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.

Defectus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I use a toothpick as the metal could potentially short something

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  • Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You’re not going to short anything.

    The power pins (VCC) on your phone’s USB-C port aren’t “live” at all times, the standard requires communication over CC1 and CC2 to negotiate which side is receiving power and at what voltage. Otherwise, a specific value of resistor needs to be in place between those pins and GND to get “dumb” charging at the original 5V usb standard.

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  • EddoWagt@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    The port should detect shorts and stop working, atleast on waterproof phones

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    • tiramichu@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Sure. But that’s intended to detect shorts caused by water, and water is a much worse electrical conductor than a piece of metal, and so less damaging in the time it takes to detect a short.

      Even if phones have some level of protection, why risk damage when you could use something wooden and just not risk it at all?

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      • elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Also, metal needles or equivalent can raise contacts and do their damage. I cut the toothpicks with a cutter so that they are wedge shaped.

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      • EddoWagt@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        why risk damage when you could use something wooden or plastic and just not risk it at all?

        Because fuck it.

        In all seriousness, my toothpicks didn’t fit the last time I tried so I just grabbed a needle and has worked fine for me, just be a bit careful

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  • ChairmanMeow@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You really won’t short something, and wooden toothpicks are at risk of splintering and leaving more behind than getting out if you’re not careful.

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• Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I would not use metal simply because its hardness is going to be similar or higher than the hardness of the contacts themselves, which means there’s a chance it could scratch or break the contact entirely.

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  • ChairmanMeow@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You generally won’t be touching the contacts much, since most gunk like lint can just be scooped out. Just be a bit gentle and you’ll be fine.

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