Serial port

[hakeem5454]

one of the pins in my serial port broke( i dont know how but it did). Is there a way to fix it?

[puntoMX]

Replace the connector, and if you cant then buy a USB-to-RS232 or a PCI RS232 card.

[firefoxthebomb]

I am pretty good with a soldering iron, I once fixed mine using a paper clip, I cut a small piece of a paper clip the size of the pin, then with a soldering iron with a small tip I put a small amount of solder on it and it has been working ever since.

Just a thought.

[hakeem5454]

there are two types of rs232 straight and rs232 cross, can it be used for pc-to-rs232 converter for it?(straight through & cross connections or transfers or whatever its called)