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.

• ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It needs to be a hard material though. Soft plastic or wood can sometimes bend and break before getting anywhere.

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  • FireWire400@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You can loosen up the dust with the bristles and then pull it out with the toothpick. I wouldn’t recommend using metal tools.

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  • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Soft is good because you want the cleaning tool to break before it can apply enough force to break or scratch the contact. Use a cleaning solution to soften the gunk instead. Doesn’t have to be a part of a kit, just make sure it’s safe for metals, like isopropyl alcohol.

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  • ameancow@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I feel like if you need more than a plastic toothpick to clean your charging port, you need to reevaluate how and when you’re using your phone and maybe should invest in paper towels to wipe your hands after eating.

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    • quick_snail@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      “I’m rich and people who touch dirt are poor low lives”

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      • ameancow@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Literally exactly what I said, thank you for clarifying.

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    • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      When I cleaned mine out recently it was very clearly dust and skin cells in there, meaning just the crap the builds up on and around anything by existing

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