Re: [NTLK] connection port seems to be having trouble ....

From: Péter Mészáros <meszaros.peter_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon Mar 30 2009 - 09:13:05 EDT

Something to consider if your port goes bad ?
http://newtonsales.com/pcb.htm
// Peter

2009/3/30 Goodwin, Greg P. <GoodwinG@aafes.com>

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> From: newtontalk-bounce@newtontalk.net [mailto:newtontalk-From: Brett
> Feinblatt
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> Hiya -
> Several years ago, I was considering buying PCBman's SER-001 port
> bypass board, but never got around to it. So now, naturally, the
> connection port seems to be having trouble maintaining a connection...
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> This got me to thinking about some advice I WANT to give, but wanted to
> confirm with the hardware experts here.
>
> Like the ribbon display cable on the E-mate EVENTUALLY goes out, so does
> the connection port on the Newton. It is not a matter of if, but when.
>
> My dad spent hours lovingly resoldering that little connector back on.
> Wow, what a feat. The thing I noticed was that the connector was held
> on by cheap plastic rivets which eventually come loose, and then the
> damage hits on the board.
>
> As a preventive measure, what do you guys think of taking the Newton
> apart, carefully drilling out those plastic rivets, and re-riveting them
> with small metal rivets?
>
> Do they make rivets in home kits that small?
>
> Ideas?
>
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