11111one11111@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoYSK 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.worldimagemessage-square209fedilinkarrow-up1551arrow-down124
arrow-up1527arrow-down1imageYSK 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.world11111one11111@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square209fedilink
minus-squarestarman2112@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·18 hours agoToothpicks are WAY too thick. A sewing needle did the job for me though
minus-squaremodus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoI use a twist-tie. Like the one you find on a bag of bread or on a new USB cable. Strip off the “insulation” and bend it into a little hook.
minus-squareArtoink@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·12 hours agoI wouldn’t use metal to clean it. A sewing needle is surely hard enough to scratch the coating on the pins. Plastic or wood would be less destructive for repeated use.
Toothpicks are WAY too thick. A sewing needle did the job for me though
I use a twist-tie. Like the one you find on a bag of bread or on a new USB cable. Strip off the “insulation” and bend it into a little hook.
I wouldn’t use metal to clean it. A sewing needle is surely hard enough to scratch the coating on the pins. Plastic or wood would be less destructive for repeated use.