Power Jack replacement

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Power Jack replacement

Here's the problem I have...

The tip of the 1/8" mini power connector broke off inside my powerbook G4 power jack.

The laptop doesn't charge anymore because of this so not only do I need to replace my power adapter/converter but I need to somehow get the broken off tip out of my computer jack or replace it all together.

Question is, does anyone know if it's easy to replace that jack inside the laptop and where I can get one compatible with my machine?

Thanks!

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.5.4), 15" aluminum Powerbook G4

Posted on Mar 4, 2012 10:08 PM

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a brody

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Mar 5, 2012 7:22 AM in response to ecbmixman

Is the piece of the connector still inside the jack? Sometimes very delicate surgery can extract the broken piece with a needle nose pliers, but you need to use one hand, and make sure there are no magnetic qualities to the pliers. Magnetism and electrical parts don't work well together! Short of that, the actual replacement of the jack is complicated, but http://www.ifixit.com/ or http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/ may have the necessary instructions and part info.

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