Are you trying to charge your smartphone?
It may not be working right, so you may have come here. There are many factors and reasons why your smartphone charger is not working. I will discuss them in detail so you can get ideas and fix the problem.
I am writing this post because I have faced this problem many times with the chargers, as it’s been more than 15 years that I have been using phones and smartphones.
Generally, smartphone chargers have a shelf life of 2-3 years. This includes the adapter and the charging cable. The cable gets faulty much faster due to wear and tear and is replaced before the adapter.
I have devised several ideas to help you figure out why your smartphone charger is not working and what you can do quickly to fix it.
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Possible reasons why your charger is not working.
If you have a faulty charger, try to check out these things and apply these minor steps with your charger. It might help you to fix your smartphone charger quickly.
Clogged or dirty ports.
I have also mentioned this in some of the previous articles multiple times. See, with time, small particles and cloth fiber get accumulated inside the charging port of the smartphone and charger cable as well. If you have figured it out, this has also happened with your charging cable.
Broken pins
The charging cable, especially the male one, has small pins inside. Even the female port in your smartphone has the same, but here we are talking about smartphone chargers so I will stick to them only.
The charging pins loosen over time; hence, they lose their grips, and the connection between them is weak and does let the current pass with proper flow. This is a big reason why your smartphone charger is not working correctly.
Cable fault
The USB cable has many wires inside it due to a lot of wear and tear over the months. Some of the wires get loosened and break. Many people get confused when this happens, and it is pretty hard to find the fault, whether the pin, cable, or adapter is damaged. In this case, change the USB cable.
Adapter faults
This is rare, but sometimes charger adapters also get damaged. There are a few reasons that I have listed below.
- Due to a short circuit.
- Forming up corrosion in the pins due to the electricity not flowing correctly.
- When an adapter or charger comes in contact with water, it may stop working due to internal faults.
- With time, the charger adapter loses its power to supply electricity to the phone. I don’t know about the others, but I have personally experienced it. This takes quite a long time.
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Is it possible to repair a smartphone charger at home?
The answer is NO! Smartphone chargers cannot be repaired at home. I have personally tried it many times and failed miserably. Smartphone chargers are small and have very micro components. It is pretty hard to detect the malfunction, and there is no sense in repairing it by opening the charger.
Even though I have talked with some technicians who repair smartphones, they have also told me many times that these smartphone chargers are pretty hard to repair and don’t spend their time doing this.
If someone comes with problems related to smartphone chargers, they replace them if they are still under warranty.
The only thing you as a user can do is change the charging wire, and if it works, then you are lucky, and if the charger is not working, then the only thing left is changing the adapter.
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How to take care of your smartphone charger to avoid problems?
I have come up with some simple tips to avoid smartphone charger malfunction, and these tips are pretty simple and easy to practice.
- Avoid wrapping your wires, as this can cause wear and tear and may lead to internal damage if done regularly.
- Make sure to avoid touching the charger with wet hands. Your smartphone may be water resistant, but the charger is not.
- If rust has developed in the pins or USB cable, use a small amount of paint thinner or alcohol to wipe the area to avoid further rusting.
- Stop sharing your charger with people. The more you use your charger, the quicker the pins will loosen off the charging cable.
- Always buy a charger and a USB cable of a good brand. Cheap products get damaged easily.