Smells Like Solder
April 9, 2008 | Rantin' 'N' Ravin', Tech
It’s probably happened to you on one occasion or another… your favorite electronic gizmo, be it a laptop, a radio, or any other device powered by an adapter, stops working. Wiggling the adapter plug works for a little while, but ultimately you know time is limited for your device. This happened to me yesterday.
My Toshiba laptop’s adapter plug started misbehaving last evening, subsequently dropping my battery charge to a mere 14% this morning. Fearing the pain of separation from my favorite piece of equipment, I started studying how to repair a damaged adapter. I’d done similar repair before, but this was my laptop, after all. Care had to be taken, lest I be ruined permanently (or until a replacement unit arrived).
So, I went down to our local RadioShack, picked up some solder and an adapter head, and went to work. Twenty tense moments later, my battery light showed it was charging up. As I sit here, using said laptop to write this post, the battery is almost fully charged again. Sure, the cord looks unruly and, frankly, ugly, but it works.
In all, I spent about five hours without technology, and I pulled out fine ;-). Plus, I can add soldering to my bank of skills now.
One Response to “Smells Like Solder”
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By Cory Collins on Nov 12, 2008