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cell phone charger hot!!! burning plastic smell.

Old Aug 1, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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cell phone charger hot!!! burning plastic smell.

thought i had a plastic bag stuck to the exhaust, still might. when i went to unplug the phone, i noticed it was hot, i touched the tip of the charger and it was so hot i burnt my frickin finger. i noticed the rubber had come apart from the cord at the tip, but the wire was fine. faulty charger or maybe the lighter socket itself??? ideas??
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 05:40 PM
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faulty charger. Ive had this happen with a few cheap-o chargers
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by tigersharkdude
faulty charger. Ive had this happen with a few cheap-o chargers
this is an oem charger only a year old, its a sprint htc evo 3d phone and it was hot too. never had one get hot before
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 05:57 PM
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did you leave it plugged in for an extended period of time? Say a few hours while charging the phone? Ive left an OE Motorola charger plugged in and charging my phone for a 4 hour trip...it was hot as ***** afterwards
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 06:46 PM
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I think you need more charger fluid.
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisMan287
I think you need more charger fluid.
yes, thank you. thats what i forgot. no, only lke 35-45 minutes. weird, do they fake oem charge cords now???
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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^yes they do. I have a fake "OEM" moto travel charger off of amazon. The thing wont charge my GalaxyNote for ****
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i knew it, this charger looks oem but i bet its not. piece of junk... here's the oem correct charger http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...at=0&_from=R40 and here's what i got http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-New-Dual...item3379e6f4a2

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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 10:15 PM
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radioshack sells a car charger that you can use with any phone you just buy a new tip when you get a new phone. Very nice looking too and has a classy blue light to it. Look into it
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 10:55 PM
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You know you're a car guy/girl when "oem" doesn't apply only to cars.. Lol
Old Aug 1, 2012 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by styliztik
You know you're a car guy/girl when "oem" doesn't apply only to cars.. Lol
"OEM" applies to all consumer electronics and computers, just as it does with cars.
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 06:48 AM
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^ go with it dude. Geez
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 06:50 AM
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there are a few **** folks on this forum...no homo

OH GAWD PLEASE DONT BOYCOTT ME FOR THAT HOMOPHOBIC COMMENT

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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 07:02 AM
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Its just the charger. I have had chargers get so hot it burned through plastic housing.

just replace it.

The cigaretter lighter circuit has a fuse so i doubt the circuit is the problem.




Originally Posted by ChrisMan287
I think you need more charger fluid.

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