Hi, all and thanks for reading. I have broken off a piece of plastic(?) just inside the connector on my laptop. The missing piece prevents me from connecting successfully with the cord inside the connector, sorry, don't know what to call it. I have tried different adaptors but no help.

Years back I remember if you could not get a good connection with your tv, you could fashion like a clothes hanger or aluminum foil as an unconventional way to solve the problem. I guess that is what I am looking for, an unconventional way to fill in the on the missing piece, even if it looks funny, to try to temporarily solve the issue. OR of course, if there is something on the market I could buy to remedy this, please, someone let me know. Do computer repair shops have something?

It's been really hard on being on travel and having to rely on the public library to do my internet stuff, but of course, i am grateful to have the access.

Thanks for replies, Best wishes, Jan_believes