How do I test my firewire connection?

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"" wrote:
> I've found out the hardway that my firewire connection on one
> of my
> PC's is faulty.
> It has managed to blow the iLink connection on four different
> camcorders. : (
>
> I only discovered this as a result of trial and error and
> pulling my
> hair out trying to figure out why my camcorders would not
> connect to
> PC's.
>
> The thing is... I have two PC's.
> I don't know which is faulty.
> The firewire conection works fin with other hardware like
> external hard
> drives.
>
> The only way I can see of finding which has the faulty
> firewire
> connection is by connecting another good camcorder!
>
> Is there another way? : )
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> OM

perhaps there is obviuse physical damnage (such as scortch marks) on
the hardware, you should open up the PC tower/desktop units and look
for obvius damnage such as scorch marks (if it’s killing cam corders,
i would guess it’s because the devices are been given too much power)
and warped plastic (transisters some times have plastic wrping on
them, if the wraping has become deformed thats a sighn that it’s been
holding too much charge.

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Get the interface spec and test the voltage levels of the supply pins with
a multimeter. To check the other pins you need a scope, because they are
not permanently activated.

Good luck

> hmm thanks for the reply.
> no marks whatsoever.
> nothing visibly wrong otherwise.
>
>