Craig,

It depends on what is broken or loose.  For instance, a crack in the circuit print is easily fixed if it occurs on a surface plane and not in a multilayer portion.

Once accessible, it should be straight forward.  Of course, 23 years as a bench tech have probably colored my vision.

On Gmail, the side ads that appeared with this thread showed several $99-$125 places that will fix it.  The web sites do not appear to have dirt clods on them or anything.

This link has some good info, especially if certain HP models are involved:

http://www.powerjackrepair.net/

I would check locally first.

Good luck to your friend Alan.

Chuck

On Jan 19, 2008 3:25 PM, Craig White < craigwhite@azapple.com> wrote:
On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 12:34 -0700, Alan Dayley wrote:
> I have a friend with a loose power connector on his laptop.  I probably
> just needs to be opened up and soldered back in place.  The places he
> has contacted about doing this simply offer to replace the motherboard
> without even looking if that is needed.
>
> Does anyone know of a computer service or electronics repair place that
> reputably does this sort of repair?
----
I don't think a reputable place would ever suggest such a thing is
possible. The power supply connector has both a physical stop and is
directly mounted on the motherboard and once it has been broken, a
solder repair would only be temporary at best and represent the type of
repair that would give a shop a bad name.

That of course is a massive generalization without looking at it but
considering the amount of time/skill/energy it takes just to get a look
it's very fair.

Craig

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