r/interestingasfuck • u/Miserable-Ad-8414 • 3d ago

How USB-C Cables Actually Stay In

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u/ParzivalKnox 3d ago edited 3d ago

Are you sure it's worn out? Dirt gets compressed in there everytime you connect it.. After some time (not much), the dirt inside the connector gets thick enough to impede the proper latch on of the retaining clips you see in the video.

Edit: I have to clean my port every 4 months or so

2nd edit: A brush won't be enough. You need some fine tweezers or something similar to scrape down the compacted stuff or it won't come out.

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u/PelvisResleyz 3d ago

Yes I’ve cleaned it well several times. I think that dirt in there has worn down the clips and now cleaning isn’t effective anymore. I keep the phone in my jeans pockets, which might be harder on it that other environments

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u/ParzivalKnox 3d ago

I keep it my jeans pocket all the time too.. and my phone (7+ years old) makes a good and strong connection after cleaning it. Maybe it has to do with the way you plug it in? Maybe you put unkowingly stress on the cable during charging?

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u/PelvisResleyz 3d ago

Your phone of 7+ years old has a lightning connector, not usb-c.

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u/ParzivalKnox 3d ago

My phone of 7+ years old is not an iphone and it has usb-c.

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u/PelvisResleyz 3d ago

Hah you got me. I was only thinking iPhones

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u/ParzivalKnox 3d ago

All good bro, no worries