"Tim Downie" wrote in message
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Grunff wrote:
Tim Downie wrote:

Of course I could just send it off for repair but it's going to be a
new motherboard job and it probably needs a new battery too and and
the end of the day, it'll still be a fecking Packard Bell Easynote
laptop. spit

Simplest thing to do is open it up, remove the DC socket and solder
in a short (~30cm) flying lead terminated in a line socket. Use a good
grommet at the exit hole.

I did that with an old Medion but the constant flexing of the fly lead
eventaully knackered it again. I was hoping for a better solution.

You could solder the fly lead to a couple of steel plates and glue them to
the case.
Solder the power lead to a couple of magnetic catches and away you go.

Now polarity is a problem so you need to think about the shapes a bit.