I am trying to replace a damaged DC jack on a Netgear Nighthawk X6 R7850 router. I need a through-hole right angle DC jack with this footprint/pinout and similar dimensions, but I am struggling to find one in stock:
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/linkplex/LDC-038HS-J-051-1AG-09/26798659
If there is a surface mount part with similar pin spacing and the same pinout, I can make that work, but I am struggling to find that as well. Thanks!
Would you have images of the damaged jack and it’s footprint?
Would you be able to provide dimensions for the footprint for the damaged connector?
Hi Nathan,
Here is a picture of the jack removed from the board. The spring (pin 2) is what broke, so that center pin is missing. The plastic aligning pin in front of the pins also broke while removing it from the PCB.
The footprint dimensions are the same as the datasheet of the item I linked - 6.6 mm between pins 1 and 3, 2.2 mm from pin 2 to the center line of pins 1 and 3. The jack body is smaller on the datasheet (7 mm) vs. the part I have (9 mm), but I can fill in the gap of the router shell if needed. The version of the jack I posted also has a metal sheath on it, so that might be enough on its own.
Pin 1 on the datasheet is in the correct location for what I need. Pins 2 and 3 do not matter since they are both connected to the same ground plane on the PCB.
See if something like this might work for you:
PJ-047AH Same Sky (Formerly CUI Devices) | Connectors, Interconnects | DigiKey
That looks like it will work. Thank you both!
