Need help with circuitry repair

Fenlig

My m8s laptop wasnt charging and he was getting a burning smell of it, he was out of warrenty so he gave it to me to have a look at found the problem just at the power socket theres a nicly tosted bit on the board. Can any1 help me repair this part? Thanks.

odonnellcarey

Hi,

If you're reasonably competent with a soldering iron it's not a difficult DIY job.

Important Note: There may be other damage to the board if there was some "toasting" going on.

After I was quoted €100+ for similar repairs I decided to go the DIY route. I refreshed my soldering skills with a bit of practice on a scrap circuit board and then successfully tackled the job. The most difficult bit was desoldering & removing the old socket.
The link below gives illustrated instructions and the company can also supply replacement sockets. I've used them for parts before and had no problems getting stuff delivered to Ireland.

http://www.laptopsockets.co.uk/dc-sockets/dc-jack-fitting-guide.htm

Hope this is of some help.

Fenlig

Cool man thanks thats more than i was expecting. Hopfully i wont mess it up

Ishindar

looking at the picture it looks like a ground connection. if u cant resolder the connection to the board because the pad is damaged u could solder a thin wire from this conenction to another ground on the same board.