Replacing HDMI socket on a laptop

[glennd]

I have a HP G62 laptop with a trashed HDMI socket. when i touch the outer casing of the socket the laptop switches off. the multi-meter shows AC voltage on the case, the outer metal bit (I can't remember the reading now). What looks like a contact has come away from the motherboard. There is some movement as well, leading me to believe it has suffered at the hands of teenagers (the hard disk is also reporting surface damage).

Anyone have experience replacing a HDMI socket? Are there multiple types of socket? Things to watch out for? Please tell me it doesn't require soldering.

 

[B-MASTER]

It is highly unlikely you will be able to repair this without first de-soldering the current faulty port and then replacing with a new hdmi port. they are a generic item and can be sourced with ease, however replacing the item is another matter. unless you are proficient in soldering a new item to the board i would not attempt this repair

 

[glennd]

i used to be hot with the iron but these days it's getting hard to see the smaller things.

that doesn't sound good having read it back...

 

[coffee]

Glenn,

This does require removal from the motherboard and replacement. This is best completed with a hot air work station. I would price out a new / replacement board first as sometimes a replacement boards cost might not be that bad. Perhaps contact someone willing to do the work and sub it out to them.

coffee

 

[glennd]

i'm in two minds about this job now. given i'm not tooled up for this, there's a reasonable chance of an undesirable outcome. a new board and hdd and labour is approaching the point where they're better off putting the money into a new laptop.

 

[Larry Sabo]

You would be missing out on some easy money. A hot air station is less than $100, and is useful for repairing DC jacks as well as USB and HDMI ports. Try it on a few scrap boards first to get the hang of it. If you destroy the customer's board they are no worse off than if they were going to buy a MB anyway. Just get them to sign that they accept the risk that that might be necessary.

 

[glennd]

I elected to sell the idea of the usb to hdmi adapter as a risk free alternative which they seemed happy with and is cheaper than paying someone to replace the socket on the motherboard.

the hot air work station is something i'll look into. frankly, i'd never heard of them before. back in the day it was the solder soaker or the solder sucker which was never very successful with multi pin devices and i could see was not going to work well here, being how small it all is and how easy it is to destroy the tracks on the board.

i've maintained a policy of diagnose to the board level which has been fine. this is a gray area.

anyway, i removed the shattered socket and cleaned up the motherboard where the socket was mounted, put it all back together and it still works!

sometimes, i guess, you can't give the customer what they ask for, instead you have to steer them in a direction we're both comfortable with.

someone once said:

"Ending one’s sentences with prepositions is something up with which we will not put."

 

[NYJimbo]

the hot air work station is something i'll look into.

Hot air is nice but don't become dependent on it. Hot air puts too much stress on the board and other components as well as risk burning plastic parts or blowing smaller circuits out of place.

 

[glennd]

Hot air is nice but don't become dependent on it. Hot air puts too much stress on the board and other components as well as risk burning plastic parts or blowing smaller circuits out of place.

yes i can see that. i think that a hot soldering iron directly on the board and components would be at least as bad.