Kobra wrote:
Just a thought...it might be stupid...but...does anyone think a little
silicon spray lubricant on the sides of the connector would help...or
graphite powder for that matter.

Silicone spray should be fairly harmless - the worst it can probably do
is get into the pins and sockets and prevent an electrical connection,
which means you would have to clean things up with electrical contact
cleaner, _NOT_ WD-40. If you spray the silicone onto a piece of plastic
and then use your finger or a small brush to apply it, sparingly, to the
connector, it might help keep it from going where you don't want it.

Graphite conducts electricity, so if it gets into the pins and sockets,
it might make a bunch of connections you don't want, like between power
and ground. Snap, crackle, pop...

Matt Roberds