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nouseforaname
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 Posted: Wed, 31st Jan 2007 08:45 Post subject: Anyone here an expert on laptop repair? |
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OK, so this is the deal. I have a shitty laptop, with a known defect. Basically the power jack breaks away from the system board, meaning you have to wiggle the AC adapter jack to get it to charge the battery. And by wiggle, I mean I bent the fuck out of the adapter and broke it, so I had to buy a universal power adapter for it.
I have a Toshiba A70 btw, problem is documented here:
disassembly guide:
http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/ToshibaA75/satA75_1.htm
power jack repair:
http://www.laptoprepairguy.com/wp-images/Satellite-M35X-crack.jpg
 
so I got a new jack off ebay, took the bastard apart!
replaced the jack (the old one fell off immediately) and soldered the connections. Now let me tell you, I haven't really soldered shit before. It is possible to do it wrong? Like fry parts of the board around the connections?
here is the soldering job btw:
so after I did this, and tried plugging the thing in, nothing. now, the system board seems to have connections that just sit on where the battery comes from (I think, since there were no actual cables to disconnect the power supply (battery) from the board.
Am I being retarded and completely missing something? This is too expensive to pay to get fixed, so i need to DIY this motherfucker. is there someway to test that power would make it through?
Thanks for any suggestions. I pfffftttted at my girlfriend when she asked me if I could fix it myself, so I want to get this thing running again ASAP 
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| Posted: Wed, 31st Jan 2007 09:10 Post subject: |
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That's some ghetto shit right there.
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Jenni
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| Posted: Wed, 31st Jan 2007 09:25 Post subject: |
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Whats the wattage of the iron and how long did you keep it on the part you were repairing?
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Wed, 31st Jan 2007 09:34 Post subject: |
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| KrAzY-KaMeL wrote: | | That's some ghetto shit right there. |
there was a class action suit in the US for this
http://www.a70m30xsettlement.com/
just an extra year of warranty though ... mine is 3-4 years old anways...
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Jenni
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| Posted: Wed, 31st Jan 2007 09:49 Post subject: |
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45Watts is way to high for circuit repair. You need something like 12 of 15 watts.
Have you got a multimeter?
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| Posted: Wed, 31st Jan 2007 10:20 Post subject: |
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| Jenni wrote: | 45Watts is way to high for circuit repair. You need something like 12 of 15 watts.
Have you got a multimeter? |
no, I borrowed the solder and iron off my step-dad, he's used it for his own repair before (nothing much really) ..
I can get a multi meter though off my bro ... how would I test the connection?
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Jenni
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| Posted: Wed, 31st Jan 2007 11:08 Post subject: |
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Trying to work out how that jack would work. I'm on that laptop site you mentioned. As long as none of the solder has dropped into the jack you should be alright.
Okay it sounds like a trace is broken inside the hole. Was the jack actually loose?
http://www.laptoprepairguy.com/laptop/2006/01/28/toshiba-satellite-m35x-a75-power-jack-problem/
try that.
Use the multimeter or circuit tester on the top trace and it's corresponding trace at the bottom.
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| Posted: Wed, 31st Jan 2007 19:15 Post subject: |
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Just HP laptops. Changed 10 screens on nx6110 and nx6310
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Jenni
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| Posted: Wed, 31st Jan 2007 22:27 Post subject: |
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You don't really need a multimeter after giving it some thought.
If you're going to do an internal repair then run a wire from the top trace over the side of the motherboard to the bottom trace.
If you need an illustration on how to do that just ask.
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Jenni
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| Posted: Thu, 1st Feb 2007 00:16 Post subject: |
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Okay take a photo of both sides of the motherboard at the point of the jack.
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Jenni
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| Posted: Thu, 1st Feb 2007 00:56 Post subject: |
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Okay the yellow line represents the wire you need to install.
Although to get to the soldering point on the top of the mobo, you'll probably have to remove the jack again.
Bottom of the mobo
Top of the mobo
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| Posted: Thu, 1st Feb 2007 01:31 Post subject: |
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Follow Jennis advice and you you will be ok...First get a new iron 45 watt is way to hot you start touching the tracks with that and your going to burn them off...Get a 15 watt no more..
My bit of advice is do some practice work first as you will more than likely burn some of the tracks off (Even with a 15 watt) and then you will need to repair them aswell..
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| Posted: Thu, 1st Feb 2007 02:40 Post subject: |
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Well the trace terminator is so large that I doubt he'll burn it off. But there is always that chance. But I bet with a 45watt iron it has a tip like a spade.
You may need to get a fibre glass pen to remove the resin though.
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| Posted: Thu, 1st Feb 2007 10:07 Post subject: |
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1 You'll need a multimeter to check that small solder point. It looks like it's breeched the main leg of the jack but check to see if you get a circuit by touching that and the main solder point.
2 Never heard of alcohol removing resin. The resin is that green material covering the circuit.
3 solder braid or a solder pump would do. Braid is easier to use and cleaner.
4 It will have to be some pretty heavy duty wire or you'll be turning you laptop into an electric fire.
5 You'll see if you've lifted a trace. Looking at your photos I can see that you haven't.
25watt although not ideal, should be alright for a job like this.
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| Posted: Sat, 3rd Feb 2007 17:59 Post subject: |
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Just scrape off a bit of the small lighter green resin. Solder onto that and route the wire onto the top of the board.
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