Comment on 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.

• notarobot@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My toothpicks are not that thin.

  I usually pass various phone shops on my way to buy groceries, so it’s not an inconvenience

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  • derpgon@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Use a knife to thin it. I used to have a box of thin ones, but had to buy larger sturdier round ones, so last time I just sharpened it with a knife and it worked like a charm.

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  • GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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• ook@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Do not use a needle. Use something wood, like the toothpick you suggested, or plastic. The needle might damage the port.

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• justaregularthrowaway@lemmynsfw.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Last time I used a needle I caused a short. Cost me 120 euros to have it fixed

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