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I've had more issues with USB-C connections wearing out than other formats, even micro&mini-usb. My phone barely charges at this point, which is frustrating be
by legohead 6y ago
I've had more issues with USB-C connections wearing out than other formats, even micro&mini-usb.
My phone barely charges at this point, which is frustrating because it otherwise performs fine. I'm going to have to buy a new phone because of the damn charging port!
I was considering how many times I've actually plugged it in. Worst case for me would be 3x/day. At 3 years, that's only ~3300 times. Surely they stress tested the connection more than that before production? Of course, these days I'm plugging it like 20x/day because it falls out or just doesn't work.
- pinkythepig 6y agomy phone had an issue with charging cables falling out. Turns out the port had compacted lint jammed in it. Turned the phone off and used a needle to clean it all out, phone retains cables now like the day it was new.
- sgtnoodle 6y agoThis. My phone reports "moisture detected" or oscillates between charging and not charging when there's crud inside the socket. I mechanically scrape it with the tip of a sharp pair of tweezers when it's lint, or I use the tweezers to swab with little pieces of paper towel soaked in isopropyl alcohol when it's something more nefarious. I don't even bother turning my phone off, but it's rated as water resistant and so I am pretty confident that there aren't any voltages present when disconnected. Even on non-waterproof phones, though, any voltage persistently applied to pins on an external connector will result in corrosion over time, so it shouldn't be a problem to just mechanically scrape gently with a dry metal needle.