this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2025
747 points (100.0% liked)
hmmm
5469 readers
3 users here now
For things that are "hmmm".
Rule 1: All post titles except for meta posts should be just plain "hmmm" and nothing else, no emotes, no capitalisation, no extending it to "hmmmm" etc.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I like it.
Wish I had a 3D printer now :/
I'm pretty sure you can just buy those ends and slap em on
It's just plastic molding around the connector.
Edit: it would probably help keep the connections stable by minimizing wiggle. Know how in old phones you've sometimes gotta get that plugged in juuuust right? I'd expect this to help prevent that.
In my experience, that generally means you just need to clean the pocket lint out of the USB port.
Or just that Micro-B was a shit-stain of a connector that depended on the world's tiniest springs exhibiting no wear.
Mini-B was actually pretty solid.
Mini-b would break the port instead of the cable