[hpsdr] Sticky USB connector]

[Tim O'Rourke]

I to had a stuck USB, I forced it out and there was enough static to destroy the USB controller chip! The problem is with the socket. The side internal grounding tabs get caught on the female plug.
I bent my socket tabs so they barley touch the plug.
Be careful unsticking the plug, I had power off the Atlas buss and the cable still plugged into computer.
Tim W4YN

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Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:00:33 +0000
From: Jerry Flanders <jeflanders at comcast.net>
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Mine is still stuck. I have been afraid to force it, but now I will 
try again using your method.

What can we do to keep it from sticking again?

Which part caused the problem - the socket or the plug?

Jerry W4UK

At 03:18 3/4/2009, George Medakovich wrote:
>***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>
>I finally freed my usb cable from Ozy.
>
>After looking at a couple of connectors I concluded that it wasn't likely
>to be caused by bent contacts.  So I made a shim out of a piece of 
>plastic from
>a piece of packaging and pushed it into each side, past the dimples.
>This did the trick, I was able to harmlessly pull the cable out 
>without damaging
>the connectors.
>
>George




Tim O'Rourke 
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