11111one11111@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoYSK before you buy a replacement for your cellphone that has stopped charging, buy the $10 cleaning kits and spend the time deep cleaning the phone's charging port.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down117
arrow-up1380arrow-down1imageYSK before you buy a replacement for your cellphone that has stopped charging, buy the $10 cleaning kits and spend the time deep cleaning the phone's charging port.lemmy.world11111one11111@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square102fedilink
minus-squareDefectus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down4·11 days agoa simple sewing needle does the job
minus-squarewinkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 days agoI use a toothpick as the metal could potentially short something
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 days agoYou really won’t short something, and wooden toothpicks are at risk of splintering and leaving more behind than getting out if you’re not careful.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 days agoI would not use metal simply because its hardness is going to be similar or higher than the hardness of the contacts themselves, which means there’s a chance it could scratch or break the contact entirely.
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 days agoYou generally won’t be touching the contacts much, since most gunk like lint can just be scooped out. Just be a bit gentle and you’ll be fine.
a simple sewing needle does the job
I use a toothpick as the metal could potentially short something
You really won’t short something, and wooden toothpicks are at risk of splintering and leaving more behind than getting out if you’re not careful.
I would not use metal simply because its hardness is going to be similar or higher than the hardness of the contacts themselves, which means there’s a chance it could scratch or break the contact entirely.
You generally won’t be touching the contacts much, since most gunk like lint can just be scooped out. Just be a bit gentle and you’ll be fine.