Re: fixing laptop jack

2009-12-29 Thread Joshua Zeidner
fixed it! -jmz On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 6:14 PM, mike havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: well cool beans it looks like the job my soldier did was half the battle! On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com wrote:  its not always so simple.  If you don't soldier

fixing laptop jack

2009-12-28 Thread Joshua Zeidner
Hello, does anyone here know how to fix a laptop DC power jack? its a toshiba satellite. would be willing to pay... -jmz --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail

Re: fixing laptop jack

2009-12-28 Thread Stephen
I know how, but my soldering skills are the suck. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com wrote: Hello,  does anyone here know how to fix a laptop DC power jack?  its a toshiba satellite.  would be willing to pay... -jmz

Re: fixing laptop jack

2009-12-28 Thread Joshua Zeidner
your sales skills are also the suck. ;) given that engineers are notoriously self deprecating Im willing to overlook that if you convince me you can fix my precious Toshiba. soldering is much more difficult than many think. -jmz On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Stephen

Re: fixing laptop jack

2009-12-28 Thread Joshua Zeidner
its not always so simple. If you don't soldier correctly, the soldier will actually give off heat when a current goes through it, and in some cases it can get so hot the soldier will melt, cause shorts, and destroy your equipment. knowing is half the battle. -jmz On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 5:47

Re: fixing laptop jack

2009-12-28 Thread mike havens
well cool beans it looks like the job my soldier did was half the battle! On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com wrote: its not always so simple. If you don't soldier correctly, the soldier will actually give off heat when a current goes through it, and in