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k1ckdapro

macrumors regular
Original poster
Sep 28, 2014
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Luxembourg
Hi,

Is it possible that a cable has a loose connection to my PC via USB, but that same cable still charges my phone on my wall charger without interruption ?

When connecting to the PC via USB, my PC does that connecting-disconnecting sound every second (+ charging/not charging), as if I would plug and unplug over and over again.

However, when connecting to the wall charger, my phone charges just fine without interruptions. I have this same behaviour on 2 (!) older cables. The newer ones connect fine to my PC without interruptions, so it‘s not related to the phone nor the PC.

Is this a common issue when lightning cables start to fail?

Many thanks.
 
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