On Tue, 05 Jul 2016 08:17:52 -0700, DaveC wrote:

On 5 Jul 2016, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

Also, you might try disclosing the Samsung phone model number.

Sam Galaxy S3.

Thanks. I found no history of the S3 destroying connectors.

Different phones tend to have specific problems. Also, are you doing
anything unusual while charging, such as charging the phone while it's
sitting on a car seat while bouncing down the road or anything that
might cause movement of the connector while charging? An excessively
loose connector will make that worse. You might compare your
retention force with a different phone and micro-USB connector pair.

I use it while charging, sitting on the couch or lying in bed. The
cable/phone does get moved around. But for 6 weeks this isn’t a problem. So
I rule out the phone’s connector as cause. A new cable fixes the issue.

While that's some movement while charging, it's probably not enough to
arc over the contacts. Still, if the receptacle is loose, and you're
getting an intermittent connection, it might do some arcing. Any
evidence of an intermittent connection on the battery meter or monitor
program?

Hmmmm... Is you charging cable very thin (small diameter)? At 2A,
tinsel and ultra fine wire cables can easily turn into fuses. Any
chance your cable failures are fused wire failures instead of
connector failures?


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