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Had my transformer charging for a br and noticed the wall charger is a lil too hot.....anyone else halves this?
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Same here n i mean hot
bossei said:
Same here n i mean hot
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Hot as hell...
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Same here. I am afraid to leave it plugged in for too long. I am sure my fear is unfounded but it get hot enough to make me nervous.
bluejay2345 said:
Same here. I am afraid to leave it plugged in for too long. I am sure my fear is unfounded but it get hot enough to make me nervous.
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When the tablet is 100% charged, it doesn't get as hot anymore. When nothing is plugged in, its cool as a gem. I wouldn't worry about it. Laptop chargers run about as hot as this.
Side effect of pushing current?
HEAT
Yeah, it will get a little warm, maybe even a bit too warm to hold in your hand for more than a few seconds. If you need to unplug it to stow it or take it along, unplug your TF from it and let it sit for a couple minutes.
tony1208 said:
Had my transformer charging for a br and noticed the wall charger is a lil too hot.....anyone else halves this?
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Same, the charger feels dodgy to me.
Think we can use an apple charger like this for the Transformer cable?
edit (cant post link but its the apple usb charger that is larger and more rounded versus the tiny box like one for phones).
the apple one says output of 5.1V 2.1A
the asus one says output 5.15V 2.12A (I think, text is ludicrously small)
Loving the device by the way, but yeah the powerpack does not inspire confidence at all.
Someone mentioned in another thread that part of the reason for the charger getting so hot is because some people have been plugging it in the wrong way. The adapter should be plugged in with the "S" in "ASUS" lining up with the wider prong on the outlet
chargers get hot. Plain and simple.
My laptop charger feels like it'll burn straight through the carpet.
The things people complain about... lol
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husker91 said:
chargers get hot. Plain and simple.
My laptop charger feels like it'll burn straight through the carpet.
The things people complain about... lol
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True, but someone's TF charger has already melted see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13894929&postcount=15. No charger should get so hot that it melts.
I don't have this problem. The manual shows a diff kind of charger than I got in the box though. I just got my tf today. Manual shows a charger consisting of a power plug piece, another piece which plugs into power piece, and USB cable that plugs into that. I have just a power piece which has a USB port on it, plug in and go. Charging from first time charge on both dock and tablet for 5 hours or so right now, tablet is charged full just dock still charging, adapter is barely warm.
The charge light on my dock is still red though, thought it would have changed to at least orange by now. The tablet has been at 100 for say 2 hours, and removed from dock for about an hour.
Update, it is getting hot after being plugged in for around 6 hours, not so hot that i'm worried. What's more worrisome is that the docks charge light is still red after all that time.
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jeffervesce said:
I don't have this problem. The manual shows a diff kind of charger than I got in the box though. I just got my tf today. Manual shows a charger consisting of a power plug piece, another piece which plugs into power piece, and USB cable that plugs into that. I have just a power piece which has a USB port on it, plug in and go. Charging from first time charge on both dock and tablet for 5 hours or so right now, tablet is charged full just dock still charging, adapter is barely warm.
The charge light on my dock is still red though, thought it would have changed to at least orange by now. The tablet has been at 100 for say 2 hours, and removed from dock for about an hour.
Update, it is getting hot after being plugged in for around 6 hours, not so hot that i'm worried. What's more worrisome is that the docks charge light is still red after all that time.
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The power plug is already attached to the PSU. Similar to how Apple laptop power bricks allow you to put on a different power plug.
gadgetfann said:
True, but someone's TF charger has already melted see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13894929&postcount=15. No charger should get so hot that it melts.
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True, and unless yours is melting, it's not too hot.
Anybody actually got a temperature reading?
gonna see if I can charge the thing at work and use our IR temperature reader to get a reading
Using an IR ThermoGun I get 58.1 degrees C or 137 degrees F
Thats after an hour currently charging Tab and dock together
Mine is warm when it is charging but not hot. As soon.as the charging completes it shut down and is ambient temp.
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jerrykur said:
Mine is warm when it is charging but not hot. As soon.as the charging completes it shut down and is ambient temp.
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I left mine plugged in overnight and it wasn't hot at all in the morning so +1 to this statement.
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jeffervesce said:
I left mine plugged in overnight and it wasn't hot at all in the morning so +1 to this statement.
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Thats because it had finished charging, it only gets hot while charging
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Thats because it had finished charging, it only gets hot while charging
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That is indeed what I was agreeing to in my post yes.. I mentioned in a previous post as well that it got hot while actively charging, but not excessively so, and nowhere near the point that something would melt.
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I have a power plug and sometimes charges and sometimes don't. It also gets hot after about 10mins of charge but it is charging.
I know there has been a few faults but has anyone experienced this charging sometimes and hot to the touch?
The charger getting hot is a good sign; that shows that it is working. The charger will get (very) hot during charging and will cool off when it is done charging.
My recommendation to fix the sometimes charging/sometimes not charging problem is to pull the cord out of the plug unit and plug them back together. The cord is a little finicky and so it might need to be reseated. Make sure the cord is plugged ALL the way into the plug unit (it can be a little hard to get them to be perfectly together).
Hot Hot Hot
hipertec said:
I have a power plug and sometimes charges and sometimes don't. It also gets hot after about 10mins of charge but it is charging.
I know there has been a few faults but has anyone experienced this charging sometimes and hot to the touch?
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I have called Asus on this issue and while they agreed to RMA the charger I just can't be without it right now so i wait. Chargers getting warm are normal, but chargers getting as hot as mine does is not normal and not good. I would estimate this charger is getting in the 160-180 degree range. Mine has also failed to charge on one occasion. One post i ran across said to change the polarity of the charger by turning it over so that the word ASUS is upside down when the viewing the outlet with the ground pin below the prongs. Seemed to help but not sure if its actually better or just wishful thinking, ymmv.
roryhawke said:
I have called Asus on this issue and while they agreed to RMA the charger I just can't be without it right now so i wait. Chargers getting warm are normal, but chargers getting as hot as mine does is not normal and not good. I would estimate this charger is getting in the 160-180 degree range. Mine has also failed to charge on one occasion. One post i ran across said to change the polarity of the charger by turning it over so that the word ASUS is upside down when the viewing the outlet with the ground pin below the prongs. Seemed to help but not sure if its actually better or just wishful thinking, ymmv.
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Turning the charger over does not effect the heating of the charger, it simply eliminates the possibility of stray AC voltage on the shield of the cable and frame of the TF. The heating of the charger is caused by inefficiencies in the inexpensive charger and fact that it appears to be working close to its design limit. A few tips that have worked for me.
Use an outlet that good air circulation around it.
If used on an extension cord. sit on a heat conductive surface not on a carpet.
If tablet and dock are deeply discharged, charge separately and allow charger to cool between charge sessions.
If the charger gets too hot, it appears to shut off. Allowing it to cool generally gets it going again.
ASUS said i spoilt the power plug
sigh...i bought 2 units of EEE PAD **** TRANSFORMER...2 of the power plugs also loose...after 2 weeks of use...they said i spoilt the plugs and is not under warranty..i need to buy replacement...
how low quality is ASUS product or eee product...????
hipertec said:
I have a power plug and sometimes charges and sometimes don't. It also gets hot after about 10mins of charge but it is charging.
I know there has been a few faults but has anyone experienced this charging sometimes and hot to the touch?
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The charger and plug for the wall are a 2 piece unit. Ensure that that end that contains the wall prongs is seated all the way down. There is a line between the 2 units. The pieces on both sides of the line should be flush.
Regarding temperature, mine gets pretty warm. Warm enough that I would not want to handle it.
Should this phone be able to handle playing music from a downloaded spotify play list and run navigation at the same time through blue tooth without over heating or draining? I had the phone in a windshield dock the air conditioning was running. I noticed the phone was hot to the touch and despite being plugged in to a charger the battery was draining. I'm on the latest clean rom not overclocked.
After taking it down out of the windshield and keeping it right by the AC vent it cooled down but the battery still drained.
ETA: more details and clarified the question
I use panodora and navigation and haven't had an issue. If it's really hot out I aim one of the AC vets at it and that keeps it nice and cool. One of my docks is right below a vent so it works out perfectly.
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If temp inside the car is comfortable to humans the phone should not get that hot though right?
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If temp inside the car is comfortable to humans the phone should not get that hot though right?
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It gets warm for sure but not hot to the point of overheating. If it's in the sun though that could make it get too hot.
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Probably a dumb question but what's the voltage output on the dock? I had the same problem with my original Evo back in the day using a generic 600mA charging cable. Switched to a higher output and it stopped, although it's still charged SUPER slow while using navigation and music...
Never shut down or anything but maaan that puppy got hot.
Standard usb cable. Not a powered dock.
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Standard usb cable. Not a powered dock.
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Ah okay gotcha. Does it plug into a usb port straight through the car then or is it a cigarette lighter? I know this is irrelevant to the heat issue, but that losing battery while plugged in drove me nuts. Turned out the usb cable/plug I had wasn't pulling enough power from the cigarette/accessory outlet in the car to keep a positive charge going under load.
The phone showed it was being charged through "usb" instead of "a/c"
It's a cig lighter usb adapter. Never had a problem like this with any other device but I've never had a phone with this large a screen either.
Does it say it's charging through a/c under Settings->Power? Or usb? I know usb charges much slower. Most wall or car chargers list the output on the plug somewhere.
From what I've seen, anything around one amp should trigger a/c charging mode. Never had a problem with charging no matter what I run then.
I didn't look but the orange light was on and I saw the charging animation. I'll look at it next time I plug it in.
Hope that's at least helpful for the not charging thing anyways. Sorry for the semi-OT.
Anyways, I know mine gets warm when charging and when using navigation and gps. Combine the two and it gets scary. This has happened with my Evo, Evo 3d, and HOX. Dunno.
It worried me enough to post about it.
I just looked at the charger and is says 1000 milliamps max.
So your question is whether the phone will get hot while charging the battery and using navigation? Uh... Yeah, it will do that.
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So your question is whether the phone will get hot while charging the battery and using navigation? Uh... Yeah, it will do that.
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No my question was will running navigation and streaming at the same time cause it to overheat. One of the first things the phone do when it over heats is stop charging.
I had the same heating issue so I changed the charger - now, I use one that outputs 0.7 instead of 1.0. The default charger outputs 1.0.
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On my way home from Atlanta I stopped by an AT&T store and explained my problem. I purchased a 30 dollar usb car charger from them. On the way home I made sure it said charging on ac. I used Google navigation and spotify playing cached content and lost 20% in 2 hours. If this phone can't keep up with running 2 things at once I'm going to have to get something else.
would you believe a factory reset fixed it?
WEIRD
On my drive back today I resorted to turning off the screen when GPS was running. It was charging, but very slowly.
So a factory reset improved it for you? I might try that.
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gunnyman said:
would you believe a factory reset fixed it?
WEIRD
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Very strange man. So none of the heat issues anymore or anything? Glad you got it sorted out.
I've seen many questions about the dock but can't find one that talks about this issue I just had this morning.
Last night both my tablet and dock were charged completely. This afternoon I start using my tablet and notice the tablet is at 30% and the dock is fully discharged at 0%. I plugged the keyboard in connected to the tablet to charge it. The tablet is charging just fine but the keyboard is flashing the orange light and is not charging. I have tried plugging just the keyboard in and it is still flashing orange and not charging. I thought it could be the power supply but the tablet itself is charging just fine.
Does anyone have any ideas I should try before trying to see if I can get a replacement?
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When the dock is fully discharged the red led will flash for a while when your charging. It's normal, when you have charged for a while it will be constantly on!
Clegs said:
I've seen many questions about the dock but can't find one that talks about this issue I just had this morning.
Last night both my tablet and dock were charged completely. This afternoon I start using my tablet and notice the tablet is at 30% and the dock is fully discharged at 0%. I plugged the keyboard in connected to the tablet to charge it. The tablet is charging just fine but the keyboard is flashing the orange light and is not charging. I have tried plugging just the keyboard in and it is still flashing orange and not charging. I thought it could be the power supply but the tablet itself is charging just fine.
Does anyone have any ideas I should try before trying to see if I can get a replacement?
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Same thing here, but dock isn't charging...
Egregious Philbin said:
Same thing here, but dock isn't charging...
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Defective. Exchange dock or send to Asus for repair.
I don't know what happened but I left it plugged in all night yesterday and this morning it was half charged with the light on orange so I'm hoping that sometime when I was sleeping it fixed itself.
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A whole night charged and half charged still doesnt seem right... If its all fully charged now.. it a matter of time when it will happen again..
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A whole night charged and half charged still doesnt seem right... If its all fully charged now.. it a matter of time when it will happen again..
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I've had a dock die and just flash with no charging on the prime before guess it was defective. Picked up an open box from ebay for 90 bucks works like a charm.
I got the dock to charge, but had to monkey around to get it to fit just right....still not fun....
Got it solved by doing a cold boot.
Turned it off then held power + vol down combo untill I saw the text "cold-coot linux" apear, released the buttons and waited boot.
Now the charging light is blinking.on the dock.
Ok. Honest mistake. It wasn't charging. It blinks when active (connected to tablet and tablet unlocked...if you lock the tablet the dock led stops blinking).
Tried the cold boot thing described above. Didn't work.
The charger charges the tablet alright, but not the dock.
Opened it up yo see if there was something wrong (cable disconnected or so). Unplugged and plugged everything back. Still won't charge. =/
Any ideas????
Thanks in advance!
Got it to charge using a pliers. Images attached.
Apparently or my dock jack is bad or my cable connector...most probably the dock. =/
Any ideas on what to do now? Where can I get this jack? Is it not extremely hard to replace? Worth it?
I'm in Brazil, so I got no official ASUS support for this piece. =(
rafaumm said:
Got it to charge using a pliers. Images attached.
Apparently or my dock jack is bad or my cable connector...most probably the dock. =/
Any ideas on what to do now? Where can I get this jack? Is it not extremely hard to replace? Worth it?
I'm in Brazil, so I got no official ASUS support for this piece. =(
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did you manage to fix the problem?
I have the same issue
I have the same problem
Hi, did you resolve the problem? I have the same issue
rafaumm said:
Got it to charge using a pliers. Images attached.
Apparently or my dock jack is bad or my cable connector...most probably the dock. =/
Any ideas on what to do now? Where can I get this jack? Is it not extremely hard to replace? Worth it?
I'm in Brazil, so I got no official ASUS support for this piece. =(
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I have the same issue, and after reading your post, I tried your hack and the charging light finally came on for my dock. Evidence strongly suggests its a flaky electrical connection in either the cord or the jack. I am leaning towards jack because my cord will charge my tablet when directly plugged in, but I am not yet convinced.
Noticing that the connector's pins are on the outside, and it connects to a double-sided blade of pins, I tried to squeeze the connector some to make a better electrical connection. It was a little better, in that I could occasionally now get the charging light to turn on for a few seconds by applying pressure to just the cord's connector, but still not reliable. I then tried to use a small blade between the plastic and outer metal casing of the cord's connector, and I destroyed the came and now it won't even charge my tablet. I'll have to go to the store tomorrow to replace the cable, and we'll see if a new cord works to power the dock.
There's a distinct possibility that a new cable might just be all the fix I need.
Looking at the teardown on ifixit, it seems like the tablet uses a slightly different connector housing than the dock. Perhaps the dock has a less reliable part.
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There's a distinct possibility that a new cable might just be all the fix I need.
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A new cable did not fix it.
Without another good path forward, I get brave and have attempted to reshape the receiver jack's metal housing to be more snug, hoping that a squeeze would do it. I have only managed to mangle it further.
Anyone else have the same issue? Try thjs, open the browser and search something on Google. Scroll up and down slowly and while still scrolling, plug the charger in.
It actually says that you shouldn't use the product while charging.
I don't know why, but I have the same odd responses on the screen while charging.
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I have it sometimes on my Xperia ARC " phone " Only when I use CHEAP charger ..
the Original charger doesn't have any problem with it through ...
The galaxy s II on sprint did this with the charger given - plugged charger into phone, it was difficult to swipe screen away. Not sure if it was upgraded with some sort of firmware update, but my charger for the gsII got replaced and then it worked. Did you happen to not receive the update? I didn't and mine's a little off, as if something is sucking the cpu power in the background. I also see a slightly longer delay when turning the screen on and swiping. I can't complain that much though, it's not as bad as some
It's definitely the charger. You can try to twist the cable, wrap in aluminum foil or try another charger.
I've had similar issues with the s2 .. it was the charger so would guess same here on note
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Anyone else have the same issue? Try thjs, open the browser and search something on Google. Scroll up and down slowly and while still scrolling, plug the charger in.
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For me that is kind of hard to do, I mean scrllong the page while trying to plug in the charger cable at the same time. Why would you do it? Why not just stop doing any thing for the second or two that it takes to plug in the charger cable?