[TI-H] Re: link port
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[TI-H] Re: link port
I forgot about that-I'd better check to see if my calc is still under warranty. I have dropped
the calc a few times during its life, but I don't think ever with the link connected.
jeff
> Sounds like it could be the link port yes. And if it is some error like
> this I don't think there is any reliable tests without opening it...
> Have you dropped your calc with the link cord connected or something?
> Or used it a lot?
> Could be bad solderings at the link port, or maybe that the little metal
> thingies inside the connector has been bent, so that it has bad connection.
> To open the calc you have to remove all screws, including the one holding
> the backup battery. (sorry, your calc will be reset during opening)
> I find it the easiest to then crack it open at the top first, I do it with
> my fingers by pressing the front half in a bit and pulling apart. then I
> use the slide case in the crack, pulling backwards until it snaps up.
> Not good to use screwdrivers or metal things, it could damage the case.
> I have done it a lot of times, and the calc still holds perfectly together
> without any screws. (I don't bother to screw them back, is nice to be able
> to open your calc easily. And its a nice "party trick" during class ;)
> If you aren't already classified as a geek before, you certainly will after
> at least :))
>
> You could look for cracks in the soldering that holds the linkport by
> pulling a bit in it.. carefull though.
> or just resolder them to be sure.
>
> And all the usual precautions when handling electronics ofcourse like not
> touching anything you don't have to touch and stuff to avoid ESD.. but you
> probably knew that.
>
> All this ofcourse break any guarantee you might have...
>
> ///Olle
>
>
>
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