Broken Power Socket on Logic Board

Thanks for the responses so far. I am not talking about the DC in plug on the right hand side of the laptop, i.e. the plug from the AC Adapter. The point I am talking about is where the blue and white cable from the DC In Board plugs into the Logic Board at the top left hand corner of the LB. I have tried taking pictures but unfortunately cannot get a good pic of it - the camera hunts and the results are waaay out of focus. The small leads - pads? to which the contacts on the plug were soldered are no longer there, having been broken away. I do have soldering skills, but whether I can make some new ones out of copper or whatever, I'm not sure. I'm not sure that any of our TV technicians here could do it either, but will make some enquiries. I won't go near the local Mac agents. I did hand the job over to a computer technician who said he could do the job, but he returned it 6 months later saying that the LB was 'fried'. Funny that, given that I can get it to work by bridging the contacts, but understandably, that is not my preferred method of starting up. I will keep 'plugging away' - no pun intended - but I can't help but think that it may be a lost cause. But once again, thanks for the responses. Cheers.

Thanks lemerise,

I had already found that photo, and tried to replicate it myself but without luck. Your pic is clearer than the other I had seen and confirms for me that the right hand pad, and the track adjacent to it are separate, but if bridged will start the computer The two pads are absolutely non-existent on my LB, and I had found that bridging the two points starts the computer. With luck I will be able to solder to each of them and Bingo! I hope! :-). Many thanks once again.