[ale] [OT] laptop parts in downtown ATL

Tue Aug 27 20:07:40 EDT 2013

Jim, the test was done with no battery on laptop; I will try the test
for high current tomorrow.
As for soldering, the last time I used it was probably 25 years ago on
my tethered remote control cars. I am sure my vision and the stability
of my hands are no longer the same :-)

Dustin, thanks for the offer on the parts but the neighbor would
rather buy a newer laptop than build a Frankenstein off of her current
one.

On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Dustin Strickland
<dustin.h.strickland at gmail.com> wrote:
> I doubt it'll help anything, but I have some parts from an old G5 laying
> around. The Pavilion line is known for falling apart right after the
> warranty runs out. This one happened to have overheated to the point that
> the GPU slid off its solder pads.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> So you see 19.25V from the power supply, and same from internal jack cord
>> as long as it's NOT plugged into the motherboard. But once it's plugged onto
>> the mobo, you essentially no voltage across the same 2 points.
>>
>> That would be a dead short rather close. See if the voltage changes with
>> the battery removed.
>>
>> Can you also check current? I'm interested to see if the no voltage also
>> shows a high current or 0A.
>>
>> On third thought, unless you _really_ want to pull out the soldering iron,
>> toss the thing in the trash (i.e. parts sales on ebay) after you pull out
>> the hard drive.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Sergio Chaves <sergio.chaves at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> So, I test both the jack by itself and the jack plugged in on MoBo as
>>> this guy mentions
>>>
>>> http://www.insidemylaptop.com/laptop-does-not-start-bad-power-jack-motherboard/
>>> On the jack alone, I get a reading of 19.25.
>>> Once I plug the jack on the MoBo, i cannot get more than .45.
>>> Time to throw the towel and deliver the bad news?
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Sergio Chaves <sergio.chaves at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Got it.
>>> > Thanks for the tips.
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >> That's not good. Other option is some (many) laptops refuse to work at
>>> >> all
>>> >> once the battery is completely toasted. Check it with a meter. If you
>>> >> see 0V
>>> >> on all combos of terminals, that's the next replacement choice (try
>>> >> power
>>> >> with battery removed first).
>>> >>
>>> >> Unless the cord has been kicked out of the plug, the internal socket
>>> >> is
>>> >> likely not the culprit. The power board is a more likely failure point
>>> >> as it
>>> >> must both provide power to the system and charging circuit.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Sergio Chaves
>>> >> <sergio.chaves at gmail.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> herrr... you mean the power cord and everything else, right?
>>> >>> Done that, twice because the first one could have been defective.
>>> >>> Even used my wife's g6 cord as well. no joy.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
>>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>> > Replace the power brick itself.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > On Aug 27, 2013 1:38 PM, "Sergio Chaves" <sergio.chaves at gmail.com>
>>> >>> > wrote:
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Anyone knows where I can find a DC connector for a Pavillion g7
>>> >>> >> laptop?
>>> >>> >> I order one from here
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-POWER-JACK-HARNESS-PLUG-CABLE-FOR-HP-PAVILION-g7-1219wm-g7-1222nr-g7-1227nr-/221252104056?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3383a72f78
>>> >>> >> but after many days waiting, I was told that is coming from Hong
>>> >>> >> Kong.
>>> >>> >> This is my next door neighbor's laptop and we have a certain
>>> >>> >> urgency.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> The light will not come on at all. Changed power cords and still
>>> >>> >> no
>>> >>> >> go. My assumption is that the connector is bad.
>>> >>> >> Thoughts?
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