I had no idea these existed and they look amazing!
Where do you buy these that isn’t under boycott?
nailingjello@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
I’ve been using magnetic USB cables and adapters on my devices for years. I occasionally need to clean their connection, but otherwise work we’ll. Found one I liked and purchased a bunch of them, now the car, house, office, etc. all have one of the magnetic cables nearby.
They charge a little slower, but that’s better for my battery long-term anyway.
planish@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
sobchak@programming.dev 1 week ago
I used to use these, but I think they contributed to my charging port failing, so I just try to use wireless for everything. I’ve read of other people that had the same issue. I think the cause was electrical arcs when attaching and detaching. Or maybe ferreous shavings getting in the pins. Whatever it was, it damaged in the charging circuit.
Rooster326@programming.dev 1 week ago
I did this but the magnets started to lose their “magnet-ness?” They didn’t snap in right and would look plugged in but not charging.
Felt like I traded one quirky cord not going in, for another.
Do you have a preferred brand?
asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Fucking magnets. How could they stop working???
Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I hear that happens when they get wet.
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
And don’t even get me started on the sharks.
Fuckswearwords@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Word you’re looking for is magnetism or polarity.
AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
you could get a magnetizer and run it through that a few times. even something cheap like this should do the trick: ebay.us/m/18o4zx
magnets just lose their strength over time and repeated use. the Samsung flip phones use magnets to detect when it’s open or closed, and a lot of the time they’ll lose strength and the phone won’t detect that’s it been opened or closed. I have pretty much that exact magnetizer and I run the magnets through that a time or two and everything starts working again lol. I assume the same concept should work for you.
nailingjello@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
I use the [N. NETDOT Gen 10 Magnetic Charging Cable] (a.co/d/ijM37pD). I have thrown away a few of the magnetic tips that physically broke from abuse, but for me that’s cheaper than a device repair.
When they stop connecting properly, I usually clean them with a toothpick (or other good suggestions from this thread).