Re: TI-H: Broken I/O port
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Re: TI-H: Broken I/O port
Ryan Caron wrote:
> I have looked through the Radio Shack catalog for a 2.5mm (or 3/32 inch) 3 conductor
> port. Unfortunately, they do not have it. Send it back to Texas Instruments with a
> fancy, "sincere sounding" letter asking for a replacement. That's what I did, and it
> only took about 2 weeks for it to come back. You most likely get a refurbished model
> (i.e. i sent one w/ ROM version 1.3 and I got one w/ ROM version 1.2 and it has an R
> stamped on the back.) It's the best way to go, because it is a pain trying to desolder
> that port and resolder a new port on that thing. Don't try it, because TI might not
> replace it if you do.
Unfortunately I need my calculator now and don't feel like putting my calc into another
persons hands. Actually I have already removed the connector ( I think it was a cheap
P.O.S anyway). I took Grants advise and ordered from Mouser electronics three of the damn
things and plan to just solder the tree wires to the jack contacts run the wires out of the
computer to the mouser connnector, easy as pie and if it happens again I just switch out
connectors.
By the way, I have just gotten my TI-92+ to communicate with a C program for data storage
and transfering information I should have everything working by the middle of this month.
I am trying to finish the complete HTML report but it's not ready yet.
-Shane
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