[Dave Barber]

I've changed batteries, tried a half dozen different chargers but it will not charge itself. I can use a fully charged battery and it will work fine, it just will not charge itself. I've tried cleaning the terminal plug with a q-tip and some alcohol but no luck. Any ideas if this can be fixed? I'd like to hand this phone down to my son...

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Sounds like you've already done everything you can. It may be that the microUSB port is faulty. You could bring it to a repair shop and see if they could replace it.