First post, by DeathRabbit679
I've got a PS/2 Model M keyboard that I really enjoy, but it's got an issue where the cable goes into the board with the 6 pin RJ45-looking connector where someone stove it in there by dropping it or shoving the cable into something while it was connected. I took it apart and finagled the receptacle back straight on the board, bent all the pins back in place and that fixed it. Sadly, about once a month, the keyboard starts cutting out and I have to fiddle some more, as those pins are a little jank now and tend to get mashed flat over time to where it's no longer making good contact with the cable anymore. Are these connectors used anywhere else such that I might be able to acquire a replacement receptacle and solder it to the board, or is a situation of lopping the head off the cable and soldering it directly to the logic board is my best option at this point? Or another less destructive idea I'm too ignorant to think of?