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My cat chewed on it... (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [M] to c/TheShitpostOffice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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[–] 30 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

Step 1: get wooden toothpick

Step 2: sharpen toothpick (unless smoll enough)

Step 3: patiently remove all the wool/dust/fiber in the charge hole. It looks like belly button lint.

Step 4: your usb works again, and you didn't need to change your 1000$ phone ffs

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  • [–] 20 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Step 3 is actually break off the toothpick in the port.

    Step 4 is find that tiny sewing needle someone got you in a little sewing kit as a gift as if your not some kind of goblin.

    Step 5 wow this needle works great why did I think putting a literal splinter into my phone's charge port was a good idea?

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Plastic disposable dental picks work better.

    https://www.cvs.com/shop/cvs-advanced-floss-picks-90-ct-prodid-454381

    Perfect size to clean out a USB port without any chance of a short, and they're crazy cheap.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    Holy smokes, this actually worked! Still like my wireless charger but dang it'll be nice to charge at places without one again

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