Phone burning charging cables

cornettbr

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So this is a weird issue, and I don’t know if anyone else is experiencing this. My phone is burning the pins off the charging cables. I just bought a brand new one last week and it’s already ruined one side.
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Count the pins from the left side
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The fifth pin from the left is darker than all the others
 

Wallace

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I would suspect that one of the pins in the iPhone socket is not making a good electrical contact with the plug causing it to arc. Thus causing the darkening and, I guess, ultimate failure of it.

When you look into the lightening socket, can you see any pin distortion? Or perhaps the pin does not protrude as far.

Either way, I suspect a lightening port issue, not a problem with the lead.
 

cornettbr

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I was suspecting the same thing. I brought it to the Apple store last week and they said they didn’t see anything wrong, but clearly something is when this has happened on multiple cables.
 

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I just checked my cables and this is not happening to mine. I would say your Apple Store got this wrong and I would go back and bring the malfunctioning cables with me. Maybe call Apple and explain the situation as well.
 

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