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Any advice on a quality Lightning to 3.5mm adapter? The official Apple one is so flimsy that one or both channels cut out anytime I move the phone. My workaroun
by thinkmassive 8y ago
Any advice on a quality Lightning to 3.5mm adapter? The official Apple one is so flimsy that one or both channels cut out anytime I move the phone. My workaround is to heatshrink the cable and both ends, so it’s rigid enough not to cut out. But it’s ugly and probably won’t last more than a few months.
- jjeaff 8y agoSounds like a defective connector. Mine doesn't cut out at all that I have noticed.
- Spooky23 8y agoIf you use it a lot, it gets flaky after a few months because of the poor quality of the wiring and wire boot.
- joecool1029 8y agoIts going to sound crazy but stick a paperclip into the lightning port and scrape along the top. I bet a small amount of dirt will come out. These ports pick up some lint and dust after a few months and it packs in pretty hard. Eventually it will give you connection issues.
- snazz 8y agoA thin toothpick should achieve the same without scratching the inside of the port.
- tcoff91 8y agoI would say use one of those brushes that are for flossing in between teeth, that’s what I use and it works great.
- seanp2k2 8y agoUse a cotton swab with some of the material plucked off to make it thinner and soak it in CAIG DeoxIT or MG Chemicals Electrosolve (you can typically buy these from Fry's / MicroCenter / online). These chemicals are made to actually clean and de-oxidize contacts.
- mlindner 8y agoYou have dust/lint inside the bottom of the port that is preventing your connector from going in all the way. Get a fine tool and reach in and grab out the crud at the bottom. I had the same problem until I did this.