Laptop Power Socket Repair

Step 2 Making the cuts

I've marked on this laptop where you'll make the cuts. Using the razor saw cut at a shallow angle on either side of the power socket, then continue the cut onto the bottom of the laptop, cut there at a shallow angle. The cuts should be about 1-1.5 inches long and just through the plastic body.

Now cut back and forth between the cuts at the transition point to produce two separate tabs.

Comments

[tresho]

I don't have a saw like this in my toolkit, but I do have a small "rotary tool" such as Harbor Freight sells for about $8. These tools are also called "Dremel tools." Its cutoff wheel will do the same job. The diameter of the cutting wheel is about 1 inch. The tool here is shown cutting off a defective DC power jack from a printed circuit board.