on 9/28/01 3:27 PM, Humphreys, David at david.humphreys_at_honeywell.com wrote:
> Jeremy wrote:
>
>> Just out of curiousity, did you lose serial connectivity through
>> the SER-001 but not when using a dongle?
>>
>> This happens to me once every few weeks. I have to open the
>> Newton and either re-seat the SER-001 or just remove it and put
>> it back in again. :-|
>>
>> I end up carrying the dongle around anyway, "just in case" the
>> connection through the SER-001 fails when I need it. Kind of a
>> pain. Am I the only one experiencing this? Should I attempt that
>> "countersink" trick?
>
> The board is not secured properly.
> As you plug and un-plug it is likely you are inadvertently
> un-seating the SER-001.
>
> Both screws are needed. Also a plastic washer between the board
> and the 1/4" mounting boss.
>
> As I am writing this I notice that Laurent has commented on the
> amount of solder on the internal connector.
>
> I did increase this a while back but the SER-001 is not meant
> to be repeatedly plugged in and out. Do this enough times
> and the connector will fail.
>
> If the board is secured correctly to begin with it is likely
> you will not have problems.
Mine was secured correctly, using the 2 screws, although there was some
bulge before I did the countersink thing...
-Laurent.
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