Laptop dc power jack repairs
99% of laptop battery charging issues and
power problems are do to broken or bad dc jacks
One of the most common problems with laptop computers is a
loose or broken DC power jack, however most repair shops do not perform this
repair, including large nationwide stores. They will replace the motherboard
(for $300+) or send your notebook to the manufacturer, which can cost up to
$800 and take weeks. We specialize in all areas of laptop repair, and we can
replace that broken DC power jack in your laptop with a new high quality
jack.
Symptoms
- Laptop only operates when you hold the cord in a certain
direction
- Laptop switches from AC to battery power intermittently
- Laptop ramdomly shuts down without warning
- Sparks come out of the back of the laptop
- LED flicker when the adapter tip is moved
- The laptop only runs on battery power
- The laptop will not charge the battery
- The laptop gets no power at all
How a DC jack breaks
- Flaw in manufacturer designs
- Tripping on or pulling the ac adapter cord
- Use of universal or non-original ac adapter
- Excessive plugging and unplugging of the AC adapter