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I was having the same problem with my phone.
I solved it by powering it off, and then I used a thin pin to dig all of the gunk out of the slot. I was amazing at just how much had accumulated in there. It was USB-C, though, so it's a bit bigger than microUSB. Looking in a nearby micro USB port, it looks like a pin or needle would work on one side of the connector block in the middle, but I don't think it would fit between the connector block and the "top" of the port.
SIM card ejector tools like these ones might work well. Some of them are more flat than round, so they might actually be able to clean out the whole micro USB port.
When you've got it cleaned, you can get dust covers to pop in the port when you're not charging to prevent the buildup from happening again.
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Well,
Thanks OG for doing that because CP menu rollouts are again working ... in IE 8.0.7601.17514.
So yeah for toothpicks! And keep up the good work!
How they're made[^](sorry no audio)
modified 29-Aug-18 15:24pm.
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CRC makes a decent electrical contact cleaner, Griff. I don't know if it's available in the UK, but it's good stuff. You can also use brake cleaner, but it leaves a bit of residue, and it's kinda harsh on some plastics. You can use a pipe cleaner to get the residue off, but it's a bit difficult to fix a melted plastic connector. Try it on one you don't need...
Will Rogers never met me.
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Try Caig DeOxit D5, its quite expensive but one can will last for a lifetime. 
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Bacardi 151 and a cotton shwab. NM Bacardi 151 is discontinued, substitute for Walgreens grain alcohol
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USB (Physical) - Wikipedia[^]
Micro USB (B in this case) is 1.8mm high and half of that is the plastic supports - there is no swab you can get in there and near the pins. I got a new connector! 
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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"All points lead to current affairs, in a roundabout way" (4)
Sorry, brain's not really working this morning.
Andy B
modified 29-Aug-18 5:17am.
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SWAN?
Nope, mine isn't either ...
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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NEWS
(Current affairs
North East West South)
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Well done, your turn tomorrow .
Andy B
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A telemarketer called a random person telling benefits of buying and keeping stocks for long term and why he should have them. The person responded, "Listen, I am 80 years old. When I go out to buy bananas, I buy only 2. Who knows if I will be there to consume if I buy more.".
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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lw@zi wrote: When I go out to buy bananas, I buy only 2. Who knows if I will be there to consume if I buy more.".
Brave man buying 2, what if he slips on the first one?
OT - given these days with "health and safety" it's a wonder they still sell banana's with the peel. I reckon 5 years from now they're going to be pre-peeled.
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And then the same department will say peeled bananas are dangerous because they are exposed to harmful things in surrounding. So, they must be packed in some hi-tech expensive bags.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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lw@zi wrote: hi-tech expensive bags.
Which will be a threat to our environment, both in production and when thrown away. An entire industry will emerge around making the bags, researching ways to make them more reusable and finally recycling them. All this will also require new laws which are only needed to insure everybody's safety.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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And then some LGBTIQCAPGNGFNBA[^] will be offended because bananas are a symbol of male oppression.
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Oh, good. Do you know where I can find the application form to sign up with THE PATRIARCHY. I have decided that I don't want to end the oppression because I still have hopes to become an oppressor myself one day.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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lopati: roaming wrote: I reckon 5 years from now they're going to be pre-peeled.
And twice the price because of the extra value added...
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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And the peel could be dried, pulverized, and sold off as natural ant-inflammatory organic fibrous health drink powder.
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote: ant-inflammatory
Oi PETA, this guy wants to cause inflammation of some kind in ants.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote: And the peel could be dried, pulverized, and sold off as natural ant-inflammatory organic fibrous health drink powder.
Not to mention fuel for your DeLorean.
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How could one forget that, indeed!
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That would be fuel for the Mr. Fusion power pack. Soon an accessory available for all cars.
That is, once I get the whole power generation thing working.
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5 years from now there may not be any, if the fusarium wilt spreads to Latin America.
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I stopped buying green bananas. 
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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