libera/#maemo/ Monday, 2021-02-22

VajbOftopic, but does anyone have problems with Lenovo ThinkPad Minidock series 3? I have a problem that docking station loses connection to displays if laptop slightly shifts in dock and even if table shakes a little. Sometimes it reconnects easily, but sometimes I have to reconnect the laptop to the dock several times. This is quite annoying problem and I am wondering if others have faced this and if yes, how did you fix this issue? All10:28
Vajbsolutions are welcome.10:28
KotCzarnyif google doesnt return a lot of similar issues then i would assume it's faulty?10:30
VajbI tried googling the problem, but did not find solutions. Few others had similar issues, but none offered much of a solution10:38
VajbIt feels like bad connection, bent pin or such but I have not seen any when observing both ports (dock and laptop)10:40
KotCzarnyat this scale it relies on micrometer scale fitting, i miss springs :)10:47
VajbAh, good old spring loaded pins...10:51
KotCzarnysprings are expensive10:52
KotCzarnyand big10:52
sixwheeledbeastdon't know much about the docking for lenovo only ever used a dell one in the past11:08
KotCzarnythey are quirky11:10
KotCzarnyin my old thinkpads moving laptop sometimes triggered audio reconnect11:10
KotCzarnymost likely other pins too, but audio was most noticable11:11
VajbI might have fixed it just now. Applied some spray lube meant for fixing bad connections for both ports and I can't make it disconnect anymore. Hope this is not just temporary fix.12:05
DocScrutinizer05Vajb: be careful with those sprays. Learn how to use them right. Usually you should do a flush last, to remove residues left from the contact cleaner. Also not all "contact cleaner" sprays are dor all types of contacts17:09

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