I had a most difficult one just last week.It was a Dell XPS laptop. The jack also had an integrated 2 color LED. I had to desolder 12 points to remove the jack. I cheated by breaking the thing apart and cutting away the plastic with the soldering iron. They use a very low lead solder which is very difficult to remove with a wick.
The customer wanted the old jack. He was surprised when I immediately headed to the back and came back with all 20-something pieces of plastic and metal in a small plastic container. People are weird, but I know what to expect from them; that's why I saved the pieces.
(The customer wanted the old jack. He was surprised when I immediately headed to the back and came back with all 20-something pieces of plastic and metal in a small plastic container. People are weird, but I know what to expect from them; that's why I saved the pieces.
PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Wed 24 Feb 2010, 2:43,
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that sounds a lot like taking away your cysts/tumours after an operation..
Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Wed 24 Feb 2010, 3:12,
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Yeah, before there were laws regarding medical waste...I had a couple of kooky aunts who would bring home anything that was removed from them during their stay at the hospital. Anything from gallstones to cataracts. Just lovely.
( PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Wed 24 Feb 2010, 3:18,
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