▲ 538 ▼ YSK before you buy a replacement for your cellphone that has stopped charging, buy the $10 cleaning kits and spend the time deep cleaning the phone's charging port. (lemmy.world) submitted 9 months ago by 11111one11111@lemmy.world to c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world 198 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] nathanjent@programming.dev 14 points 9 months ago (3 children) I use the pick side from one of those dental flossers to clean mine. Works great and easy to replace. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] hesdeadjim@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago I came into the comments to say this. I keep one in my drawer, trimmed down a bit so it can go all the way around inside a usb-c port. They're perfect since they're very narrow and since they are soft you won't damage the port. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BanMe@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) I can only get a bent staple into the USB-C port on mine, which makes me nervous but does the job. Will have to see if a pick works. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) Lol you just saying that made me nervous. Using a staple would make it easy to accidentally break a contact off entirely, and I'm not sure if there are any consequences for shorting any of the USB pins to each other. Even a twist tie would be better, since it has another material to do the rubbing and the metal is less stiff than a staple. Edit: there's another comment further down saying the risk of a short isn't an issue, but I'd still avoid using a staple just because of the hardness probably being higher than the contact. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Kaerkob@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hesdeadjim@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago I came into the comments to say this. I keep one in my drawer, trimmed down a bit so it can go all the way around inside a usb-c port. They're perfect since they're very narrow and since they are soft you won't damage the port. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) I can only get a bent staple into the USB-C port on mine, which makes me nervous but does the job. Will have to see if a pick works. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) Lol you just saying that made me nervous. Using a staple would make it easy to accidentally break a contact off entirely, and I'm not sure if there are any consequences for shorting any of the USB pins to each other. Even a twist tie would be better, since it has another material to do the rubbing and the metal is less stiff than a staple. Edit: there's another comment further down saying the risk of a short isn't an issue, but I'd still avoid using a staple just because of the hardness probably being higher than the contact. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) Lol you just saying that made me nervous. Using a staple would make it easy to accidentally break a contact off entirely, and I'm not sure if there are any consequences for shorting any of the USB pins to each other. Even a twist tie would be better, since it has another material to do the rubbing and the metal is less stiff than a staple. Edit: there's another comment further down saying the risk of a short isn't an issue, but I'd still avoid using a staple just because of the hardness probably being higher than the contact. permalink fedilink source parent
