OT ish Micro USB thingys?

;-)

Tim

David Lang scribbled

They're a vast improvement over the Nokia connector.

Do you have a protective cover on your phone? Rubber sleeve or similar?

This can make plugs hard to seat.

One of the best leads has been a "genuine Kindle" lead from Amazon.

Normally a lottery, and the manufacturer's lead isn't always the best.

They also seem to wear over time.

Cheers

Dave R

If you keep the phone in your pocket, dust gets into the charging socket. Each time you push the plug in, you compress it at the pack of the socket, making space for new dust to enter. Eventually it stops the plug going in far enough.

This is a not uncommon fault at the repair events I do. Some careful (not too hard) use of a pin (with a magnifying glass) to scrape the rear of the socket can remove far more fabric dust than you could imagine ever fitting in the socket.

The old concentric charging sockets suffered exactly the same problem, even more so.

Normal large ones that plug into a PC are USB-A

typically only printers and a few other devices use USB-B

The older small ones for phones/satnavs/etc are miniUSB-B

the most common small ones for phones now (not apple) are microUSB-B which

and the latest flavour (I only have two devices using it so far) is microUSB-C which are reversible and higher power.

This shows the new microUSB-C on the left and the common microUSB-B on the right

apple do their own thing, and to be fair the lightning connector would be OK if it wasn't proprietary.

My iPhone 6 has been a pain to charge for ages - started within days of getting it and I've had it 18 months. Sometimes it would, sometimes it wouldn't charge. Some leads were better than others. I blew the socket out with an airline several times to no avail. Then it stopped charging all together. So in desperation I rigged up a very strong light and powerful lens and had a look see. Chunk of 'debris' firmly jammed at the bottom of the socket. With a very sharp cocktail stick I was able to move it a bit, then the airline blew it out. Since then it's never been better - works with every lead I've previously rejected, and the leads stay in firmly - so A RESULT :)

Andrew

That's why I use a Qi charger. Takes a bit longer but there is no wear on the connectors. Some Samsung support Qi.

Interesting! I'll have a (careful) prod about. Air duster any good?

They can be micro or mini.

Those are micros.

The Logitechs don?t fall out of Logitech devices. Haven't tried one in a Samsung phone.

agreed. It's an ideal overnight parking place fr the phone. Mind you, the Qi back in my phone died, I managed to get a new one off ebay.

They're designed to wear over time on the principle that it is a lot easier and cheaper to replace the cable than the socket it plugs into.

Main problem with it is that the conductors are completely exposed and so can at least in theory be shorted more easily.

No, it's usually far too well compacted, and if that does anything at all it'll force the dirt in further!

This is an exercise I go through on a regular basis with my elder son's phone. (the other son is a malophile)

I find these extremely good:

Plug is firm, lead is light and flexible, lots of length options

En el artículo , Bob Eager escribió:

I had to look that up.

Think I prefer El Reg's slightly derogatory "fanbois".

En el artículo , Simmy Jacks escribió:

F*ck off, Rod.

I have a 10AHr battery pack with a Qi charger built in so I can charge the phone without mains if needed. It charges the battery from usb at the same time it powers the Qi charger so it can double as a Qi point in the house. It also has 2 USB outlets to charge other stuff.

Its similar to this one but they don't do mine anymore.

I've foudn Lindy ones pretty OK.

Agreed - but so too was my original Samsung one!