448538 - My charging cable broke off in my phone

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Release Engineering :: General, defect)

Description

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Preconditions:
procure a semi-modern Nokia phone that uses the "Nokia Travel Charger AC-4"
(I have an e61i - http://europe.nokia.com/A4344018)

Steps to reproduce:
1. insert the charging prong into the phone (or perhaps some other nokia device?)
2. let it get bent
3. let the bent prong wear
4. travel to whistler
5. insert charger into power strip (European)
6. connect power strip to US adapter
7. plug adapter into wall
8. wait for call from coworker in Finland (who doesn't remember you're at Whistler)
9. pick up phone from floor

Actual results:
metal thing broke off into phone

Expected results:
yes, this was expected

Request:
Anyone have pliers? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliers

Comment 1

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oh right... if i can't get it removed, it'll eventually be stuck and then i won't be able to charge my phone... and I'm only traveling w/ 1 phone this time (I often have 2).

Comment 2

[[e-mail] (:bhearsum)]

wtf?

Comment 3

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gerv worked on this

Comment 4

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he fixed it with a safety pin and clever use of mandibles

Comment 5

[[:Cww]]

Attachment: Gerv doing the awesome

Caught on tape!  (or Digital flash media).

Props to Gerv.