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Old 01-11-2022, 02:36 PM   #113
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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo View Post
Same here. I was using a shorty 3rd party cable and ran into disconnects. My apple cable is fine so far, but I had to zip tie it in a bundle or it would get stuck in the lid mechanism.
First gen situation, but I found the problem was that the cable end "sat" on the end of the phone holder slot in the armrest area putting significant pressure on the connector and damaging the charging port as a result.

I made an L-shaped insert out of black packing foam so that the connector sits well above the ledge (bottom of the L) and tighter against the holder slot wall and haven't had any problems since. Of course, given the different design of the Gen2 armrest, this might not be the problem or solution.
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