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"Surely the risk of IC's and molex connectors coming loose is very
very low"

- NO! No, it's not. In fact it's very high, at least that's my
experience...  Of course, they're not becoming so loose that they fall
out or such, but their pins' contacts to the sockets are VERY
sensitive. Even if they seem to be socketed correctly, there's great
chance that something happens to 'em, when the unit is being moved
with abrasion (correct word?)
I got mine working perfectly, but after I took it on a 250 KM ride on
the backseat of my car (a cushioned backseat, and I was driving with
caution) - nothing worked properly any more - ugh. I had to reseat and
reconnect everything inside. Pain in the ass I can tell. It's perfect
again now, but I surely would avoid any risk of exposing it to
physical shocks, even slight ones.

Greetz,
Elm.