So, this happened to me last week -- I usually charge my PE overnight, but one morning I realized it hadn't charged and found out it was bc the power socket's pin was missing....
Thank goodness for this forum!
But I think I screwed up in fixing mine.
I purchased the Jameco part as linked in the forum (still available)
and then it went downhill from there...
The hardest part of this whole operation was desoldering the socket and harness for removal. Re-installation of the new socket, etc. was easy.
Desoldering/REMOVAL:
I first used a
desoldering pump, but it wasn't efficiently removing all the bits of solder around the socket and harness so I couldn't get them out (maybe cuz I'm a noob). I kept trying anyways and may have ended up burning the board by using the iron on it too much...this is probably where I screwed up, but I still had hope at the time...
Then I tried using a
desoldering Iron from Radio Shack (
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ue=Desoldering), but it only really worked if I first added fresh solder on the parts and then vacuumed it all off with the iron. This was def. handier than the pump itself.
But, the parts still wouldn't budge, which meant there was still some solder on them...
The easiest way I found to remove all the solder in this case, was with a
desolding braid. I was able to finally release the socket and harness from the board and move forward. In the future, I think I would opt for the braid first, for tight spots.
REPLACEMENT:
replacing the old socket with a new one was easy after that. Once you pop out the old stuff, just pop in the new one. Secure with solder, and done.
If only it was that simple though.
While desoldering, some tiny part from the under side fell out, but I used some photos from this forum to figure out where it belonged (turns out, right behind the socket)...You see in the pic below, that little black piece has to sit on the two white rectangular areas...the question is, which way? Can someone check and tell me which way the writing on the black piece is facing?
Another thing, this is post-op after putting everything back in place. You can see I did some damage on the board. Do you think this is what's causing it to no longer work?
Idk...I've still got some hope that maybe if I put the black piece in right it'll work out fine, but idk...