MacBook Air charging port is bad...help?

[papa al]

My 3 year old MBAir charging port (the magnetic one) seems to be bad.

At first it required a little jiggling to connect, but now I cannot get it to charge at all.

I don't know if something is worn, dirty or what.

Can anyone recommend a fix or a repair shop in Pattaya.

The Apple store at TukCom does not repair, only sells new.

Is it possible to charge through the USB port?

Thank you for any help.

[richard_smith237]

The tiny little pins inside should all be sprung. If one of the springs on one of the connectors has failed that could be the reason for the failure... something check anyway.

[papa al]

Rich:

That could well be it.

Can the piece be replaced?

I was told by the salesman when I bought the unit that there are no replaceable components,

but I dunno.

I need a good technician to check it out, but...???

[DMC1]

If it is of any help then the nearest 'official' repair shop is on ground floor of 'Central' Chonburi. 'iCare' is located in the rear of 'iStudio' shop.

iCare Central Chonburi

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