HP Pavilion Laptop Broken DC Power Jack repair by onCALL 258

[StreetFighterExProd]

1:45 boom headshot BITCH!! (looks like a magnum)

[wrts34]

Is there any way to charge a HP Pavilion dv7 without using the DC power jack?

[Alex1M6]

@wrts34 By using an identical laptop? Its not that hard to solder in a new jack though...

[hookmeupcasting]

MY QUESTION IS MY HP G70 LAPTOP WONT COME ON I FELT THE BATTERY MIGHT BE GONE.FIRST I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT BALLERY HOOK IT UP SAID 65% THEN 20 MINUTES LATER BATTERYWENT TO (0)& THE LAPTOP CUT OFF!!!

THE LAPTOP MIDDLE LIGHT BLINKS 4 TIMES. BUT DONT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT BLINK NO POWER TO THE LAPTOP?

DO I BUY A NEW BATTERY &POWER CORD I NEED ADVISE ON THIS MATTER

[GreenAllSelections]

Are the great action of solutions.....before being garbage and get a new one

[jamal22066]

This music is epic.

[AlongTheHorizonLine]

Thank god my laptop (dv7 1261) power jack isn't soldered :) I can just buy an plug in a new one

[VictorHugo289mex]

I didn't saw you suck the solder and actually 'replace' the DC connector...??

[Acriar]

Man thanks so much. I have been having problems out of my ZV6000 where it shutdowns randomly. It usually does it when I am running high graphical and CPU hogging programs. But now that I have removed the "super dust" that was clogging the CPU vents it's back to perfect condition. I also took the liberty to clean off the fan blades, re-thermal the CPU (I got professional instructions), clean some of the contacts and blow out the vents. Thanks for your tutorial.

[SteelCity1981]

That is most sloppiest way i have seen a suppose professional tech disassemble a laptop by just tossing the screws all over the place once it's taken apart, instead of taking the time to put the each screw he has unscrewed back in its slots once each section is off so that he doesn't end up losing any or puts the wrong screw in somewhere when he is putting it all back together again. Techa like him don't care cause it's not their computer and the avg consumor won't realize some are missing.

[MsDeeWilliams]

does the laptop have to be taken all apart like that to fix/repair the power adapter? I'd also like to know (in a ball park figure) how much would fixing the power adapter jack cost? I want to get my HP fixed, but if its too expensive where it would be close to or cheaper to buy a new one, then I have to learn to fix it myself. Not that I want to do it myself, but in these lean times..who has a pocketful of cash? Any and all input is appreciated...thanks

[kingofshibby]

i like how this douche dusts it off back onto the chipset and board, lol and these guys do repairs,i hope their warranty is good

[ILTSYC]

I would have loved to see the old one taken out. About 30 seconds of the vid actually focused on soldering the power jack back in place. I have one with the center pin broke out of it. The spring tension pushes upward so hard it finally breaks the jack casing. I epoxied it back together and wrapped the jack with fiber cloth so it is good and strong and soldered the ctr pin metal back together but its not working. Its so tiny, Its hard to tell if I actually got it soldered back together.

[puchculi]

i was going to do this myself, no way i'm going to get it down by someone who knows what their doing!! lol

[MeanestBean3]

My Sega Genesis Model 2 Has an effed up Power jack. I really would like to know where to get a knew power Jack. Does Radio Shack have em'?

[isaacjun16]

@MeanestBean3 ... EBAY XD

[Sinyevee]

evan know iam 12 i know lost about computers and stuff i hav had 10 compute to fix only 9 got fix the last one crashed so i only got 30 dollors

[ksolo1007]

Great video! If you make another one add a screw counter! For the techs show thermal grease application and antistatic bla bla! Good music. Well done!

[worldcrusher84]

What about an ESD kit? Antistatic wrist strap??

[stormpoet76]

@worldcrusher84 most techs dont use them, touching metal solves the problem, unstanding static solves the problem.

[oEQjet]

Why don't you just test it right while the whole thing is disassembled? The motherboard may have power lights to indicate that it's live. you might of verified your work then and there?

[ak47killer200]

@oEQjet Yes i know wen i repair a laptop ac jack i make sure i test it wen it's all apart to be sure it's getting the power and shake the ac jack to make sure it's in really good just to be sure.

[ak47killer200]

Would have be so funny if you got done putting it back all together and it did not work you fail test the dam laptop jack wen it's open it will not hurt a thing and why the hell you not grounded?.

[kickuass32]

that looks alot easier thatn it really is id fuckin take it appart and forget how it goes back together hahaha im goin to take mine apart tho and se wut i find lol clean it and fuck with shit, it wont charge or turn on so fuck it i migth as well try,

[MIKEORELSE]

@kickuass32 thats the spirit lol.

tell me what you find, im curious.

[jeabreg]

so that's what that copper wire thing is for!! To remove solder!! cool. Thanks!!

[PQPLAYER92]

u didnt replace the thermal compound!

[funkybird10]

you are awesome man!! thanks for this video.

[ManjaroJam]

Sorry to be a wet blanket here. The video was totally useless in addressing the issue repairing broken dc power jack. All they did was show you on a time-lapse how to disassmble a laptop. A more useful approach would have been to jump straight in to the disassembled motherboard, zoom the camera on the DC power jack and explain thoroughly the circuits, show the connectors, relate the problem to the symptom and explain how to repair/replace the jack.

[lovelytuber]

@ManjaroJam well mate if you have a little bit of experience regarding fixing laptop you well appreciate what he was doing these video intended for professional audience and for commercial reason as well i personally enjoy his videos

[ManjaroJam]

@lovelytuber I am a cerfitied professional who repairs laptops. I run my own successful business. Occasionally, I browse Youtube for ingenious ideas. The video poster missed an opportunity to explain well. 60K hits is a lot. The quality of instruction was poor. If you are a pro, you dont need some one to show you how to disassemble a laptop. That is too rudimentary. You need someone to explain the problem, symptoms and solution in a technical sense while visually demonstrating it for effect. gl

[Acriar]

@ManjaroJam Man thanks so much. I have been having problems out of my ZV6000 where it shutdowns randomly. It usually does it when I am running high graphical and CPU hogging programs. But now that I have removed the "super dust" that was clogging the CPU vents it's back to perfect condition. I also took the liberty to clean off the fan blades, re-thermal the CPU (I got professional instructions), clean some of the contacts and blow out the vents. Thanks for your tutorial.

[lupu1001]

@ManjaroJam wtf.. this is business.. grow up!

[Ireg2post1]

@ManjaroJam  Agreed.

[Virtualkiller2005]

how long did the repair take u?

[Str8flu2h]

you R a beast my friend

[gootch420]

love the hardcore music

sick!

[valdi9165]

I believe the real cause of the DC power jack failures are not so much because of wear and tear but because of too high a current in the in the conductor versus the solder pad jack design.The solder at the positive tip becomes soft and weak from high charging and operating currents.I believe this is why it fails constantly. A bad design

[DaMirrorLink]

that and a lot of people yank it out or forget its plugged in and the wear and tear that way rips it out

[valdi9165]

I have replaced several bad power jacks from a manufacturer that claims their jacks will hold up and so far it has been over a year since I replaced the last one and none have ever come back. Maybe the original jacks had problems with the alloys they were made out of. I have noticed black carbon soot on the original jacks which is a no good for good conduction. time will tell

[DCProductions77]

okay can't i just replace the whole thing, how does that work. my keyboard is already stripped down. im sure the hardest work is figuring where everything goes back into and getting it to work. it was pretty hard to strip my keyboard down. now i just to figure out how much i need for soldering.

[Teknisyen38]

deze is makkelijk

[rhblakeman]

Reflow instead of replacement is a copout to get your money. The jacks fail due to stress and breakage and when jacks cost $5 to $10 wholesale they should include it rather than putting new solder on an acting like they did you a favor. Get someone that will do it right, such as myself, to repair it with a new jack not a resolder of the old worn jack. I get $50 flat including the jack except on some odd units where it might run a few bucks more due to the expense of the connector.

[chickenpoper]

send me some info (phone adress)so if i having any problems with may computer i can call you..my computer is an acer asphire one(the newer models of netbooks they make)

[11deathshot11]

Not if you Know how to solder. Agreed though some DC's simply need to be replaced. Some models have issues where the DC break some present cold solder issues some cause trace damage. So as A Tech You win some you loss some. BTW you don't reflow DCs. You Reflow BGA, QFN, and SMC.

[rhblakeman]

I've been soldering (and teaching precision high reliability soldering) longer than you've been alive - using point to point, turret, through hole, surface mount, etc since the late 60's and 20 yrs as a missile electronics tech in the Air Force. I know the difference in reflow and I definitely know how to solder. Biggest problem with people that think all it needs is touching up the solder due to a crack is that the contacts in the jack itself cracks - Cpq V2000 type is typical of what I mean.

[11deathshot11]

I was not saying your skills were sub par. Just that with the right techniques you can have success. BTW the V2000 is copaqu of the DV1000 which DC issues are the least of that units problem but i have seen a few... Dnt worry DC repair is dying all DCS are coming out on a cable... but time does not measure skill my friend and like i said DC are a baby job for real techs the far and the few do No power issues no video issues with out buying parts :) And $50 is bad business. just ad shipping

[rhblakeman]

Evidentally you are some sort of expert, wow. How about time AND number of units? I worked all of 2006 in Toshiba's laptop depot 10 hrs a day 6 days a week averaging 40 units a shift, plus units direct to me averaging 8-10 a week. HP ASP from early 2000 to early this year, I know every model they make inside and out. Dell, Acer and Sony contract tech since 2004-I've seen my share from the 8088 portables to current notebook/laptops incl high enders like Qosmio. $50 is fine, jacks are a mere $5

[rhblakeman]

Ah but I DO run a business, a very profitable insured business with an actual shop and office not just kitchen table work like some. I worked for Toshiba in 06 as I thought I wanted to be a corporate tool employee but nearly a year was enough of that. Shipping damage is covered (or not) by the owner, their responsibility to pack and insure properly. I've gotten machines from overseas (GIs) and all 50 states and make plenty of money on each. I work on everything, that's why it's called service.

[11deathshot11]

Do you do BGA rework?

[rhblakeman]

BGA, SMT, etc - easy work with hot air (which you seem to have a lot of) to include reballing. Not rocket science, I taught all this to newbies for 8 yrs in the Air Force as well. Not even new technology, military electronics had a lot of these new styles like BGA and SMT well before consumer boards did.

[11deathshot11]

Yeah ok i almost believe you. Not about the military having this technology first thats a given everything is filtered through military then Universities down to consumers. If it were true you wouldn't be advertising DC repair. the money is directly in BGA repair/rework. Especially since laptops are so dependent on them now. But is you are 52 and were in the Air force and did all this you sound like decent guy a person that i would respect. especially the insight into the field.

[rhblakeman]

Get over yourself already, your lack of experience and education just bleeds out in every one of your posts.

[11deathshot11]

1. i do not bleed a lack of any knowledge experience or education, 2. I never tried to make this a match of who is better or has more experience i can only say in my experience which you have no way of calculating how much i know or don't I never said you don't know what your doing laptops aren't that hard. I was just saying DCs are a small part of laptop repair on the hardware end. You are simply a SPAMMER i never offered my service! go make your own utube video unless u r oncall 25/8!!!!!!!!!

[dpsuperduper]

The laptop in the Video is the HP ZV6000 NOT the ZV5000. The power plug is oval on the ZV6000 and round on the ZV5000.

[11deathshot11]

good eye!!

[skatemafia67]

can u help me with my laptop everything is big

[dynosaur]

The question is how much did HP charge to do it and how much does the maker of this video charge? Shipping costs? I'm going to let a friend do this to my ZV5410US and luckily he lives in my same town. As much trouble as people have had from the jacks on HP laptops it would seem like HP should have fixed these for free.

[D0IS3N]

It's not excluded to just HP's. Many jack problems have occurred in other laptop brands, but yes, HP has a major problem with it. I'll never buy an HP computer. They're filled with flaws.

[rhblakeman]

Most laptops come from just a few manufacturers, made to the OEM specs but made by other companies such as Compal and probably 4 others. HP tends to want lower cost machines so they spec them cheap so the manufacturers use lower grade parts, same with others using low grade Chinese capacitors (Dell has had some serious problems with that and now even Okidata printers suffer from swollen and leaking caps). It's all about making a quick buck not a quality machine.

[rhblakeman]

I do it with a replacement jack for $50 flat - you pay shipping both ways outside the flat fee and I have well over 35 yrs experience in civilian and military electronics and computer systems, If they dont replace the jack find someone that does and knows how to solder. Dont send it to HP unless its under warranty and when you buy another go with Acer or Toshiba - not Dell or HP/Compaq.

[chickenpoper]

i got an acer :) give me ur phone adress so i can call u if i need you to fix my comuter(ive got an acer,the newer versions of netbooks they make)

[Archer6633]

omg ur pro, exp[ert, repair my computer plz dont wanna ruin it xD

[TandTProject]

lol i dont think the toothbrush companys intended for there brushes to be used like that "teeth usually"

[11deathshot11]

lol

[Zomniac]

i sent in my Hp laptop to the repair center and they said id have it back in 4 to 6 duisness days

it is now the 10th day and i still dont have it its bs :(

[paulgwj]

that was easy to type, wasn't it?

[11deathshot11]

Hell yea and even easier for me to back up :)

[chickenpoper]

ill keep u in mind..

[11deathshot11]

I could have taken care off you i know the deal with the service centers not good! plus the techs are usually bums. what service center if i may ask??

[ShizuruRavenRobin026]

thanks i think this can really help me fix it

[Nemo447]

No cleaning and adding new thermal paste to the CPU?! I assumed you edited that part out. Thanks for the great video! Makes me feel better knowing I'm not the only one with a bad hp pavilion power jack. Glad there are only a couple screws to take out to get to it :)

[dante1234ever]

hope that can repair this one

[thepopularjock]

Great music for the video.

I had not heard Herbie Hancock in years.

Thanks for posting.

[tanjentsdotcom]

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Nice Herbie Hancock backdrop.

[amjadkhan322]

Hi i have the same laptop has you but i have the same problem my battery doesent work and some one in a store stole my ram and how much will you fix my laptop with ram power suppley a new battery pack?reply me back

[rhblakeman]

Never take a machine to a place that won't give you a service agreement that itemizes what serial and model the machine is, what memory, HD, etc is listed and any damage. Any shop that doesnt is asking for damage claims for pre-existing damage if they dont do it. If you ship it, insure it and take pics before you ship and document what is in it and serial. If anyone charges you more than $75 parts and labor, with jack replaced, go somewhere else. Jacks are cheap and replacement less than 1 hr

[sylvancreekfarm]

Great video! I'm persuaded that a pro should handle the jack replacement, not me. Now to find a pro locally...

Farm girl

[colincarlsen]

@sylvancreekfarm

If you are local to London

then you can see details at: powerjackrepair com

[superfurb9]

great video! really quick on the boring bits and it showed me everything i needed to know.. thanks:)

[DITOY19977tr]

wow