On 02/16/2012 04:26 AM, mike wrote:
A cable has at least two conductors and several insulating layers.
EXACTLY what is breaking? Assume the plug is fine, 'cause you said
"cable". So, this is a wire problem...right???
Its the conductors braking all the time. As the plug is of the molded
type its not possible to resolder it in a decent way. Eventually I cut
off all the plastic from the plug, resoldered and wrapped some tape
around it.

Spring????
You can see the spring following the link posted by Colin:
http://www.laptopjacks.com/view_part...ck-PL5525.html

Regards
Jens