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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: charging port
Date: 29 Apr 2024 04:00:10 GMT
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On 2024-04-29, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> On 2024-04-28 00:11, Chris in Makati wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:00:13 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman
>> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> The charging port on my iPhone 14 has gone bad already. I’ve tried
>>> several cords including Apple ones and they don’t work. I was forced
>>> to go to Walmart last night at 10:30pm and get a wireless charger.
>>>
>>> Of course the warranty has ended and I don’t have Apple Care, but I
>>> used Apple’s service app to find an authorized service center near
>>> me and make an appointment for Monday, rather than the Genius Bar
>>> which is 30+ miles away.
>>>
>>> This is the second time this has happened to me. My iPhone 13 failed
>>> for the same reason, which is why I upgraded to the iPhone 14. In
>>> the meantime I have a work issued iPhone 11 that uses the same exact
>>> cord for charging and is still going strong all these years.
>> 
>> My charging port has stopped working or worked intermittently a
>> couple of times. Both times it turned out to be a buildup of dust
>> inside the socket, probably due to me carrying the phone around in my
>> pocket.
>> 
>> Using a combination of a watchmakers screwdriver and a pair of
>> pointed tweezers I was able to remove most of it and got it working
>> again.
>
> The rubberized tooth cleaning picks...
>
><https://assets.shop.loblaws.ca/products/20600194/b1/en/open/20600194_open_a01_@2.png>
>
> Work excellently.

I've been using one of these for years to clean Lightning and USB-C
charging ports, and it's been great at it:

<https://www.pureport.net>

I'm almost always surprised by how much lint and dirt comes out of them.

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