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Why does my charger smell burnt, like electronics melting or burning???

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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Place saver.
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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)

IcerC said:
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?

avetny said:
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.

Can ROM be edited to make the INFUSE charge faster??

I'm heavy user because I always do nothing at work because I can do my thing in 2hrs and just pretend I'm doing something for the remaining 6hrs of my work, hate it when you have to charge for 4hrs, why the heck Samsung did this long charging, iPhone 4 charge like 1hr from 15% this really annoys me, even when driving using navigation while charging, battery still draining what the **** Samsung.
I'm might be calling Samsung and bug them for the remaining 6hrs at work when I am not doing anything.
1800SAMSUNG.
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spirikitik said:
I'm heavy user because I always do nothing at work because I can do my thing in 2hrs and just pretend I'm doing something for the remaining 6hrs of my work, hate it when you have to charge for 4hrs, why the heck Samsung did this long charging, iPhone 4 charge like 1hr from 15% this really annoys me, even when driving using navigation while charging, battery still draining what the **** Samsung.
I'm might be calling Samsung and bug them for the remaining 6hrs at work when I am not doing anything.
1800SAMSUNG.
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I dont think a ROM can make a phone charge faster, but I know when I had my Captivate I had Serendipity and it improved my battery life by at least 2 hrs.

seriously, the infuse has a large battery, 1760mAh i think. it's going to take longer to charge because it has more to charge. blame physics

boondoc said:
seriously, the infuse has a large battery, 1760mAh i think. it's going to take longer to charge because it has more to charge. blame physics
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Physisc lol seems like you cut. Physics class, haven't you heard about rapid chargers?
I just called Samsung they told me even if I buy fast charger it won't work because the software design to regulate the amount of current when charging is set to a certain amp to not damage the battery,
So it is not physics it is just common sense because they told me that it is software. And the software has nothing to do with your 1750mah and your physics knowledge dreams of yours. And stop reminding me of physics I hate that class is too boring for me so I just sleep on my physics class.
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spirikitik said:
Physisc lol seems like you cut. Physics class, haven't you heard about rapid chargers?
I just called Samsung they told me even if I buy fast charger it won't work because the software design to regulate the amount of current when charging is set to a certain amp to not damage the battery,
So it is not physics it is just common sense because they told me that it is software. And the software has nothing to do with your 1750mah and your physics knowledge dreams of yours. And stop reminding me of physics I hate that class is too boring for me so I just sleep on my physics class.
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Forget Physics. You should have paid more attention in Grammar class. Maybe then you would be familiar with the concept of periods.
Stop feeding this troll.
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Grab a kernel with a modified charging script. It's all in the kernel.
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Overstew said:
Grab a kernel with a modified charging script. It's all in the kernel.
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Oh so we really need netarchy. Thanks the donation doesn't meet his goal yet, mikeymike is done he will buy an Infuse maybe 2day or tommorow thanks
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tankmorph said:
Forget Physics. You should have paid more attention in Grammar class. Maybe then you would be familiar with the concept of periods.
Stop feeding this troll.
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Off course my grammar sucks because I only have been here in the US in a year, and I am lucky enough to live here in santa clarita where almost all American do not care about grammars, they are so educated enough to understand people who don't grew here in the US, and they don't use the word troll, I love living with white people. And hate talking to people tell other they are troll and he's not.
By the way try to go to Taiwan let us see how your grammar is in 1 year and 2 months then ask yourself if you are a troll or shrek
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LMAO at this thread.
Butt seriously, this guy has a perfectly valid point. The Infuse charges MUCH more slowly than any previous android phone I've had. It's not even close, and it can't all be explained by a bigger battery. The battery in my Droid X was very close to the number of mAH of the Infuse, yet it would charge 3 to 4 times faster.
Does anyone know the maximum amount of current the Infuse is set up to use when charging? That way at least we'd know if it's pointless to get a new charger beyond a certain number of amps.

If you use a OC kernel, you can set it at 100mzh max speed while charging. Not sure if this will charge faster.

My htc inspire charger charges my infuse much faster than the one that came with it
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halo0 said:
LMAO at this thread.
Butt seriously, this guy has a perfectly valid point. The Infuse charges MUCH more slowly than any previous android phone I've had. It's not even close, and it can't all be explained by a bigger battery. The battery in my Droid X was very close to the number of mAH of the Infuse, yet it would charge 3 to 4 times faster.
Does anyone know the maximum amount of current the Infuse is set up to use when charging? That way at least we'd know if it's pointless to get a new charger beyond a certain number of amps.
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According to comments in the kernel code, 600 mA. Unfortunately without the MAX8998 datasheet, I only have comments to go by. Unlike most of Maxim's products, the 8998's datasheet does not appear to be public. That's battery input current, then there's the current needed to just keep the phone running which is ???
It's possible to increase the current, I'm running a test kernel that does it. However before unleashing it on the public I need to do some testing, such as:
1) Figure out whether it gracefully handles input "voltage droop" from weaker chargers such as the AT&T car charger and many other car chargers out there. All of my new 1A chargers are actually not 1A chargers, good thing they were just over a buck apiece. (The MC34063A used in them can't reliably output 1A at 5v when off of a 12v supply.)
2) If it doesn't, if there is a way to make it do so.
3) What sort of battery overtemperature protections there are, if any. If there aren't, the current needs to stay where it is.

Hopefully this can be tweaked in the kernel... My 2100 mAh car charger could charge my Captivate 20% in a 15 minute car ride. The Infuse? Not so much...
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MikeyMike01 said:
Hopefully this can be tweaked in the kernel... My 2100 mAh car charger could charge my Captivate 20% in a 15 minute car ride. The Infuse? Not so much...
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Got a link to the kernel you were using on the Captivate at that time?

Turn it off when charging...
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Entropy512 said:
Got a link to the kernel you were using on the Captivate at that time?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893880
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MikeyMike01 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893880
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I'll take a look at that at some point. Unfortunately he includes source in a tar file, not on github, so I can't just browse to it from wherever.
As I mentioned above, it IS possible to increase the charge current in our devices by setting the MAX8998 PMIC's current limit differently, and I do have a kernel with the change integrated running on my device, but before publishing a kernel for public use I want to spend some time investigating possible negative side effects.

I personally couldn't care less. I easily make it to an overnight charge and then it can take as long as it wants (I'm on my third day of uncharged use right now). I'd rather the battery charge slowly and preserve it peak charging capacity (or as close to it as possible).

nstong said:
I personally couldn't care less. I easily make it to an overnight charge and then it can take as long as it wants (I'm on my third day of uncharged use right now). I'd rather the battery charge slowly and preserve it peak charging capacity (or as close to it as possible).
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I think that *most likely*, other than the fact that weak-ass USB chargers abound and that could cause issues with higher charge current settings, it is safe to bump up our charge current 20%, since our battery capacity is 20% higher.
i.e. charge current up by 20% (which is what my current kernel tweak does) compared to other phones keeps our charge rate in terms of C the same as other phones.
I won't be porting any of the other charge tweaks from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996631 to our kernels myself - in fact if anything to keep the battery from getting abused, I might pair the increased charge current with a more conservative topoff/charge termination threshold.
One thing that's interesting is our kernel seems to claim some sort of "step charging" code, however it seems to always go to max charge rate even when the battery is in the 90s. I still need to make sense of the stepcharging routine - it looks like it would just cycle between 4 different current settings constantly, but in reality it goes right to the max in all situations except for when the battery is in constant-voltage charging (near charge termination).

nstong said:
I personally couldn't care less. I easily make it to an overnight charge and then it can take as long as it wants (I'm on my third day of uncharged use right now). I'd rather the battery charge slowly and preserve it peak charging capacity (or as close to it as possible).
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Yeah that's great for you, but for those of us whose phones die in 12-15 hours, not so much. In addition, the fact that the battery discharges while being charged in the car and running nav is kind of ridiculous.

[Q] What about this solar charger?

Hi I was thinking about methods of keeping my Desire HD alive without downtime, and found this.
It claims it's 4000mAh, what are the chances that it really is?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4000mAh-Solar-Power-Battery-Mobile-iPhone-iPad-iPod-Android-Phone-Charger-/230801440245
Also found this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-USB-Devices-Universal-Solar-Battery-Charger-for-i-Phone-i-Pod-Android-Phon-/110901474863
I would just buy another battery, but I'm going to upgrade soon and I would like the keep the charger for the next phone.
Thanks

hmmm
MyCanSeeYou said:
Hi I was thinking about methods of keeping my Desire HD alive without downtime, and found this.
It claims it's 4000mAh, what are the chances that it really is?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4000mAh-Solar-Power-Battery-Mobile-iPhone-iPad-iPod-Android-Phone-Charger-/230801440245
Also found this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-USB-Devices-Universal-Solar-Battery-Charger-for-i-Phone-i-Pod-Android-Phon-/110901474863
I would just buy another battery, but I'm going to upgrade soon and I would like the keep the charger for the next phone.
Thanks
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well, it all depends on what your after. are you looking to charge your phone by using this thing in the sun? in which case forget it. while the capacity is there, the PV panel that is on there wont charge the battery it's attached to for about 4 days in bright sunshine, it's simply not big enough.
if you're looking for just a portable battery to plug your phone into, then ok, it should do something like 3 full charges of an empty phone battery, before you have to plug it into usb to charge it up again
if you're looking to charge your phone only by using the sun (like going camping or something) have a look at this instead
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5W-1A-5V-...neChargers&hash=item4ab9d45d50#ht_5401wt_1163
i have 2 of these and they are great, you get about 1200 mA @ 5VDC in bright sun and it chages almost as fast as plugin charger.
hope this helps
Neiko

neiko said:
well, it all depends on what your after. are you looking to charge your phone by using this thing in the sun? in which case forget it. while the capacity is there, the PV panel that is on there wont charge the battery it's attached to for about 4 days in bright sunshine, it's simply not big enough.
if you're looking for just a portable battery to plug your phone into, then ok, it should do something like 3 full charges of an empty phone battery, before you have to plug it into usb to charge it up again
if you're looking to charge your phone only by using the sun (like going camping or something) have a look at this instead
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5W-1A-5V-...neChargers&hash=item4ab9d45d50#ht_5401wt_1163
i have 2 of these and they are great, you get about 1200 mA @ 5VDC in bright sun and it chages almost as fast as plugin charger.
hope this helps
Neiko
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So does that work with the Desire HD?

Hi, thank you for your reply. Considering what you've said, I'll probably go with the one with the higher capacity, because I pretty much do want it for a portable charger. Thanks again
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Very nice!

I got a Primo portabable charger....it can charge the phone up from almost flat to full charge in 1.5hrs....which is the same as a wall output...and it can charge the DHD up to almost 7x before I need to recharge the charger.

is there a link for that primo battery?

nice idea
i will try it

I'm tempted to try it out.

:silly:Hm...

Notice your in the UK..
http://www.ebuyer.com/search?sort=price+ascending&q=powerocks&page=1
I got the Stone 3 a while back, works a treat..

this would be cool for hiking

alb0603 said:
this would be cool for hiking
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Got a similar pack as relation gift. It is stated to be fully recharged on sunlight in 6-hours with full (summer) sunlight. In reality, it will probably be closer to 2 days to get a proper refill. Anyway, with some 3000-4000maH on board is is a nice emergency battery solution to have in your bag. Mine can be charged by normal electricity as well.

Portable Chargers

I dont have a nexus 4, and wont for a couple of months, but since it doesnt have a removeable battery, these portable chargers might be useful.
2200MAH
2600MAH (these look really nice)

Have you tried them? I'm wondering what the reliability is like, do they quickly lose the power to hold charge?

I prefer the looks of this one better. Almost 6 full charges, for 3 dollars more than ordering and carrying around 6 of those things.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZBZ64Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A3GSCL19TAH7YV

JPowered said:
Have you tried them? I'm wondering what the reliability is like, do they quickly lose the power to hold charge?
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Ive tried the second one with my Epic 4G Touch. It drops about 1% each day that it isnt being used. It can charge my Epic (1800MAH) once, and the second time, goes about 35%

olkjas said:
I prefer the looks of this one better. Almost 6 full charges, for 3 dollars more than ordering and carrying around 6 of those things.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZBZ64Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A3GSCL19TAH7YV
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makes sense, but its a bit bulky for many people.

Zainiak said:
Ive tried the second one with my Epic 4G Touch. It drops about 1% each day that it isnt being used. It can charge my Epic (1800MAH) once, and the second time, goes about 35%
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I see, does it break easily though? or are you still using it now?

JPowered said:
I see, does it break easily though? or are you still using it now?
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im Still using it. Its normally in my backpack with my phone plugged in charging. Its not as strong as steel though

Zainiak said:
im Still using it. Its normally in my backpack with my phone plugged in charging. Its not as strong as steel though
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Ok, Thanks.

The second one looks portable and not much $$.
Thanks

An important thing to note is that if your phone has a 2100mAh battery and you have a 2100mAh portable charger, you will not get a full charge out of it, as some is lost in transition. You will usually only get between 2/3 to 3/4 of the capacity of the portable charger transferred to your phone.
I have this for my Atrix 4G and will use it for my Nexus 4 when my back order ships. The Atrix 4G has an 1880mAh battery, and I get about two charges out of it. It is about twice as thick as the Atrix, but about half as wide and about an inch shorter. It also functions as a laser pointer and flashlight. It is rugged enough that I bring it camping with me and don't treat it with much care and it still works fine. Very solidly built.

I bought something like this from a seller on ebay, it came from china. It broke right away, but it seems people are having better luck then I did.

I really like the first one in the OP. I like that it can easily be plugged into the phone while using it. I just wish the capacity was a little bigger.
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Anyone have experience with or can recommend a unit that is direct plugged and not needing a USB cable? Something more for emergency charging that is pocket portable carried for backup use for uses such as a quick charge at a concert or sporting event. Carried in blue jean pocket are a other small pocket.

I just ordered this for $23. It looks really thin and has a retractable micro usb plug, which is huge for me. This may be good for the person who just posted before me too:
http://www.amazon.com/SlimTalk-Exte...TF8&qid=1353778188&sr=8-7&keywords=Anker+slim
I also ordered this one for my wife:
http://www.amazon.com/Anker®-Astro-...UTF8&qid=1353778415&sr=8-1&keywords=Anker+lip
In addition, the company, Anker, also has a few bigger models with a lot more capacity if you're interested. I haven't bought any of their products before, but the reviews all seem to be very positive.
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lpasq said:
Anyone have experience with or can recommend a unit that is direct plugged and not needing a USB cable? Something more for emergency charging that is pocket portable carried for backup use for uses such as a quick charge at a concert or sporting event. Carried in blue jean pocket are a other small pocket.
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The first one in my op seems like it would fit the bill

Zainiak said:
The first one in my op seems like it would fit the bill
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The only problem is it seems like the first one won't get you a full charge.
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Oh, I forgot about that. If you do some searching on eBay and amazon you can probably find some with 2600mah
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S4 burns down apartment: News @ 10

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/2...es-burns-down-apartment-and-torches-mercedes/

GIZMODO
It was not on charger. Phone itself just exploded by itself without any impact or whatever.
Owner throw exploded phone UNDER THE SOFA AND LEAVE HOUSE RIGHT AFTER. AND THEN THAT PHONE MADE FLAME SOMEHOW MAGICALLY?
Not even cool story... Let's move on

TIL Galaxy s4 can become a grenade if thrown

i've had phones that get hot but this is crazy

How come the only place where phones catch on fire is China? First an iphone and now an s4. Just saying.
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jd1639 said:
How come the only place where phones catch on fire is China? First an iphone and now an s4. Just saying.
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To be completely honest I don't think its a big deal, as long as you take care of your devices malfunctions are greatly reduced IMO

and in other news apple brings law suit against samsung for having a phone that catches on fire says they patented it first.

dligon said:
and in other news apple brings law suit against samsung for having a phone that catches on fire says they patented it first.
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I lol'd.

I will say that my phone does get a bit warmer than I am comfortable with while it charges. I even take it off sometimes because I feel it gets too warm once its fully charged.
I wont leave it plugged in overnight unless my room has the AC going, I can finish off the charge in the morning before work.

These batts are prone to catching fire! You know the recent problem with batteries in aircraft catching fire, etc? Same type just a whole lot bigger. Were at a point were we need new technology but its just not there yet. I see in the future smartphones having tiny fans in them like laptops lol.

eraste said:
These batts are prone to catching fire! You know the recent problem with batteries in aircraft catching fire, etc? Same type just a whole lot bigger. Were at a point were we need new technology but its just not there yet. I see in the future smartphones having tiny fans in them like laptops lol.
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Nono-flies beating their little wings and cooling the battery. That's what I predict.
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Duffmantp said:
I will say that my phone does get a bit warmer than I am comfortable with while it charges. I even take it off sometimes because I feel it gets too warm once its fully charged.
I wont leave it plugged in overnight unless my room has the AC going, I can finish off the charge in the morning before work.
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Get something that can monitor battery temperature like Gsam monitor, you will see that the battery don't get over 40C when you charge it in a 25C room. Plus once the charging is done the the temp goes back to near room temp even if the phone is still connected to the charger., Li-ion battery don't get damaged unless you push them beyond 50C so nothing to worry about leaving it plugged in overnight.

I blame it on the MF3 update. Just turned the phone into a big boom!
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Funny thing... last night my phone made a strange tone that I had not peviously heard. When I looked at the screen the phone had a warning that battery temperature was too high pausing charge. Battery was on 60% when it happened. I reached to unplug it and the phone was extremely hot.
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eraste said:
These batts are prone to catching fire! You know the recent problem with batteries in aircraft catching fire, etc? Same type just a whole lot bigger. Were at a point were we need new technology but its just not there yet. I see in the future smartphones having tiny fans in them like laptops lol.
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Ya but the Boeing issue had to do with something causing the batteries to overheat and not the battteries themselves
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