Ipod Touch 5th Gen Not Charging - FIXED

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Ipod Touch 5th Gen Not Charging - FIXED

I'm pretty tech savy but couldn't figure out why my 5th Gen Ipod Touch with the Lightning connector would not charge when plugged in via USB. Sometimes wiggling the connector would work but eventually it had stopped. I've tried blowing into the the connector port of the Ipod, I've even used a magnifying glass to inspect for damaged pins and what not and could not find anything wrong.

Eventually I decided to take a toothpick and scrape the internal Ipod connector hoping that it would clean any dirty contacts, doing so revealed that my connector port was loaded with lint from my pants pocket. I ended up picking out a good amount of lint that was not noticeable using the magnifying glass and not affected by blowing into the port of the Ipod Touch, after removing the obstruction the Ipod now charges normally.

NOTE: Do NOT attempt this cleaning method using a metal object such as a pin due to the risk of shorting out the unit, a wooden toothpick worked perfect for my situation.

Hope this method helps someone.

Posted on Dec 12, 2013 7:27 PM

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Answer 1

thendr

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Aug 13, 2017 12:07 PM in response to Quickk

thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU! I had something on my iPod that I needed for a big job I'm working on and I was concerned I would not be able to recover it without the lightning port working. I too attempted a can of compressed air with no results ... but your solution worked perfectly! (Now I know it's a good idea to cover the port the next time I'm sanding a 21-foot styrofoam sculpture while the iPod is in my shirt pocket upside down.)

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JEM24

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Dec 12, 2013 7:45 PM in response to Quickk

Using a toothpick will get it done-- but be very careful, you can still damage the port with one. Before I would use a toothpick I would try blowing the port clear with canned compressed air (the stuff you buy at the electronics store) and only use physical means as a last resort.

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Quickk Author

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Dec 12, 2013 8:05 PM in response to JEM24

Good advice Jem24,

I would like to add when using compressed air when cleaning out any electronic device, please make sure the device is completely cooled down and not hot to the touch, Hot solid state components do not like cold compressed air and will damage the solid state chips if cooled too quickly. I found this out the hard way by blowing dust out of my desktop pc's and damaging the power supply components inside. 😐

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JEM24

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Dec 12, 2013 8:10 PM in response to Quickk

So true! And keep the can up right also.

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Answer 5

Mar 24, 2017 5:52 AM in response to Quickk

Thank you so much, Sir. It worked! 🙂

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