• ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Depends on what you mean by stable.

    It’s likely dust in the port. If you gently clean it out with a toothpick or other small flat instrument you will get it to seat better. If dust is the issue, you should see some lint at the bottom of the port.

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      10 months ago

      Sorry for not being clear, I’m not talking about connection stability, I mean the type-c port (female) becomes flimsy over the years and doesn’t hold the connector (male) securely anymore

      • LemmyTryThisOut@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Neither are they. If there’s dust or fuzz down in there, it doesn’t physically seat correctly, and ends up being wobbly.

        • rhandyrhoads@lemmy.world
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          10 months ago

          This isn’t usually the cause. If the cable isn’t inserting fully then yes it can be dust and that often helps the problem, but the retention mechanism itself wears out over time leading to the cable slipping out easily and depending on the design things can get wobbly. I work with electronics for a living and with laptops more often than not it’s the latter category with dust not being too common of an issue since they aren’t kept in pockets. Phones on the other hand it’s usually dust, but I don’t interact with many USB C phones old enough for wear to be an issue.