An unexpected source of failure
Sep. 12th, 2011 09:15 pmAnnoyed by my phone's recent reluctance to charge, I decided to take a close look at the socket to see if the connections had failed. Instead I noticed that the connector was completely full of cruft — so full that the plug wasn't connecting with the central pin — and that all that was required to restore normal function was a good clean. Who knew my pockets were such hostile environments?