All About USB-C: Illegal Adapters

Re:All About USB-C: Illegal Adapters by hallway_monitor on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @05:35PM (#34154793)

I know the sibling suggested a toothpick, but everything besides a needle has been too large and too week in my experience. There's nothing important at the bottom of the port so just jam it in there and scrape around until you can get a bunch of lint out. You will be surprised what you find.

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Re:All About USB-C: Illegal Adapters by kibwen on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @10:03PM (#34157042)

I use a safety pin. The amount of lint I get out is unbelievable. And I have to scrape hard to get it all out, it's extremely compacted. Don't stop until you hear the sound of metal on plastic.

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Re:All About USB-C: Illegal Adapters by jprd on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @12:38AM (#34157845)

Whittle the toothpick a smidgen with a razor blade or similar.

Metal scraping flimsy metal contacts that are nigh-unrepairable is a hard lesson. Unfortunately it is also one that I seem to need to re-learn on a consistent basis.

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Re:All About USB-C: Illegal Adapters by tim333 on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @09:12AM (#34161116)

I think going gently with a metal needle might be safer? The metal contacts are springy and need a certain amount of force to bend.

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