[COLUG] Need soldering help

[Thomas W. Cranston]

Judd Montgomery wrote:
>
> http://www.laptopjacks.com wants $40 for the part!  What do you think 
> about re-soldering the jack I have?  I'll look harder to see if I can 
> see a break, or a problem.
>
> Judd
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Judd Montgomery wrote:
> http://www.laptopjacks.com wants $40 for the part!  What do you think 
> about re-soldering the jack I have?  I'll look harder to see if I can 
> see a break, or a problem.
Could it be that the plug is loose in the socket. I have seen this 
before. Seems like increasing the dia.of the plug or decreasing the dia. 
of the socket would solve the problem, but of course how to do. I have 
seen notebooks that had nice snug connections that become loose over time.

Tom