On 1/6/2013 10:50 AM, Gareth Magennis wrote:
hi Jeff,

hope this makes things clearer than my description!

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/2610/imag0147pk.jpg

Do you think it is worth me trying to fix this? I've written it off at the
moment.

Both plug and socket seem quite badly damaged, but might still work or I
could possibly hard wire the power connections.
If I can find out what that melted device is I can replace it if I can find
one to buy.
Do you think there will be further damage? I can buy another keyboard cheap
enough on FleaBay.


I ordered another laptop yesterday, but this one did used to sound excellent
as a TV / mini hi-fi, and was especially useful for editing the 10 hour
recordings without headphones or external speakers.




Thanks,

Gareth.


Not clear why you chose to obscure the plug in the picture.
If that's a metal ring around the periphery of the plug, the
likely scenario is that the wine got on the outside and shorted
that metal ring to the pads on the socket. Then the pins got hot
and melted the plug and socket. The conductive medium may have been
remnants of flux.

I'd clean up the socket to clear the shorts and see if it runs on an
external monitor. Since you have the schematic, put power to it and
see if the display works. Then worry about the chip.
You can always remove the tape and tap into the power wires and jumper
to the board.