>Pearce, AB (Alan) wrote: >> It seems to me that these connectors are not made for regular mates and >> demates. They are designed for a small number of uses, such as they >> would normally get when used in telephony service. > >But how often do you change cables on the ICD2 itself? The target end of >the cable gets a lot of use, but the ICD2 end? I try to avoid giving mine >any use at all, but when I'm stuck using a ICD2 I rarely plug/unplug the >cable at the ICD2. I agree Olin, but the OP sounded like they unplug it often. I may be wrong here, but that was the way the posting came across to me. If they don't then it does sound like unit should get a repair, possibly because a substitute connector was used in it. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist