crwdns2853023:0crwdne2853023:0
My wife's chromebook took a nosedive off of the bed and onto the corner with the power adapter plugged in. It destroyed the internal power connector and could no longer be charged. Rather than buy a new laptop, I decided to try to repair the connector and salvage the laptop.
crwdns2853024:0crwdne2853024:0
I used the iFixit Guide for "Samsung Series 5 3G Chromebook Teardown" to help me get down to the motherboard and remove it. From there I was able to de-solder the broken AC/DC power jack from the motherboard and solder in the replacement I found for 10 bucks on eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-DC-Power-Jack...). The most difficult part of the entire process was getting the broken connector removed fron the board. It took some time, patience, tweezers and some solder wick but I got it out in the end. All totaled, the repair took about an hour. Most of that time was spent with the soldering iron.
crwdns2853025:0crwdne2853025:0
Seeing how frail the power connector is on the Chromebook 5 series, I would recommend that others be careful. All it takes is a short fall or a good trip on the power cable to ruin the internal connector. If that does happen to you, just order a replacement part and save yourself 300 bucks. Thanks iFixit for a great teardown tutorial!
crwdns2917034:0crwdne2917034:0
Can you replace the jack with the motherboard still in place?
In other words, did you only remove the motherboard to make it easier to solder or did you *have* to remove it in order to get access?
Zac Craven - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0