Cleaning iphone receptacle

[Let'sgoflying!]

can I shoot electric contact cleaner into the lightning port?
Getting intermittent connx with charger.

 

[John221us]

Just use the end of a paperclip or a needle. It is typically pocket fuzz that causes the issue.

 

[SixPapaCharlie]

Agree. I'd start with a needle.

 

[kyleb]

I've had success digging the fuzz out with my wife's toothbrush...

 

[John221us]

I've had success digging the fuzz out with my wife's toothbrush...

Great thinking. It would be pretty gross to use your own toothbrush...

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Just use the end of a paperclip or a needle. It is typically pocket fuzz that causes the issue.

I'm thinking the problem might be a little stickier in nature.

 

[John221us]

I'm thinking the problem might be a little stickier in nature.

IPhone 7's have some level of waterproofness, but not so much other models. If you need to use a solvent, I would use alcohol and some kind of swab that will fit.

Edit: you want the 99% (or high percentage) alcohol stuff. The cheap stuff has water in it.

 

[Joey4420]

You may also want to try a different charging cable as they sadly do go bad, even if they look good.

And yes power it off and use contact cleaner that is what it is made for.

 

[JOhnH]

Didn't know that was my problem, so I paid a guy at the iphone repair kiosk at the local mall $10 to clean out mine. I tried cleaning it out with a tooth pick, but it didn't help much.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Thanks to all who directed me to cleaning the lightning port,
There was definitely some wood? In there, much better now