"Avraham Bernholz" wrote in message
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Michael A. Terrell wrote, on Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:02:13 -0400:

Replace the connectors, they are cheap enough.

I also have to replace the Duracell USB wall charger I bought
from Frys, as it just fell apart in my hands today!

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2vjpnv8&s=8

That could have been dangerous because it left that missing pin
in hot port of the wall socket!

Have a look at the charger teardowns on youtube

You may never buy a non branded mains charger from china again.