The cable from the adapter to L5, IMO, needs a more flexible male at the L5. Reason being that the cable is too stiff at the L5 female port(?).
I notice it doesn’t take too much effort to move the L5 and have the cable apply more pressure to the female easily causing the cable to weaken and break inside.
I’ve seen this with laptops where people have the plug stressed while the male sits on a book or other item. I lend laptops out and to often that is the thing they bring back as broken.
I bought a separate cable with USB C males at both ends. to reduce the pressure on the L5 female USB C.
Wish list it came with a more flexible adapter cable.
I have a very short cable that I could put on the male adapter cable just before the phone and on that female end, use a more flexible male in to the phone.
i.e.:
Adapter----male usb C in to *flex cable USB C female----usb C-male* female on>phone
Agreed. My concern is to how the cable needs a lot of it’s own space to make sure the connection male to L5 isn’t pushing the L5 female internal connection up or down, left or right. I remember reading some issues that some needed to re-seat the L5 internal having come loose. I want to avoid that.
This is how not to lay down phone to charge your phone. Constant up and down on the connection at phone may weaken it inside.
Just a thought - from seeing what staff can do, losing 2 laptops this way.
Another important tip is to ensure the Librem 5 is on a flat surface for effective cable removal, and that there are no air gaps below it that could rock the device while unplugging the cable.
Maybe, take it to a clean-room and de-dust it first.
If these tips are so “important”, why are they not mentioned in the hype?
No one should have to be that cautious with their cell phone. The others do not require such methods. Not great selling feature for this one - is it.
I DO have it so the device and it’s device killer-cable on a flat surface. They have 1 metre by 2 metre of free from anything. All it needs is a better, and flexible cable.
