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<blockquote data-quote="peterbj7" data-source="post: 1444516" data-attributes="member: 201846"><p>Down here in Belize corrosion is an ever-present problem. I have quite a few external disks, including several of the type the OP describes, and periodically one will not work in a particular USB socket. I suspected the problem might be poor connections, so bought some rather expensive contact cleaner and use it on both sides of the USB connection. I found that quite a few of my USB plugs, the ones on the ends of the cables, had sufficient corrosion to make contact intermittent. Treatment with contact cleaner (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002BBVN2/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Amazon.com: CAIG DeOxIT D100 Power Booster Metal Electric Connection Cleaner, Enhancer, and Lubricant: Musical Instruments</a>) restored perfect connectivity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="peterbj7, post: 1444516, member: 201846"] Down here in Belize corrosion is an ever-present problem. I have quite a few external disks, including several of the type the OP describes, and periodically one will not work in a particular USB socket. I suspected the problem might be poor connections, so bought some rather expensive contact cleaner and use it on both sides of the USB connection. I found that quite a few of my USB plugs, the ones on the ends of the cables, had sufficient corrosion to make contact intermittent. Treatment with contact cleaner ([URL='http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002BBVN2/?tag=macforums0e4-20']Amazon.com: CAIG DeOxIT D100 Power Booster Metal Electric Connection Cleaner, Enhancer, and Lubricant: Musical Instruments[/url]) restored perfect connectivity. [/QUOTE]
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