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« on: September 09, 2016, 05:49:01 PM » |
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Hi Guys , My mini usb connection of my phone (android) is not accepting any charge any more , bloody dirt in the connection or whatever .... , i do not want to get another phone , any idea how to repair the USB plug in the phone ?? At the moment i charge a separate battery from another broken phone , and the battery is nearly matching , just need a match to hold her in place  Is the phone in charge of the charging or is the mains charger doing the charge control ? I guess the phone is in control ... Billi |
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2016, 06:51:51 PM » |
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have you tried a different charger?
my iphone stopped charging the outer shield had eaten through to the center and shorted out, i guess a big fire risk.
then the phone refused to accept a charge lead from maplin, said not apple and wouldnt charge.
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« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2016, 07:58:26 PM » |
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Them phones,!
2 years ago, I was working with the forklift on the front street, I stopped for a cuppa,hopped off the seat,had my cuppa and then got back up on the forklift, I drove up the street, turned and then headed back down the yard. As I passed the front doorstep, I saw something glinting in the sun, it was black, shiny with a crazed ice pattern on top, so i reversed back up and peered down at it.
It was a phone, a mobile phone. So I hopped down and picked it up, saying to myself, "Well who ever owns this one is going to be right piddled off" I was right, I was. Phones!
Forklift are sore on Phones.
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« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2016, 08:58:36 PM » |
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Usually it's fluff in the socket. If you haven't gorran air compressor then you can prise it out with a pin..just remove the battery before you poke metal in there.
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« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2016, 11:08:46 PM » |
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@eabadger Do you have an iphone 5 ?. I have a similar problem and apparently it is well known and documented on the net. I got the same message about "lead not apple" so ponied up £15 for a genuine apple lead. Kind of helps but not all the time. I find if you reboot with the sim card removed, it will take a charge but obviously a hardware issue. Have looked at the online "how too" guide on changing the lightning socket and decided it was far to fiddly for me. Apple do an exchange 5s for £199 which I may well go for when my charging become intolerable.
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« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2016, 11:15:48 AM » |
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It is design problem with phones. Most cameras have covers for the connectors but phones usually don't and they are carried in pockets more often than cameras. When I change phones I normally buy a spare battery charger like the one below. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/aplus/detail-page/sc_b00bw0xzo0-01compartment_lg.jpg |
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billi
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« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2016, 03:37:26 PM » |
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tried to clean the socket /connection ... anyway i guess i get an universal charger for batteries , i think i have about 4 batteries that kindda fit that phone .... by size just had to cut a few edges of the plastic that the smaller ones/battery will fit  ar$holes companies they are that they try to not use others batteries in a specific phone I find a way around it  |
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« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2016, 08:37:12 PM » |
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if its a fairly common model there will be a tutorial on ifixit.com on how to replace the plug, it might just be a loose connection that benefits from a bit of solder reflow action
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