are you talking about VGA, DVI, and COM? Because back in those days, the internal 4-pin molex (AMP) connectors were trash. going back even further, the P8 and P9 connectors on AT PSUs were even worse.
These power connectors do have a retaining clip to ensure the plug is fully inserted, so I'm not sure how much better those type of fasteners would be at preventing damage.
I am glad that screw-in connectors are dead. I don't miss blindly reaching around the back of a PC or monitor with no clearance and scratching the skin off my knuckles when they hit something each time I had to turn my wrist to screw in the connectors. And then there were the evil designs that put the receptacle way too close to a perpendicular surface such that you couldn't get your fingers around the thumbscrew to turn it.
That's the biggest problem with this stupid connector, even if it "clicks" it can still be partially out of the socket due to play/tolerance which means some of these tiny pins that are being asked to carry significant wattage aren't fully connected. Which causes heat/melting/fire.
Nice. And Cablemod reps claimed 0.2-0.25% failure rate the whole time while they continued sell their melting angled adapters. Not sure I would trust a failure rate at 1.07% either. Could be even higher for what we know.
I would agree the actual failure rate is likely higher than 1.07%. The implication is in the article here - "Of those, at least 272 adapters failed, as per reports and repair claims made to CableMod."
We would likely be safe in assuming that some failures were never reported and that may drive the percentage up by an unknown amount.
I really consider if I should stop using the v1.1 connector (I also have the v1.0 sitting around unused). Common sense would say to stop using, even tough if it has not failed by now it probably won't fail anytime soon (unless I unplug/plug it), but I would need a replacement for the adapter, and I doubt cablemods would want to release one anytime soon.
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Taco-Man - Friday, February 9, 2024 - link
The article mentions “12V-6x6” 4 times which confused me for a minute. The correct name of the newer standard that will replace 12VHPWR is 12V-2x6.Ryan Smith - Friday, February 9, 2024 - link
D'oh! Thank you; that's a silly error.Threska - Friday, February 9, 2024 - link
Miss the days when male/female external connectors fastened down.meacupla - Friday, February 9, 2024 - link
are you talking about VGA, DVI, and COM?Because back in those days, the internal 4-pin molex (AMP) connectors were trash.
going back even further, the P8 and P9 connectors on AT PSUs were even worse.
The Von Matrices - Friday, February 9, 2024 - link
These power connectors do have a retaining clip to ensure the plug is fully inserted, so I'm not sure how much better those type of fasteners would be at preventing damage.I am glad that screw-in connectors are dead. I don't miss blindly reaching around the back of a PC or monitor with no clearance and scratching the skin off my knuckles when they hit something each time I had to turn my wrist to screw in the connectors. And then there were the evil designs that put the receptacle way too close to a perpendicular surface such that you couldn't get your fingers around the thumbscrew to turn it.
Threska - Friday, February 9, 2024 - link
SCSI was two metal clips that locked it in securely. No screws required.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCSI_connector
thomasjkenney - Friday, February 9, 2024 - link
Centronics connector, part of the micro ribbon connector family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_ribbon_connect...FatFlatulentGit - Saturday, February 10, 2024 - link
The 50 pin centronics connectors used clips, but the 25 pin connectors used screws.Pneumothorax - Saturday, February 10, 2024 - link
That's the biggest problem with this stupid connector, even if it "clicks" it can still be partially out of the socket due to play/tolerance which means some of these tiny pins that are being asked to carry significant wattage aren't fully connected. Which causes heat/melting/fire.Papusan - Friday, February 9, 2024 - link
Nice. And Cablemod reps claimed 0.2-0.25% failure rate the whole time while they continued sell their melting angled adapters. Not sure I would trust a failure rate at 1.07% either. Could be even higher for what we know.PeachNCream - Saturday, February 10, 2024 - link
I would agree the actual failure rate is likely higher than 1.07%. The implication is in the article here - "Of those, at least 272 adapters failed, as per reports and repair claims made to CableMod."We would likely be safe in assuming that some failures were never reported and that may drive the percentage up by an unknown amount.
Eliadbu - Sunday, February 11, 2024 - link
I really consider if I should stop using the v1.1 connector (I also have the v1.0 sitting around unused). Common sense would say to stop using, even tough if it has not failed by now it probably won't fail anytime soon (unless I unplug/plug it), but I would need a replacement for the adapter, and I doubt cablemods would want to release one anytime soon.edzieba - Monday, February 12, 2024 - link
Higher than the installation failure rate of the original connector itself, in effect meaning the adapter mad the problem /worse/.