Laptop power cord connection-Fixable?

Hello everyone,
I was hoping someone here could give me some knowledge about my power cord. I have a Compaq Presario R3000 laptop that is no longer very user friendly. The power cord that charges the battery is loose and has to be positioned "just so" to keep power flowing to the computer.

I have taken the laptop apart and done what I could to rebend the metal tabs in the female part of the connection to make better contact, but this fix only lasted about a week. Is there any way to replace the female receptor. I would like this fix to be as cheap as possible.

This computer is mostly a desktop replacement and stays plugged in most of the time. Unfortunately the battery is the original and is about 4 years old and no longer holds a charge that lasts more than about 5 min. So, whenever the plug jiggles loose the computer switches to battery and then promptly shuts down. I know I need to replace the battery and I already have plans to do so. But, I am not sure I want to get a new battery if I am not going to have a way to keep it charged.

Any wisdom from the computer sages here is greatly appreciated. Or anyone who just happens to know the answer would be fine to (no sage status required)

Thanks alot.

Steve

 

Hey,

I had this exact same problem with a Presario 2100. I took the laptop apart and found the problem was the socket which it seems you have to.

If you look around you should be able to find out what model number the socket is, I'm not too sure which one I got and they'll probably be different but I found one on eBay which was just a few quid from America, I removed the old one and soldered this one on. It's probably best not to mess around with it unless you know exactly what you're doing.

I also replaced the male connector on the cord, just picked up a universal charger from the shop, cut off the end of my charger and re-connected this one, although now its got a lot of electrical tape on it. Doesn't looks great but works perfectly and saved a lot of money.

Again, best not to do this unless you know what you're doing. Lucky for me my dad's an electrician and really helped me out with this.

I hope this helps you!