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My kids have destroyed countless lightning cables and usb micro cables. They have also destroyed 3 amazon fire tablets and a nexus tablet by yanking on the cabl
by willyt 6y ago
My kids have destroyed countless lightning cables and usb micro cables. They have also destroyed 3 amazon fire tablets and a nexus tablet by yanking on the cable but they’ve never destroyed any apple devices this way. Thats why the lightning connector is a better design.
- sjg007 6y agoI thought the lighting adapter was a big improvement but my kids have managed to break the tip off multiple times in multiple ipads... fortunately I've been able to get the pieces out. The other issue is that for some reason after too much use, they fail to connect/charge which isn't always a cable issue but something intrinsic to the port. The other thing I found is my kids have plugged the lighting adapter into an electrical outlet on a surge protector... they did with with usb-c too so there's some confusion there too. USB-C seems more robust but it may have other issues I haven't discovered yet.
- bradknowles 6y agoBreaking the tip of the cable is better than breaking the port. As you have proven, it is usually possible to get those parts back out of the port, which is hopefully undamaged, even though the tip of the cable broke off inside.
- willyt 6y ago> The other thing I found is my kids have plugged the lighting adapter into an electrical outlet on a surge protector... Yikes! Oh well at least they are protected from power surges...