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Re: How to prevent broken ethernet port on DS

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Originally Posted by pitzoid View Post
For people having issues with blowing out and breaking RJ45 ports when tethered to the bot, this might help along with some of the other things being talked about here

Surge Protection

We were considering putting them on the field when the DS issues started, but they don't help the EMP events, the DSes still reset.... But it will help with tethered bots.....

Just placed an order for one at Newegg.com we'll try it out at Boilermaker and see how it works. Thanks for the tips!
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