• Rooster326@programming.dev
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    10 hours ago

    I did this but the magnets started to lose their “magnet-ness?” They didn’t snap in right and would look plugged in but not charging.

    Felt like I traded one quirky cord not going in, for another.

    Do you have a preferred brand?

    • AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works
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      3 hours ago

      you could get a magnetizer and run it through that a few times. even something cheap like this should do the trick: https://ebay.us/m/18o4zx

      magnets just lose their strength over time and repeated use. the Samsung flip phones use magnets to detect when it’s open or closed, and a lot of the time they’ll lose strength and the phone won’t detect that’s it been opened or closed. I have pretty much that exact magnetizer and I run the magnets through that a time or two and everything starts working again lol. I assume the same concept should work for you.

    • nailingjello@lemmy.zip
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      9 hours ago

      I use the [N. NETDOT Gen 10 Magnetic Charging Cable] (https://a.co/d/ijM37pD). I have thrown away a few of the magnetic tips that physically broke from abuse, but for me that’s cheaper than a device repair.

      When they stop connecting properly, I usually clean them with a toothpick (or other good suggestions from this thread).