HP Pavilion ZX500 Power Jack FIX

I got tired of disassembling/asssembling my notebook because of this
power jack problem. It may be overstressed or overheated area.
Soldering fix it for a while but the same problem keeps on repeating.


I don't want my money to be wasted, so what I did is bought me 2
6600Ah battery and an external battery (standalone) charger.

total cost is $182 plus shipping

Problem is fix....

Forget HP, their bussiness is to sell you a new one.

HP is not alone with notebook power jack problems, just one company that has
more than its fair share of them. Seems like everyone these days attaches the
power jack with solder and nothing else, not even any reinforcement. This is
plain stupid stupid stupid hardware design. Solder is soft and pliable, not
like steel, aluminum or even plastic, which are much harder. So the action of
plugging and unplugging an A/C adapter regularly stresses and stretches the
solder joints, which eventually fracture.

If notebook computers were automobiles, they would all be recalled for faulty
power jack design. But of course a failed power jack is not usually life
threatening immediately. It only elevates the stress in our already
overstressed lives... Ben Myers

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:19:15 -0000, lid (judo123boy) wrote:

>I got tired of disassembling/asssembling my notebook because of this
>power jack problem. It may be overstressed or overheated area.
>Soldering fix it for a while but the same problem keeps on repeating.
>
>
>I don't want my money to be wasted, so what I did is bought me 2
>6600Ah battery and an external battery (standalone) charger.
>
>total cost is $182 plus shipping
>
>Problem is fix....
>
>Forget HP, their bussiness is to sell you a new one.