> Connectors being torqued off PCBs was nearly unheard-of 15 years ago. Well, 10 years ago my sister snapped off a mini jack which isn't that far from a barrel

> Connectors being torqued off PCBs was nearly unheard-of 15 years ago. Well, 10 years ago my sister snapped off a mini jack which isn't that far from a barrel jack. It really is a problem with those stupid surface-mount connectors without through-hole mounting tabs. Even USB-C and micro-USB can be had with through-hole tabs, but I bet these are more expensive to assemble.