[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] I reversed the cable

[S Ou]

I thought someone was going to explain how Maxwell's equations
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would be the obvious explanation of how the electrons interact among
themselves and form a logjam as one end of the cable, and since electrons
repel among themselves, prevent the video and audio signals from passing
through, and when you reverse the cable, all those "stuck" electrons would
freely flow back away from the end - think of it as backflushing a filter,
right?  that combined with the nearness of the moon in the last cycle threw
the electromagnetic spectrum all of our whack, positron tangled on
anti-electron wise, which made it impossible for the video to pass along as
one might expect in a simplistic sense.  A diagram would explain it nicely
but I can't draw in four dimensions with three sets of simultaneous
perpendicular electric and magnetic fields, so a vague hand waving will
have to do. Is it spring outside? I'm going for a walk!

On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 3:25 PM Paul Garmon <paul.garmon at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Yay!  [inexpensive & quick] Successful outcomes are nice.
>
> I am glad someone else suggested reversing the cable too! Of course, that
> doesn't work for some cables, e.g. USB A to B.  So, glad that the regular
> HDMI cables are symmetrical. This likely works for the same reason just
> removing boards from a computer (when they had them ;) and putting them
> back would often fix things. Having gold or silver plating sometimes helps
> avoid this. Otherwise, connections oxidize over time and erode the quality
> of the connection.  Sometimes just pulling out the cable and putting it
> back works, but I like swapping the ends (if they are the same), because
> every connector is a tiny bit different in where it bites.  Not that cables
> can't go bad if a wire breaks (or almost breaks), but that's rarer unless
> the cable is being handled or flexed a lot (or chewed on by your favorite
> pet ;).
>
> Paul
>
>
> On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 12:30 PM Paul Lewis <jeplewis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Would anyone care to explain WHY that worked.
>>
>> On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 6:01 PM <jjrudy1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Two people told me to reverse the cable.
>>>
>>> I found that hard to fathom, but they are smart people so I did it.
>>>
>>>  VOILA!!
>>>
>>>  The problem appears to be solved.  I got two quick flickers over an
>>> hour of testing but otherwise all seems good.
>>>
>>
>
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