Yet another lightning connector dies from
Electrolysis. Been cold plugging this one; it’s a lightning to USB C adaptor, and I’m working on the basis that cold plugging will extend the life.
But it still has a life expectancy of only a few months. My phone charges inductively but the iPad needs this fucking cursed connector.
I hate it with a passion. Useless piece of shit that doesn’t do the goddam thing it’s fucking supposed to.
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Sarah Brown
Unknown parent • •@Rachel Lawson I plug it in and use it to stop the battery going flat.
If I’m very lucky, it will last 3 months before it starts doing the “bing bing bing” of death.
At that point, it cannot be salvaged and the only thing is to throw it away and get a new one. Even if you clean the gunk off, there is hardly any copper left underneath and it is in a death spiral.
Ted
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Sarah Brown
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in reply to Sarah Brown • • •So‑Called Vaughn
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Not just you: I’ve tried that same brand (and a few others); the premium-priced ones do seem to last a tad longer than the dirt-cheap ilk, but they all ‘fizzle out’ within weeks/months.
Never considered ‘cold plugging’ to rule out arcing/pitting but thanks to you I can see that’s extra effort that changes nothing.
Edited to include picture of my gently used adapter which isn’t working.
Sarah Brown
in reply to So‑Called Vaughn • •@So‑Called Vaughn The most premium one I ever bought lasted eight hours, because I used it to keep my phone charged when hiking in the damp,
Eight hours.
Came to the conclusion that spending extra money was a fool’s errand. Just buy what’s cheap and replace them when they die. Double the money does not get you double the life.
So‑Called Vaughn
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •A scant eight hours later, in the boonies?
Damn; I’d‘ve had an apoplectic conniption fit.
Gen X-Wing
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •@rachel_norfolk Could it be climate related? Any other connectors do the same? Only lightning issues I’ve had are bends that crack the cable (which means it’s my wife’s cable. No shade or hate, I’m just unusually careful with stuff). Which is a pretty generic cable issue.
Must be horribly frustrating to have to switch out cables that often:(
Miguel Arroz
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Sarah Brown
in reply to Miguel Arroz • •@Miguel Arroz Yes to Apple branded cables. They all do it. Without exception. Every lightning connector that provides power to the phone (peripherals last longer).
The connectors undergo corrosion/electrolysis and die. Doesn’t matter who makes them.
I’ve pretty much never had one where the connector failed structurally. They simply never last that long.
Miguel Arroz
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Sarah Brown
in reply to Gen X-Wing • •@Breadbin @Rachel Lawson I can’t find any consistent link to climate.
No other connector does this to me. It’s just lightning cables that provide power, and only lightning. USB C doesn’t do it. The old iPod dock cables didn’t do it. It’s just lightning, and they will always do it.
Gen X-Wing
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •@rachel_norfolk Damn, that’s such a shame:(
Also odd that the iPad doesn’t have wireless charging. Hmm.