Why does my charger smell burnt, like electronics melting or burning. I notice this today.
Only from USB port.
No smoke or nothing came out.
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When electronics smell like they burn or melt, they usually do. Get a new charger
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KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
Why does my charger smell burnt, like electronics melting or burning. I notice this today.
Only from USB port.
No smoke or nothing came out.
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Does your battery smell like pickels too?
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Yes! My battery definitely one hundred percent smells like pickles. Especially when really hot. I thought I was crazy!
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My second one has had that smell since I got it, like it's burnt. Nothing seems to be wrong though
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lol he said pickels... wait seriously?? lol nah i noticed a funny smell doing a battery pull cuz my goddamn phone locked up im getting used to this bull**** haha n just hearing me say that is a joke CUZ ITS A 600 DOLLAR PHONE!!!!! im gona drop kick this phone
Mine did this in the car today.
Pulled the plug out and it was hot like a cigarette. Smelled like burning.
I am guess I shouldn't use my palm mirco usb charger? (rated at 1000MaH)
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I am guess I shouldn't use my palm mirco usb charger? (rated at 1000MaH)
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What's the output voltage of that charger? The 1000 mah is fine.
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You have a bad battery. Get a replacement battery fast.
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My phone smells like it's burnt as well. Even when I take the battery out, the phone smells like burnt where the gold connectors are. As well as the battery itself smelling. I can smell it through the USB connector on the bottom with the battery cover on.
I purchased a new battery and it still does the same thing... I don't know if it's the phone or the batteries.
The phone works fine and I get great battery life. It's not even hot. So idk if I should be concerned or not.
RELAX man ! your electrical outlet gives the not stable amplitude of voltage....thats why charger is getting hot sometimes., and smells.
Don't worry it's ok
avetny said:
RELAX man ! your electrical outlet gives the not stable amplitude of voltage....thats why charger is getting hot sometimes., and smells.
Don't worry it's ok
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It's not the charger though, it's the actual phone/battery.
After having the phone unplugged for hours, the area around the gold contacts of the phone/battery connectors smells like scorched metal/plastic.
Do u have a custom kernel?
U smell only when u open battery?
Is it happening every time when phone on charge?
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Do u have a custom kernel?
U smell only when u open battery?
Is it happening every time when phone on charge?
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Yeah I'm using Faux's LGE Stock Froyo kernel v0.0.4 with ext4 undervolted.
Stock LG Froyo rom
The smell never goes away as long as the phone is on. It has been doing it since I got the phone about 3 weeks ago before I installed the custom kernel.
Like I said, everything works fine, and the phone and battery aren't even hot. I even bought a new battery and it still does it.
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Is it just mines or does it take like 4 to 5 hours to charge the battery on this phone... Even either a rapid charger
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Is it just mines or does it take like 4 to 5 hours to charge the battery on this phone... Even either a rapid charger
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My first charge also took a long time. Probably close to 4 hours. Hopefully, this doesnt persist.
I must add atleast for me battery life is awesome.
Unplugged @ 8:25am & died by midnight . With heavy use
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I must add atleast for me battery life is awesome.
Unplugged @ 8:25am & died by midnight . With heavy use
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Ok yea my battery liFe is good it just takes forever to charge the battery
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I've noticed after it hits 50% it goes a lot faster. I went from 50%-90% in an hr just now. Weird. It took about. 2 hours to go from 15%-50%
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Im taking it back and swapping it out today
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Nevrrmind im taking this phone back and waiting for the HTC holiday... Back to the iphone smdh
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The!
Manual says it takes 4 hours to charge...
Ok i just had my phone on the charger in the car ... I was using it to listen to music and using the gps.. I was on 84 percent and i drove 30 mins and i pulled it off the charger and now im at 75 percent ... Wtf ....
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to be fair, it does have a big ass battery
Mine was doing the same at first but now charges a lot faster. Give it some time I guess these knee batteries have to be broken in. Lol
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If anyone here had an Atrix at one point can you say this battery lasts about the same as the Atrix?? I loved the battery on the Atrix, but the phone not so much.
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If anyone here had an Atrix at one point can you say this battery lasts about the same as the Atrix?? I loved the battery on the Atrix, but the phone not so much.
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it lasts just as long, if not longer. I don't still have an Atrix to direct compare so this is kind of off feel/memory.
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Every phone thread I have looked through states the same thing about all phones like ours.
New phones, wiped batt stats or newly flashed custom roms.
It takes a few cycles for the phone to create near perfect battery stats. It's not so much that it isn't actually charged in an hour or two. We are all looking at "statistics" produced by the software.
We all know how inaccurate software can be at times right Bill G?
Ok but how do u explain battery loss when the device is plugged in and in use...
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Ok but how do u explain battery loss when the device is plugged in and in use...
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Check the output of the charger.
So many variables. Wall direct plug charger charges quicker than a USB plug. USB plug charges better than a car charger. Check the 'ma' output and see if its like 500 or so. If so then you are basically charging at an equal or slower rate than the use of the same power.
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Check the output of the charger.
So many variables. Wall direct plug charger charges quicker than a USB plug. USB plug charges better than a car charger. Check the 'ma' output and see if its like 500 or so. If so then you are basically charging at an equal or slower rate than the use of the same power.
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I have a car usb rapid charger... Which charged any and all of my devices quick ..
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I think ima wait for the LG thrill
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My rocket fish car charger keep my phone at 95% the hole time I did my tracks checking the GPS. Over and 1.5 hours ... just saying. Don't know the specs of charger but I did leave the screen on hole time. Well my wife by tapping screen.
sent from Infuse but miss my captivate on cont. 5.5.... One day this can be as good...
There's another thread where they said to put it in mass media storage mode, not usb debugging. It may make a difference with non samsung adapter
Does any one else's Charge seem to get abnormally hot while charging? Like hot to the point where it's uncomfortable to put in my pocket after charging. Wondering if I should try and get the phone replaced before it fries itself or if it's just normal. Thanks!
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Mine does it a lot, and its actually getting to the point where it wont charge my battery completely. Charged all last night, battery says 100%, but when I take it off the charger, its on 49%. And it died on 12%. Im taking it to VZW tomorrow to see if they can switch out the battery.
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Does any one else's Charge seem to get abnormally hot while charging? Like hot to the point where it's uncomfortable to put in my pocket after charging. Wondering if I should try and get the phone replaced before it fries itself or if it's just normal. Thanks!
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not normal you have a problem
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I know. Im actually on a replacement too. Its crazy, it did it with my other phone also. I only got a replacement due to the reception issues.
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Verizon should replace the overheating phones. Mine overheated so badly that an error message popped up and said the phone could not charge because it was too hot.....something like that. I brought it to Verizon and they swapped it out no problem.
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I wonder how many times they can swap out. Because mine overheats when it charges, and sometimes when itaint charging at all.
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definitely not normal. Mine charges off of a 2amp charger in under an hour from 10 to 100 percent without getting very hot. Make sure you change out the charger too, the phone might not be the only problem. If there is a partial short it could be causing it.
If it's doing it with the factory charger, yes, it's a problem. If you have an aftermarket charger (or battery), it's most likely that. These phones are a bit touchier than they ought to be about where they accept their power from.
Mine seems to get pretty hot as well. Lets hope that we can pull a fascinate and use the warranty to get the sgs2.
indeed
my charge is overheating as well. there are 2 instances when it overheats. while Charging and downloading a huge file from internet or the app that uses internet/data.
I have tried diff battery did not help. I assume everyones phone is like that. Charge has a overheating problems.
IF you are not agree with me try to torrent on the phone for 20min. Just for testing sake and prove me wrong.(I dont torrent but it is a perfect example)
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Does any one else's Charge seem to get abnormally hot while charging? Like hot to the point where it's uncomfortable to put in my pocket after charging. Wondering if I should try and get the phone replaced before it fries itself or if it's just normal. Thanks!
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I had the same thing on my original Charge when it shipped to me. Along with the heat issue, my phone was dying way faster than it should considering my setup.
I went to a VZW corp store and they switched me out with a new battery as part of the manufacturer's warranty program.
The new battery didn't overheat anymore and my battery lasted twice as long.
Either way, you have nothing to lose.
big red is shipping me a replacement today...hopefully its a good one!
As always, if you are having heat problems I recommend underclocking/volting to 800mhz. Last time I did that it solved ALL my heat problems completely! It would only get ever so slightly warm when watching Netflix(the most data and system intensive app I know of). Never hot though.
Hey guys, last night I put my phone on charge and left it that way overnight. I woke up late to school because my phone turned off on its own, charged partially to 45%, and no alarm/calls/texts (obviously). I tried to hard reboot with vol up+ power and no luck, then I had to pull the battery for it to turn back on.
I also was told by my friend they texted me and called me a few times and I did not get any missed texts or calls.
What may the issue be?
I am on Whitehawkx's MIUI port 1.9.9.
Another issue: I have a car charger ($2 off amazon) and it turns the charge on my phone for 20sec to 2min then turns off the charge.. Or when it says charging it actually takes away battery life...
Could these two problems be linked? For instance, the charger in my car messed up my battery and now my home charger does not charge it well and the phone dies because of it?
Happened to me also .exactly the same way .
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Happened to me also .exactly the same way .
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What was your solution?
I bought a 3500mAh battery off eBay gonna see if that happens on just regular battery life or just with charger. Still waiting for it to arrive though.
I need a solution ASAP though.
All the cheap chargers take away battery and do not charge my phone.
After 3 cheap car chargers. I bought one at WAL-MART. Works great.
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KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
All the cheap chargers take away battery and do not charge my phone.
After 3 cheap car chargers. I bought one at WAL-MART. Works great.
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That's one solution. I just bought this from eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/160645894679?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
I got my for $10.
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It did it again tonight. I had 82% When I put it on charge then after taking out the battery and rebooting it was 74%.
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Try charging it via a USB port on a computer and see it it happens again..
If not...its an issue some of these have where the phone over heats. One solution may be to disable wifi and gps while charging from a wall charger, but even then it can still run hot.
Thanks for the idea, I will try it. Also, idk bout overheating but my battery smells like crap?!!??!
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I just bought a qcell slim battery for the epic touch and it fits our epic 4gs nicely....its 1950mah I got it from amazon it came pretty quick haven't fully tested it but it fits and works for sure
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epic559 said:
I just bought a qcell slim battery for the epic touch and it fits our epic 4gs nicely....its 1950mah I got it from amazon it came pretty quick haven't fully tested it but it fits and works for sure
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Seems these Epics also employ a Diode Bridge in the battery circuit as I got this one and it didn't have a battery, but I wanted to make sure it worked... I took a battery from a Stratosphere, which is too long and the contacts are on the wrong side, so I flipped it and shoved it in with some tape to hold it in! lol Powered right up! Though it didn't dawn on me till later that flipping it so the contacts would connect also resulted in the polarity being swapped Only other way it would work and not go up in a puff of smoke is with said bridge, which is a group of 4 diodes arranged in a way that regardless of the pins you connect to, + will re-reoute to + and - will to -. Same goes for the opposite, I charged my Epic batt in a Strat. lol
Anyways, I don't condone doing it, especially since I don't know if this is the reason this Epic won't charge (As-Is eBay buy with Bad ESN, did not come with a battery, hence me using a Strat's). BUT I'd be willing to bet that in a pinch, like an emergency situation, as long as the battery will make contact and you can keep it in place then it'll work fine.
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Seems these Epics also employ a Diode Bridge in the battery circuit as I got this one and it didn't have a battery, but I wanted to make sure it worked... I took a battery from a Stratosphere, which is too long and the contacts are on the wrong side, so I flipped it and shoved it in with some tape to hold it in! lol Powered right up! Though it didn't dawn on me till later that flipping it so the contacts would connect also resulted in the polarity being swapped Only other way it would work and not go up in a puff of smoke is with said bridge, which is a group of 4 diodes arranged in a way that regardless of the pins you connect to, + will re-reoute to + and - will to -. Same goes for the opposite, I charged my Epic batt in a Strat. lol
Anyways, I don't condone doing it, especially since I don't know if this is the reason this Epic won't charge (As-Is eBay buy with Bad ESN, did not come with a battery, hence me using a Strat's). BUT I'd be willing to bet that in a pinch, like an emergency situation, as long as the battery will make contact and you can keep it in place then it'll work fine.
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I really didn't understand anything u said could u dumb it down for me lol I had to flip this battery to fit and all epic touch batteries fit the og epic 4g
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epic559 said:
I really didn't understand anything u said could u dumb it down for me lol I had to flip this battery to fit and all epic touch batteries fit the og epic 4g
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I think what he's saying is if you had to flip the battery when putting it in the phone then the polarity is now reversed because the positive is on the negative terminal and vice versa. From my understanding this is bad because it damages the battery circuits.
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I think what he's saying is if you had to flip the battery when putting it in the phone then the polarity is now reversed because the positive is on the negative terminal and vice versa. From my understanding this is bad because it damages the battery circuits.
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O really????yea I had to flip it over and on first full discharge its at 20hours +.....with 21% left.....but its bad if flipped over????I dnt wanna mess up my phone :\
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epic559 said:
O really????yea I had to flip it over and on first full discharge its at 20hours +.....with 21% left.....but its bad if flipped over????I dnt wanna mess up my phone :\
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As far as I know it shouldn't mess up the phone but it will shorten the battery life because of the extra stress on the battery.
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As far as I know it shouldn't mess up the phone but it will shorten the battery life because of the extra stress on the battery.
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O that sucks :\ guess I might just give this battery to my mom she has the epic touch lol
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Okay so I took a look and it seems like there's a + side and a - side and for the epic batteries stock its the same as the qcell epic touch I think it should be fine and last I just got 21 hours off its first discharge its just reversed on the epic touch idk I might be trippin but stock + and - are in the same place as this qcell epic touch battery I hope everything is all good
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Okay so I took a look and it seems like there's a + side and a - side and for the epic batteries stock its the same as the qcell epic touch I think it should be fine and last I just got 21 hours off its first discharge its just reversed on the epic touch idk I might be trippin but stock + and - are in the same place as this qcell epic touch battery I hope everything is all good
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If the + matches the + and the - matches the - then you're good. What were you talkin about when you said you flipped the battery?
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If the + matches the + and the - matches the - then you're good. What were you talkin about when you said you flipped the battery?
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Cuz the epic touch battery prongs are on the right side and on our epics its on left so the qcell battery would have to be flipped on our epics cuz its made for the epic touch but yea the + matches the + and the - matches the - I checked with my oem epic battery and the +and- and in the same spot s the qcell epic touch I think everything should be good
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Cuz the epic touch battery prongs are on the right side and on our epics its on left so the qcell battery would have to be flipped on our epics cuz its made for the epic touch but yea the + matches the + and the - matches the - I checked with my oem epic battery and the +and- and in the same spot s the qcell epic touch I think everything should be good
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Sounds like it's all good. Let me know how the battery does after a few charge cycles cuz I just got the s2 oem 1800 MaH battery and I notice the differece compared to the stock 1500 Mah battery.
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Sounds like it's all good. Let me know how the battery does after a few charge cycles cuz I just got the s2 oem 1800 MaH battery and I notice the differece compared to the stock 1500 Mah battery.
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Forsure fist discharge was 21hours very beast 1950mah is pretty nice in a slim battery
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21 hours isn't bad at all. What was your screen on time and usage like?
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21 hours isn't bad at all. What was your screen on time and usage like?
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4hours a little more then 4hours I took screen shots I'll uploaded up in a few its a little tricky using the app would have to use the web browser to upload the screenies
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If it's too much trouble don't worry, I'll take your word for it. Does the back cover still close ok or is it snug?
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If it's too much trouble don't worry, I'll take your word for it. Does the back cover still close ok or is it snug?
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It closes fine it goes injust a little sung on the phone but the back fits just fine
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Might have to order one lol.
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Might have to order one lol.
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U won't be disappointed its beast and if u dnt have 1 alrdy get a battery charger that charges the battery very useful if u have more then 1 battery and when u do get it charge it till its all the way full then use it till it dies then redo and ur battery will be at its fullest potential do about 2 or 3 cycles for best results
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It got shipped super fast in 2days I got my battery didn't think I was gonna get it that fast
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I've been thinkin about getting a second battery but wouldn't wanna carry an extra one cuz I don't wanna damage it somehow lol. 2 days is fast, where did you order it from?
After v charging my phone and unplugging the charger it makes a buzzing noise as if there's still electricity running through it. Is this normal? My phone charges fine but I wanted to make sure the charger was safe and not an issue. My battery seems like it goes down fast too though I might be imagining it because I think the b first 2 days it was great and lasted me all day after a full charge.
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After v charging my phone and unplugging the charger it makes a buzzing noise as if there's still electricity running through it. Is this normal? My phone charges fine but I wanted to make sure the charger was safe and not an issue. My battery seems like it goes down fast too though I might be imagining it because I think the b first 2 days it was great and lasted me all day after a full charge.
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Nothing to worry about. This topic was brought up in an old Nexus 4 thread and the overall consensus was that it wasn't a big deal. My N4 charger did the same thing. If I never randomly saw that thread. I probably never would have put my ear up to the charger to discover such a thing. I'll have to seashell this new one and see or listen rather to what happens.
The charger is a tansfomer so it will buzz naturally
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Unplug the charger from the wall to avoid wasting power. It's in the manual.
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Nothing to worry about. This topic was brought up in an old Nexus 4 thread and the overall consensus was that it wasn't a big deal. My N4 charger did the same thing. If I never randomly saw that thread. I probably never would have put my ear up to the charger to discover such a thing. I'll have to seashell this new one and see or listen rather to what happens.
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Alright thanks. I just wanted to make sure there was nothing wrong with it and that it wouldn't ruin my battery