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the laptop. Cleaning the laptop parts as you repair is detrimental to the longevity of the laptops life. It
is used to clean the keyboard, the motherboard and any case part. More detailed usages will follow
throughout this book and should be applied as instructed.
Scissors -
The smaller the better when obtaining your scissors. I use haircutting scissors because
they are small and the cutting tips are thin and narrow.
Electrical Tape
This is used to wrap cables and
wires, and used to secure or flatten wire or cable tracks on or in the laptop. I try not to use this on
wire or cable wrapping if possible because I have found that over time the tape will slowly unravel
and can become ―stickyǁ on the outer-side.
Shrink Wrap Tubing -
These can usually be found
in variety packs, the larger of the sizes will be the one you use most commonly in laptop repair.
These are placed over the repair area on the wire or cable, they are basically rubber tubes that you
cut to your specifically needed length, then heat the tube to shrink it to the size of the wire or cable
being repaired.
Copper Foil Tape
A less common item used,
though you will eventually need this if you are repairing laptops on a regular basis. This will be
used for motherboard PCB repair and more commonly used for DC Jack C-ring replacement/repair.
Adjustable Pliers
This is a less commonly used
tool, though it will be needed at times. I will rarely use this on a DC Jack repair to gently wiggle
the jack loose from the desoldered contact pads. You will find other uses for this tool so it is a good
tool to add to your collection.
Liquid (no residue) Flux -
For this tool, I