Visually inspect the connectors for any problems such as bent pins or parts which are obviously off-centre.

No one but Livadhi knew what he could really accomplish with two bent pins and a discarded chip.

Wiv a bent pin held in me toes, sir'he said contemptuously.

A bent pin can be forced back into shape, but this carries the risk of the pin breaking off.

Not much you can't handle with gaffer's tape and a bent pin, you know.

To see a bent or rusty pin, signifies that you will lose esteem because of your careless ways.

PS/2 connectors are not designed to be plugged in and out very often, which can easily lead to bent or broken pins.

The well was subsequently dredged in the nineteenth century (two basins of bent pins were recovered) and no longer exists.

The suspicion exists that Maclean picks locks with a bent pin as a hobby.

Although the cabin door had a lock, it was of the sort that any enterprising thief could pick with a bent pin.