Shoutout to the guy who showed me the proper way to seat a D-sub connector

I kept seeing people just push them in until they clicked, but he pointed out you need to watch the backshell for full pin alignment. Saved me from a nasty intermittent fault on a G1000 comm panel last month. How do you guys make sure you get a solid seat every time?

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henryr4515m ago

Yeah, that backshell trick is key. I always give it a gentle wiggle after the click to check for any play. If the whole connector moves as one solid piece, you know it's good. A little visual check on the pin rows through the back never hurts either.