Poorly Acer

[Wilmslow]

Got an Acer 5050.

The yellow jack power thing (part of the lappie not the power cord) has broken - the middle pin has come out.

Tried to locate another, but no joy.

1. Anyone know of anywhere I could get one?
2. Is this an easy to fit part?

Plan B is to get ripped off by PC World.......

[Sockpuppet]

have you tried typing "laptop repairs" into:


google.co.uk
ask jeeves
yell.com
yahoo.co.uk



I'll skip to the big finish.


<< canned laughter >>

[Sockpuppet]

tulip the bed....first result in google.

http://www.laptoprepair.co.uk/how-to...nector-pin.htm

[TheFaQQer]

Wonder if that's what was wrong with my laptop?

I had a prod about, gave up and bought a new laptop instead. More cost effective than me spending my time to try and fix it.

[DiscoStu]

Won't your new permie employer give you a laptop so they can squeeze a few extra hours out of you at home?

[Weltchy]

I had to do mine a few weeks ago as my laptop (Acer Travelmate 8600lmi) fell off the sofa and landed sideways on the power-jack. Believe me, was I ever pissed off or what. Anyway, after much deliberation about sending off to get it fixed or buying a new laptop, I decided to fix it myself.

http://www.laptopjacks.co.uk/ShowCat...p?CategoryID=5

You will also need to find the service manual if your unsure about dismantling your laptop. It takes about a 30 minute job to dismantle the laptop, unsolder the broken power jack, solder in the new one and then re-assemble it.

Make sure you've got a decent soldering iron and pump.