Re: A89: Link Port Problems!

To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A89: Link Port Problems!
From: Mark Zavislak <felix@megsinet.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 22:08:13 -0600
Reply-To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org


KeysDezes@aol.com said:

>
>That's odd that it can send but not receive.  The link port on the 89 is 
>cheap.  It gets bent really easily.  Mine doesn't work at all anymore.  
>(It's 
>out of warrantee, so I'm just taking it apart and fixing it.)  I seriously 
>doubt it's anything software related though.  Does it work if you receive 
>from another TI-89?


I actually had the same problem; it would receive only if I held the 
cable bent a certain way.  So I simply took the calc apart, broke out the 
soldering iron, and melted it back.  It turned out that the solder on 
both sides of the port had broken right off.  It works fine now...

-Mark Zavislak
felix@megsinet.net

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