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Originally posted by db8tr
While I have heard of people breaking the mc connector on the orinoco pigtails, I have never had that problem. I have been using the same 12 inch pigtail from fabcorp for 8 months. I probably plug and unplug it at least 3 times a week. I am careful with it though... always put it straight on and pull straight off. Any side to side motion coild bend or break the center pin.
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I've noticed that the force required to insert/remove the pigtail on my Avaya card has lessened over the last 6 months that I've had it. I use the external antenna a few times per week, and figured that it was wearing out prematurely.
Update: I just Googled up the
mechanical specs for the MC-Card plug and it shows my concerns were unfounded: it's rated at 5000 insertion/removal cycles, it would take about 13 years of daily use to wear it out! It's a pretty safe bet that 802.11b will be a vague memory in 13 years.