Re: Broken Intel MBP's top left USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 port?

Subject	Re: Broken Intel MBP's top left USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 port?
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc, comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.systems
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From	Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com>
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Date	2024-07-24 18:50 -0400

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On 2024-07-24 02:01, Ant wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> A 2020 13.3" Intel MBP (A2251 model; MWP62LL/A)'s top left
> USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 port stopped working for power charging and
> connecting with original Apple USB-C power and third party power
> adapters (e.g., Anker). I even tried to connecting Apple's USB-C Digital
> AV Multiport Adapter and iPhones, but macOS Ventura v13.6.7's top right
> notification says "USB Accessories Disabled -- Unplug the accessory
> using too much power to re-enable USB devices." even with direct iPhone
> connected with USB-C and lighting cables! Also, no HDMI video too.
> 
> The other three ports worked fine so I suspect this port is busted since
> I used it a lot. I looked inside and things looked OK (not dirty and
> dusty), but it was tiny and hard to see inside. Does anyone know what
> else to try? I wonder if it got fried inside. I sniffed that port and
> didn't smell anything unusual. My client said that port stopped working
> during his out of country week hot and humid trip.

Use a thin piece of stiff paper and alcohol to go in there and clean the 
contacts and absorb moisture.  Might do it.

-- 
"It would be a measureless disaster if Russian barbarism overlaid
  the culture and independence of the ancient States of Europe."
Winston Churchill

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Broken Intel MBP's top left USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 port? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-07-24 06:01 +0000
  Re: Broken Intel MBP's top left USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 port? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-07-24 15:29 +0000
    Re: Broken Intel MBP's top left USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 port? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-07-25 18:45 +0000
  Re: Broken Intel MBP's top left USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 port? Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2024-07-24 18:50 -0400
    Re: Broken Intel MBP's top left USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 port? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-07-25 18:43 +0000

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