• helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        Na, some of us still deal with these style connectors. Not so much for video, but it’s still used for rs-232 (control signal) and other data. They are great when you dont want the connector to ever fall out.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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          7 months ago

          I’ve seen plenty of medical devices with rs232 ports. And I’m sure there’s a lot of legacy machinery out there which require them.

          If you have a factory and your computer-controlled machinery was installed in 1995 but still works just fine, you’re probably not going to invest in newer equipment until it becomes a problem.

    • Madison420@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Screw loosie in tight as you can by hand, give the plug a moderate side to side jiggle, loosen tighty first then loosie.