Laptop DC-In Repair – Warning!

Laptop computers often suffer a common fault in that the DC-In (charger) connection gets damaged, and thus the laptop will no longer charge the battery. With the majority of PC-based laptops, excluding some ACER, HP and ASUS models, the DC-In connection is soldered directly onto the motherboard, as opposed to a separate plug-in module. Conversely, most Apple laptops use the DC-In modular approach, which is a very welcome feature. Now, there are businesses that will attempt a repair of the DC-In connector by soldering on a new internal socket piece and ‘padding out’ the socket to...