of of people.
I believe this will work for many other Toshiba laptops.

By the way, if your laptop is still under warranty, try contacting the authorized repair center first. MOST LIKELY they will fix it at no charge. In not, I guess you can do it yourself.

If this mode works for you, please mention your laptop model in this thread. This will help other people.
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post #4 of 14
4/24/09 at 1:27pm
You work for Toshiba?
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post #5 of 14
4/24/09 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by Steve@NBF View Post
You work for Toshiba?
Nope, I don't work for Toshiba. I think Toshiba wouldn't appreciate my jack modification.
But I'm fixing a LOT of Toshiba laptops.
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post #6 of 14
7/11/09 at 7:03am
Firstly a great guide!

As i live in the UK can you tell me if i buy from www.rswww.com will p/n 2868741 do the job?

Many Thanks
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post #7 of 14
2/3/11 at 8:21am
qhn , looks like someone trashing
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post #8 of 14
2/3/11 at 11:15am
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qhn , looks like someone trashing
Yep - out to the dump

cheers ...
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post #9 of 14
3/16/12 at 4:22pm

Hi,

 

I had my fixed by London company based in Kingston, they called PC Surrey.that is the link http://www.pcsurrey.co.uk

 

These people are really useful!

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post #10 of 14
3/17/12 at 4:22am
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Originally Posted by arloarlo View Post

Hi,

I had my fixed by London company based in Kingston, they called PC Surrey.that is the link http://www.pcsurrey.co.uk

These people are really useful!

How much did you pay for the repair? What was the repair about?

cheers ...
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post #11 of 14
6/28/12 at 4:41am

I did a simple repair of my Stellite L300. The power socket was good. The laptop base was damaged and would not hold the socket in place.
I removed the keyboard and top of the laptop. I then glued a piece of wood to the right side of the right hand laptop speaker. The piece was about a thumb nail size and about 3mm thick and fills the gap between the power socket and the right speaker. I sanded it down to the correct thickness. I used trial and error for this. The wood prevents the power socket from moving when the power lead is inserted.
For re-assembly, (with the charger un-plugged) I inserted the power jack in the socket to allign it and replaced the top half of the laptop, screws and cables etc.
Now it works perfectly and the socket does not move when the power jack is plugged in or out. Cost, a little glue and a scrap of wood. This should work for other models as well as my Satellite L300.

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post #12 of 14
6/28/12 at 6:19am
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Originally Posted by NiallS View Post

I did a simple repair of my Stellite L300. The power socket was good. The laptop base was damaged and would not hold the socket in place.

I removed the keyboard and top of the laptop. I then glued a piece of wood to the right side of the right hand laptop speaker. The piece was about a thumb nail size and about 3mm thick and fills the gap between the power socket and the right speaker. I sanded it down to the correct thickness. I used trial and error for this. The wood prevents the power socket from moving when the power lead is inserted.

For re-assembly, (with the charger un-plugged) I inserted the power jack in the socket to allign it and replaced the top half of the laptop, screws and cables etc.

Now it works perfectly and the socket does not move when the power jack is plugged in or out. Cost, a little glue and a scrap of wood. This should work for other models as well as my Satellite L300.

Nice smile.gif Got some pics to share with us?

cheers ...
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post #13 of 14
6/28/12 at 8:45am

oops.gifA small white lie....  I did the repair on a friends PC and i don't have access to it at the moment.  The photos of the standard repair should do and the piece of wood was the size of the right side of the right speaker unit.  All it does is fill in the gap between the right speaker and the power socket.  It is easy to fit in place.  This only works if the socket itself is not damaged. Niall

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post #14 of 14
6/28/12 at 8:49am
Piece of wood as spacer? I like the idea tongue.gif

cheers ...
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