11111one11111@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 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.worldexternal-linkmessage-square188fedilinkarrow-up1550arrow-down124
arrow-up1526arrow-down1external-linkYSK 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 · 11 days agomessage-square188fedilink
minus-squareMark with a Z@suppo.filinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·11 days agoWalk into a store? I just use a toothpick or a needle
minus-squarenotarobot@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 days agoMy toothpicks are not that thin. I usually pass various phone shops on my way to buy groceries, so it’s not an inconvenience
minus-squareGreat Blue Heron@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoI use a plastic one - the ones that have a floss “D” on one end and a pick on the other. They’re very thin and can also be bent to form a bit of a hook.
minus-squareook@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoDo not use a needle. Use something wood, like the toothpick you suggested, or plastic. The needle might damage the port.
minus-squarejustaregularthrowaway@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoLast time I used a needle I caused a short. Cost me 120 euros to have it fixed
Walk into a store? I just use a toothpick or a needle
My toothpicks are not that thin.
I usually pass various phone shops on my way to buy groceries, so it’s not an inconvenience
I use a plastic one - the ones that have a floss “D” on one end and a pick on the other. They’re very thin and can also be bent to form a bit of a hook.
Do not use a needle. Use something wood, like the toothpick you suggested, or plastic. The needle might damage the port.
Last time I used a needle I caused a short. Cost me 120 euros to have it fixed