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I think there must be something fundamentally wrong with many of the USB-C / USB 2.0 adapters on the market. I've burned out 10 of them already, using them to

I think there must be something fundamentally wrong with many of the USB-C / USB 2.0 adapters on the market. I've burned out 10 of them already, using them to connect my old trusty mouse (5V, 100mA). The mouse works fine (20 years after I bought it!) but the adapters only last a few months at most before they start intermittently disconnecting, eventually failing completely. I'm at my wits end with this because there is no mouse on the market today with the same form and button layout.

TeMPOraL 4y ago
> before they start intermittently disconnecting, eventually failing completely My phone had this problem. I went through several cheap USB cables over the course of a year, before finally realizing it's not the cables that were the issue (other than being cheap and easy to deform): the issue was caused by lint accumulated in the USB port. After scraping it out with a needle the issue went away. The lint and dirt will accumulate over time, and get compacted in the port by the charging cable, making it very hard to spot, as it looks just like the back wall of the port would. Cheap USB cables will easily deform after being plugged a couple times, making them much easier to pull out - but this alone will not make the connection intermittent, even though it feels that way if you're not aware of the lint problem.