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I have more of a problem with iphone charging cables - the official ones disintegrate, and both official and non-official seem to have problems with the fourth

by ximeng 6y ago

I have more of a problem with iphone charging cables - the official ones disintegrate, and both official and non-official seem to have problems with the fourth pin getting corroded over time and the cable failing.

f_allwein 6y ago
one useful advice I heard in this context is to clean your iPhone (Lightning) port regularly with a soft brush. There may be dust etc. inside interfering with the charging.
- jmiserez 6y ago
  A (dry) toothbrush works great in my experience.
willyt 6y ago
We have this problem with both apple cables and micro usb. The kids yank on them and the cables break. Charging cables just seem to be a consumable item. The difference is that the ports in the micro usb devices also get damaged so pretty much all the android stuff we have that the kids are allowed near only charges if you wedge it in a special angle with a something bending the cable in the port. The lightning port seems to be much more robust than micro usb.
gambiting 6y ago
I'm always curious - what are people doing with their lightning cables? I've had apple devices for over 10 years now, my house is littered with lightning cables everywhere, and they are all in perfect shape. No fraying, no problems with the plug, nothing. Can't say the same about some USB-C cables I bought, pretty much anything that isn't Anker just stops making a contact after few months.
- m0xte 6y ago
  Same here. I think the issue is the charger connector is on the bottom and they sit there with it rammed in their stomach at one end and tugging the other end. I don’t do that and mine have always been fine.
ryandrake 6y ago
Not just charging cables, but thunderbolt cables, most of their dongles, and so on. Apple's strain relief seems like it's optimized for aesthetics rather than for, you know, strain relief. I'd say half my Apple products with cords have tears and exposed shielding in the same spot: 1-10mm away from the end of the strain relief.
ValentineC 6y ago
I'm used to Lightning cables breaking, but it's a pity that the thin, charging-block-to-MagSafe section of my MacBook charger has corroding insulation that Apple refuses to take responsibility for. Some of their Geniuses have even tried to blame me for not storing it properly.
- PascLeRasc 6y ago
  Do you have access to heat shrink and a heat gun? That fixed my insulation issue.
  - ValentineC 6y ago
    I bought heat shrink in a number of sizes, but haven't managed to stretch any to fit through the MagSafe 2 connector.
- dehrmann 6y ago
  I bet you also held your iPhone 4 wrong /s

by ximeng 6y ago

f_allwein 6y ago

one useful advice I heard in this context is to clean your iPhone (Lightning) port regularly with a soft brush. There may be dust etc. inside interfering with the charging.

jmiserez 6y ago
A (dry) toothbrush works great in my experience.

willyt 6y ago

We have this problem with both apple cables and micro usb. The kids yank on them and the cables break. Charging cables just seem to be a consumable item. The difference is that the ports in the micro usb devices also get damaged so pretty much all the android stuff we have that the kids are allowed near only charges if you wedge it in a special angle with a something bending the cable in the port. The lightning port seems to be much more robust than micro usb.

gambiting 6y ago

I'm always curious - what are people doing with their lightning cables? I've had apple devices for over 10 years now, my house is littered with lightning cables everywhere, and they are all in perfect shape. No fraying, no problems with the plug, nothing. Can't say the same about some USB-C cables I bought, pretty much anything that isn't Anker just stops making a contact after few months.

m0xte 6y ago
Same here. I think the issue is the charger connector is on the bottom and they sit there with it rammed in their stomach at one end and tugging the other end. I don’t do that and mine have always been fine.

ryandrake 6y ago

Not just charging cables, but thunderbolt cables, most of their dongles, and so on. Apple's strain relief seems like it's optimized for aesthetics rather than for, you know, strain relief. I'd say half my Apple products with cords have tears and exposed shielding in the same spot: 1-10mm away from the end of the strain relief.

ValentineC 6y ago

I'm used to Lightning cables breaking, but it's a pity that the thin, charging-block-to-MagSafe section of my MacBook charger has corroding insulation that Apple refuses to take responsibility for. Some of their Geniuses have even tried to blame me for not storing it properly.

PascLeRasc 6y ago
Do you have access to heat shrink and a heat gun? That fixed my insulation issue.
- ValentineC 6y ago
  I bought heat shrink in a number of sizes, but haven't managed to stretch any to fit through the MagSafe 2 connector.
dehrmann 6y ago
I bet you also held your iPhone 4 wrong /s