[gobnay]

When my powerbook is at home, I use external speakers attached via the mini din. Lately the connection is bad and I have to jiggle the connector to make contact. is there a way to - I don't know how else to put it - make the hole tight again? I am getting really tired of having to jiggle the wires.

[tonton]

That sounds like the sound output port, and it sounds like it might be a problem with your cable. If it's not the cable then it is more than likely that the soldering of your audio port has come lose, possibly by an impact while the plug was attached. To fix this, you will need to open up the Powerbook (is it a G3 or a G4?) and reset the solder.

[Spectre666]

Originally posted by gobnay:
is there a way to - I don't know how else to put it - make the hole tight again?

Have her do a 30 minute intense inner thigh work out every morning.

[gobnay]

tonton, thanks for your reply. you are correct, it is the sound output! for some reason i was thinking it was the inner portion of the jack, but now that you mention the loose solder joints, i am thinking that makes a lot of sense. now if i can just remember a few things from my micro-miniature modular repair class in soldering techniques.....

[gobnay]

disassembled the powerbook (thank goodness for the apple tech memos), found the offending solder connection(s), resoldered them and everything works great! not too bad for a first attempt.

moderator, feel free to close this thread unless you feel the info would be useful for others.

thanx again, tonton

[tooki]

We only close threads when there are flame wars or if it is a common question, we don't close threads proactively

tooki