Loose USB Cable Fix
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Published 2018-04-06
This is a simple fix for your loose cell phone charging cable. In just a few minutes using one common household tool, you can restore your micro usb charging cable to its original fit.
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All Comments (21)
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Respect to this guy for telling everyone sorry for making this 10 minutes.
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Thanks for making this video. I was getting sick and tired of buying new cords. I didn't have a screwdriver that small so I decided to use a needle instead. It worked just the same.
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Very useful! After 40 years in IT, I'd never have thought of this on my own, but of course, that's how micro USB plugs have to work. Thank you!!
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Thanks for the tip, worked like a charm. Fixed 3 cables that still look like new but were loose.. they lock in nice and tight now!
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While the video is about 7 minutes too long, very useful information and it has allowed me to fix 4 cables I thought i would have to trash. Thumbs-up excellent tutorial!
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64 yr old woman fixed two long cables that I didn't have to throw out. Thank you. They weren't cheap and I was frustrated that they weren't staying locked in place.
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Fantastic video, I do not mind the wait at all because you were taking the time to explain everything. This helped me a lot man, much appreciated!
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And this is how you stretch a 2 min video into 10..
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thanks man, it just took too long before the tutorial started
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WONDERFUL ! After so much twaddle from you tubers telling us we have to reinforce the cable, or shove bits of soft plastic into the port, to clean it. So satisfying now, to discover someone who knows what he's talking about. BIG TA !
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thank you this was so helpful I have been tossing out my old ones cause of this exact problem and buying new ones. I have spent I don't know how much money now I can just do this and save hundreds. I am so glad I came across your video. you are a money saver.
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Fantastic video. It helps to see, physically, how the plug functions. I had an extra cable lying around so I tested it and, sure enough, the "prongs" on the old cable were worn. The new one snapped right into place. Thanks so much!
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to short phrase this: Make sure the cable isn't plugged into a power source and get something like a sewing needle and lift up the prongs on the charger. Go to 5:24 to see what I'm talking about. I just saved you 10 minutes :)
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Great video! Cant wait to finish work and go home to fix all my other 'broken' cables!
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I have searched this thing but didn't find anything about these clips... So weird that it came out to my front randomly 3 years after my search... Thank you.
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Tech Minded, Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I used the tip of a fish hook to bend those tabs that get flattened down from .repeated use. i found the smallest Micro screw driver blade usually is 1.5 mm or 1/16 inch too wide to get in there
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You can also grind down the little pointy edges (that may have became not so pointy/rounded over the time) on those prongs with something like a nail filer.
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The prong tip was so helpful!!!! I looked at my others chargers and found the one with the best prong and it was loose and it hold my phone up in the air..
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Soooooooo very helpful!!!! You just don't know how many cords I've gone through because of this exact issue. Now I can go fix all my other cords π. Thanks so much!!! Keep up the good work π π
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Worked like a charm! Can't say it was easy as it seemed there was little to no space to get the tool in there but persistence paid off. I finally used a precision screwdriver set, the smallest one, after a few failed attempts with what tools were convenient, lol. Love that click sound. Thks π
