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Saturday 4 November 2017 at 13:33
I don't think the GI connector has anything to do with this problem but you are right, that needs to be addressed someday. When replacing the connector, you might want to replace the header pins too as if they got hot, the plating on the pins could be oxidized which will cause problems.
I would put ...
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