inside of a 1394 dv input/out in a camcorder? Anybody have pictures?

[David D]

I am trying to figure out why my firewire port doesn't work anymore.
I am wondering just how the inside of it works - where the pins meet,
but I can't seem to find any information or images of what it looks
like. Does anyone know? I have taken apart the cable, but not the
camcorder (the camcorder has bent pins). I am hoping I can figure out
where the pins are bent and how the cable and the input on the
camcorder work together. Any help or images would be great.

Thanks

 

[Trevor Wilson]

I am trying to figure out why my firewire port doesn't work anymore.
I am wondering just how the inside of it works - where the pins meet,
but I can't seem to find any information or images of what it looks
like. Does anyone know? I have taken apart the cable, but not the
camcorder (the camcorder has bent pins). I am hoping I can figure out
where the pins are bent and how the cable and the input on the
camcorder work together. Any help or images would be great.

**I bet you have a Panasonic camcorder. This is a known sisue.
'Hot-swapping' is damaging to Firewire equipped products.

Trevor Wilson