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I've found my biggest issue is that over many months it gets a thin film of grime deep inside that I have to pick out with a needle to make it work again properly. Micro and C both, but with C it's way easier to break the contacts while cleaning.


Lightning has the same issue. And while there's more space, the springy pins are also part of the socket rather than the plug so it's a bit iffy.


Try a wooden toothpick instead of a metal needle.


Wooden toothpicks are often too thick. My swiss army knife has a flat plastic toothpick that seems to have been designed exactly for the job of cleaning USB-C ports: https://i.redd.it/79iesas532521.jpg


Thanks, that is a neat idea! What also works are these plastic cocktail sticks that are used for little appetizers on partys.


If you look at the minutes of the committee meetings you'll see this was an explicit design choice.

(Actually I'm kidding, but it would make a funny rumour.)

Edit: curse you HN for the otherwise sensible collapsing of blank lines..makes these jokes harder.


Cut a corner at an oblique angle and it makes the perfect implement.




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