[Vanhackspace] Replace 1/8" audio jack on laptop

[Dave Dillabough]

Have you taken the laptop apart and looked at it? Often it is just the
solder connection to the jack that causes the intermittent audio and
resoldering the jack is all that is need to repair the problem.

On Sun, December 27, 2009 6:51 pm, Fred Leitz wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has any advice for replacing the audio jack
> on an Acer laptop, or other hacks that may allow it to work correctly.
> The problem is the plug has grown loose with wear and the audio cuts
> in and out from stereo to mono.
>
> Any advice is appreciated everything from sourcing / identifying the
> connector to desoldering / soldering it. Alternatively, there are
> three other jacks on the laptop so rerouting the signal either via
> software or hardware is also an option if it would prove easier.
>
> It's an Acer Aspire 6935 on the off chance that someone knows the part I
> need.
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