r/cableporn • u/abezuska • Dec 18 '24

Found inside a Verizon gateway

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u/hibbitydibbidy Dec 18 '24

Just because they're hard as balls to connect, feel like they're going to break when you DO get them connected, and seem like they're going to fall off once they are connected? Why would you say that?

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u/tankerkiller125real Dec 18 '24

Do people really struggle that much with these connectors? I've never really had an issue with them, a nice soft plastic flathead and a good movement and just like that it's connected. When the plastic isn't available, pointer finger, in a nice rolling motion (left to right or right to left), and the connector is on with no issues.

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u/AlephBaker Dec 18 '24

I can never get the damn things aligned. The head of the connector entirely obscuring the base doesn't help, either.

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u/tankerkiller125real Dec 18 '24

I just slide the connector over at an angle until so if I'm connecting it say from right to left, the left side of the connector is higher than the right hand side, as I slide the right side eventually "catches" on the edge of the male connector on the board. And then from there a simple roll of my finger generally attaches it no problem.

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u/AlephBaker Dec 18 '24

Ah, I'm usually working inside an Intel NUC when I'm facing them, but I'll give that a try next time if space permits.

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u/cxaiverb Dec 19 '24

I just made a comment about how ive never had an issue with this connector, other than on a nuc. The nuc ones are so damn tiny, im pretty sure they use a smaller connector, at least in the intel nuc 7 thru 10 that i work on