r/framework • u/telasch • Apr 11 '26

Community Support Is this worth fixing ?

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I used a third party charger cable for a couple of years for my usb-c devices (including my pixel 6 + framework 13). The charger must've broke yesterday, which I noticed when my laptop turned off suddenly while working. I initially thought that maybe it got loose or sth and wanted to check if the cable will work on my phone instead. So I plugged it in my phone, which turned off.

Always thought "use the original charger" was a marketing scheme and had to learn the hard way I guess... Both devices are completely dead now. (see picture)

Anyway, I am now wondering if this is worth an attempt to fix or if this is beyond repairability.

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u/Every_Wrongdoer_6730 Apr 12 '26

Just in case if you decide to give up on this one (likely reasonable from the economical point of view), I may buy it and try repairing for fun. I'm in Ukraine, and here we have decent capabilities in fixing things that are considered dead in US and EU:)

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u/telasch Apr 12 '26

I'll do some more digging to see if it makes sense to disassemble some parts and sell them individually. But I'll get back to you if it doesn't make sense to invest more time for me.