Laptop power connector repair service

Brief description

The DC power jack or socket is a female connector to which a power adapter is plugged in to deliver electricity. On laptops it easily breaks and is a common problem. Signs indicating the socket might be faulty are:

• The laptop won't power up or charge unless the lead is held in one position.
• If the power lead is wiggled it makes or losses contact.
• The laptop only runs on battery power.
• The pin in the centre of the jack is loose, pushed in, broken, misplaced or missing.
• The whole connector is loose, pushed in, broken, misplaced or missing.
• Intermittent charging or battery wouldn't charge.
• Sometimes when power is connected sparks come out or smells of burnt out.
• The battery charge light (LED) flickers when the tip of the AC adapter is moved.
• battery charge light wouldn't come on (lights up) when power is connected.
• screen flickers between bright and dim when the tip of the charger is moved.
• "Scratching" sound is coming from the DC socket when the power is connected
• broken from excessive pressure applied when plugging in or someone has tripped over the power lead or laptop dropped down and fallen on the connector while plugged in.

The service offered is for fixing a broken laptop power jack. Prior to calling please verify the power socket is the problem by checking for the signs described above.

The repairs start from £50. More details can be found in the Prices section.

All makes of notebooks are repaired: Toshiba, Acer, HP (Hewlett-Packard), Compaq, Dell, IBM, Fujitsu Siemens, Samsung, LG, Sony, Packard Bell, NEC, Advent, Medion, Gateway, Patriot, Hi-Grade, Philips, Asus, Averatec, Gericom, ECS, Elitegroup .... If your notebook is not listed it is very likely repairable as well. Please call.

The repair process involves full dismantling of the laptop and on average takes 2 hours to complete (sometimes up to 3.5 hours).

You can drop off your laptop (North London, N17 6DX) and then come back later to collect it when fixed. Visits for on-site repairs are available for Greater London area.

Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask .

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