[sdiy] J-Wire Woes [Problem Fixed!! - Followup]

[harrybissell]

If its like my ProOne... its a cheezy Augat (brand) socket.  It has crappy
wiping action.  I would replace it for sure with an AMP Diplomate

H^) harry

WeAreAs1 at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/15/04 2:26:14 PM, doof at cox.net writes:
>
> << After checking continuity I gave the ribbon interface sockets of the main
> and keyboard PCBs a good squirt of contact cleaner, along with the pins on
> both sides the ribbon.  This did the trick.  It seems pin 8 just wasn't making
> solid electrical contact with the corresponding ribbon sockets.
>
> If it stops working after the contact cleaner dries I'll just have to replace
> the ribbon cable and the pcb sockets. >>
>
> You might consider taking the plug out and gently scraping its pins with an
> X-acto knife.  This will remove any oxide that has built up on the pins.  The
> socket probably has self-cleaning wipers, so it will not likely need any
> scraping.
>
> Michael Bacich