topic vgn nr21m power jack broken in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/vgn-nr21m-power-jack-broken/m-p/169815#M46730 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">I think you will need a new socket to be safe.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">You can buy a new power socket for £3.90 </SPAN><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">but it is a big job to take the Vaio apart, remove the motherboard and solder the new jack in place. </SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">If you shop around you may find a repairer who will do this for about £55.</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:54:08 GMT Blencogo 2010-09-16T21:54:08Z vgn nr21m power jack broken https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/vgn-nr21m-power-jack-broken/m-p/169814#M46729 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN>My mum accidentally hoovered up the plastic cylinder in the centre of the power jack on my laptop, exposing the 2 pins inside and stopping my power supply from plugging in.(Attached is an image of a laptop with similar problem, although the plastic centre in mine is completely missing with no broken plastic remaining </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.efemt.com.au/images/cms/brokensony.jpg">http://www.efemt.com.au/images/cms/brokensony.jpg</A><SPAN>). Repair shop quoted me £120 +VAT to replace the entire jack, which I definitely cannot afford! I could buy a replacement part but wouldn't be comfortable dismantling and repairing the laptop myself.</SPAN></P><P></P><P>What I'd like to know is whether there is any way of externally repairing the jack. If I bought a new jack, could I pull out the centre and put it into the existing one? Or is that just stupid?</P><P></P><P>Any thoughts welcome! Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:21:29 GMT https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/vgn-nr21m-power-jack-broken/m-p/169814#M46729 sluggabed 2010-09-15T23:21:29Z vgn nr21m power jack broken https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/vgn-nr21m-power-jack-broken/m-p/169815#M46730 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">I think you will need a new socket to be safe.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">You can buy a new power socket for £3.90 </SPAN><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">but it is a big job to take the Vaio apart, remove the motherboard and solder the new jack in place. </SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">If you shop around you may find a repairer who will do this for about £55.</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:54:08 GMT https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/vgn-nr21m-power-jack-broken/m-p/169815#M46730 Blencogo 2010-09-16T21:54:08Z