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[title] Removing the shielding plate
-[* black] An Apple cable has a much more robust 30-pin connector than cheaper non-Apple cables. There are 2 plates soldered to the back of the connector - one on the top and another on the bottom. Cheaper connectors do not have these shielding plates.
-[* black] Access to the circuit board is by removing the plate with 2 smaller solder points almost at the corners.
-[* black] Keeping the 2 solder points hot, work a flat bladed knife carefully into the edge so as to not cut the wires behind until the plate releases.
+[* black] An Apple cable has a much more robust 30-pin connector than cheaper non-Apple cables. The Apple connector has 2 plates soldered to the back of it - one on the top and another on the bottom. Cheaper connectors do not have these shielding plates.
+[* black] Access to the circuit board is by removing the plate with 2 smaller solder points almost at the corners of the shielding plate.
+[* black] Keeping the 2 solder points hot, work a flat bladed knife carefully between the shielding plate and connector so as to not cut the wires underneath until the plate releases.