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Raspberry Pi can't remove micro USB power cable

Former Member over 13 years ago

When I got my RasPi I was so excited that I used the first micro USB cable I could find to power it up.

The cable works but I cannot unplug it! I've already put more pressure on the micro USB port than I feel comfortable doing.

Has anyone else had this problem or know of a solution?

Thanks!

Dan

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johnbeetem over 13 years ago

A Micro USB plug has two tiny clips on the wide surface which mate with two holes in RasPi's USB jack S1. Here's a fairly high resolution photo of a Micro USB plug at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MicroB_USB_Plug.jpg. Normally those two clips are triangular so you can pull the plug out with some side-to-side wiggling. I think in your case one or both clips are bent in such a way that you cannot pull the cable out. See if you can push the clip down with a precision screwdriver or other small object while you gently wiggle the plug sideways as you pull it out. You may need a helper with small hands.
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jakwai over 4 years ago in reply to johnbeetem

Thank you! I was trying to remove the cable with many different small "objects" and it didn't work. In the end the side-to-side wiggle solved the problem!

Greetings,
Jakob
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jakwai over 4 years ago in reply to johnbeetem

Thank you! I was trying to remove the cable with many different small "objects" and it didn't work. In the end the side-to-side wiggle solved the problem!

Greetings,
Jakob
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