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Hardware => Lynx EtherDongle => Topic started by: frankr on March 25, 2012,

Title: Etherdongle BOM?
Post by: frankr on March 25, 2012,

Hello all,

I was looking on the Wiki for an etherdongle BOM but could not find one.  I need to know the part number for the ethernet jack.  One of the pins broke on the one in my kit and I need to get a replacement.

Frank

Title: Re: Etherdongle BOM?
Post by: chrisatpsu on March 25, 2012,

the magjack should have...

two plastic stems
2 outside metal stems.
4 pins in the front
7 pins in the back

compared to the other jack, it looks like it's missing a pin. but it's correct in having 7

unless you actually broke one of the pins from above, this is a common scare at first.

Title: Re: Etherdongle BOM?
Post by: RJ on March 25, 2012,

I believe they added to the manual pointing this out to help keep people from thinking this. There is only seven on everyone of them.

RJ

Title: Etherdongle BOM?
Post by: frankr on March 25, 2012,

Lol go fig.  I didn't look before installing only after pulling it out. I need to reexamine when I get home as I could have sworn there was a hole and trace where I had no pin...

Title: Re: Etherdongle BOM?
Post by: RJ on March 25, 2012,

There is a hole but no trace.  The hole is part of the part pattern and I left it in case we have to sub the part some day as some of the replacment parts would have the pin it just does nothing.

RJ

Title: Re: Etherdongle BOM?
Post by: tbone321 on March 25, 2012,

Sometimes it pays to be a little slow on building the kits.  I would have probably thought the same thing and pulled the jack for no reason.