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RE: IR tower problems
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 14 Feb 2001 14:58:32 GMT
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> Greg Ericksen wrote:
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> > WHile i was plugging in the cable for the IR tower, i heard a snap and
> > noticed that some pins on the plug got shoved halfway into the • computer. How
> > should i fix this.
> If you only *ever* use the Lego tower in that socket - and never use the
> tower anywhere else then plug it in an *leave it* ! If you need to plug
> and unplug frequently then you'll need to replace the connector on the
> back of the PC.
One technique that is forgotten in the days iof surface mount is to use a
sacrificial connector. Back in the olden days, when we updated a BIOS by
changing the actual chip (no FLASH then) we would often put the chip in
a second socket, or put a second socket on the first one on the board.
If you just buy a serial extension cable and plug it into your PC, you can
then plug anything you like in the other end of the cable. Plus you don't
have
to crouch around behind the PC.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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| (...) [snip] My attempt failed when adding an extension cable 2 meters in length. The computer reported a failure to communicate with the IR tower. The total length of the two joined cables apparently exceeds the maximum length for IR Tower (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) If you open up the computer, you should be able to push them back into place from the back of the connector. However, once they get displaced like that, it'll happen more and more often. In the end, you'll have to push the tower cable into the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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