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Monday 30th June 2008
Replace the N-type (or else some wretched proprietary Toshiba variation) DC power socket
   
A few more pictures of R******, asleep on M****. The picture of the lap-top, although kind of unintentional, reminds of the recent trials and tribulations we've had with that particular computer. Trouble was, the 19V power supply . . . well, it wasn't really the power supply, more the lead and the plug . . . well, that kind of broke, so I fixed it with a bit of a solder (this is going back a couple of months). This again broke, so I did another fix, thinking this would be the last one and so ordered a dodgy AC-to-DC (with choices of voltage output) converter, power supply thingy . . . from eBay, from 'someone' in Hong Kong. Of course, as I've since learnt, the Toshiba Satellite Pro L10 (and probably other Toshiba lap-tops) favours its own special kind of plug/socket combo for the power supply. I tried to force in a plug that looked roughly similar but, in doing so, broke the power socket on the lap-top. I think it was Tuesday evening when this happened and Wednesday when we were thinking, "Oh god - do we need a new lap-top then?" But thanks to some fantastic take-your-lap-top-apart guides on the internet, I was able to take the lap-top apart, and attach two wires to the points on the circuit board where the power supply unit is soldered into the motherboard. I vaguely attached these two wires to previously mentioned Hong Kong power supply and - BINGO! - it's working! I finish the job with a bit of masking tape and the promise of something more aesthetic in the very near future. This happened to my last lap-top - the socket for the power supply gave up, but I don't think I bothered trying to fix that one. Note: days mentioned in this entry may well refer to the week following 30th June.
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