Update! Emboldened by the discussion I got heavy handed with a set of tweezers and I’ve fixed it! 🙂
The reason I didn’t try harder earlier is that I could not see fluff, only silver and in fact what I’ve removed with the tweezers looks like silver foil from a sweet wrapper or the like. I didn’t try earlier because it felt as though I were scraping away the inside of the socket. Anyway, it’s charging upstairs as I type. Whew. Thanks for the ‘encouragement’. Stephen You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it. ~ Carl Jung > On 1 Nov 2017, at 08:40, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote: > > Second that, I ‘repaired’ and iPhone 5S this week using the pin method, huge > amount of fluff came out of the socket and suddenly it charges again > > Sam > > > MacAmbulance Ltd. > Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development > > Sam Mullen > +44 (0)7747778022 > [email protected] > www.macambulance.co.uk > MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration > number 8466597 > > This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain > privileged or confidential information. > If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete > the email immediately. > > > > On 1 Nov 2017, at 08:38, Russell Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > I had something similar with a phone. Although it looked ok, when I decided > to dig around in there with a paperclip (repeat at your own risk!) I got a > disgusting amount of fluff out that was a grey colour which rendered it > invisible to inspection. > > Happened to mention to one of the Apple bods in the store while there about > something else and apparently invisible fluff is the most common reason > people complain to them of poorly fitting lightning connectors. > > Regards > > Russell > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Manor Park Medical Centre > www.manorparksurgery.com > Tel 01323482301 > East Sussex Local Medical Committee (Chair) > www.sslmcs.co.uk/ > Tel 01372389270 > GPC rep East & West Sussex > @drbrown1970 > Co-founder, Resilient GP > www.resilientgp.org/ > www.facebook.com/groups/ResilientGP/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > >> On 1 November 2017 at 08:33, Stephen Watson <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Very weird one. >> >> I’ve had my iPod touch 5th generation almost since they were released and >> never had a problem charging it. Last night I went to charge it and the >> lightning cable would not fit in the socket! >> >> Mindful of a similar issue when I could not get the headphones in due to >> fluff in the socket, I checked the inside of the socket but it all seems >> fine. I’ve looked under a magnifying glass and in the direct sun this >> morning and it does seem as though the contacts are not visible as though >> something may have somehow covered the inside end of the socket! >> >> Needless to say, it was fine when I charged it previously with no hint of >> trouble. >> >> In case I needed to attempt to sell it (for parts?) I tried to log out of >> iCloud but the battery died ... and of course I can’t charge it! >> >> Is it repairable and would that make any financial sense or should I destroy >> it (ouch 😥) as I can’t wipe it? >> >> Any thoughts appreciated. >> >> Regards, >> >> Stephen >> >> You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it. ~ Carl Jung >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
