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civy Posted - Feb 05 2012 : 10:11:36 AM
Your site has been very helpful and I have followed it to the letter. I am trying to replace the dc jack on my Gateway laptop to save the motherboard. I am new to soldering but have practiced on an old board and feel confident after much practice. My problem is that the solder is not melting. I can't get the old dc jack off. It's not shiny like the other solder. I don't know what it is. I have tried 2 different irons, wick, vacuum, everything. I think I'm doing everything right but nothing is working. Anyone have any ideas?
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Aaron Cake Posted - Feb 12 2012 : 10:20:25 AM
Make sure it is abosolutely clean by washing the area with alcohol. It sometimes also helps to add some fresh solder.

How powerful is your soldering iron? If it's a 15W iron, it will probably never work. A good 30W iron would do the job.

Has it been repaired before? Maybe someone used conductive epoxy instead of solder?

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