Has anyone experienced the charger getting extremely hot? My son was playing dota 2 on my laptop, and after 1 1/2 hrs the charger was hot to touch.
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Mine gets as warm as any other AC adapter I have used. Nothing out of the ordinary. Make sure it is not covered by a blanket, being used as a foot warmer, etc.
1407464
I have experienced it getting quite warm. Not so hot that it has burned me however.
1407465
I have not experienced this. I purchased my charger in April 2014, I have been using it everyday sometimes for long hours, and it has been, and is working perfectly.
2096029
mine has gotten quite warm. I don't use it longer than necessary - only in emergencies, not as a substitute for a regular charge. I'd be careful where you place it while charging.
1438735
I've never experienced that with my UL-certified iClever. It's always stayed cool to the touch. I can't say for sure if your charger is safe but if it were me personally I wouldn't use one that gets very hot. They're not too expensive and why take a chance?
1381569
I have not had that issue. I bought a new one a couple of weeks ago off of Amazon for $20.00 that came with the charger new. I only needed the charger. I did not see on the manufacturers website the ability to purchase just the charger for this model.
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Mine got uncomfortably hot too while it was charging my truck battery back up. I set it on a brick and actually let a small fan blow on it (which surprisingly cooled it off) But after 2 days like that, it reached a point where it blinked green, and eventually went solid green. And once it went green it cooled off - presumably drawing far less current. I'd guess your battery is fairly depleted and must be given some time to charge back up. If you are concerned or feel it's a safety issue - call the company.
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did the battery get hot or not? I think the smoke come from the charger, because this charger is not good, but batterys is ok. How long you charge it? I charge it about 4 hours then the light turn green and it even not warm after charge(I use a different charger to charge it)
663325
Jumping on this one... similar problem... charger dropped but the RED wire came off of the 2/12/75 switch... can you comment on where THAT one goes? Thanks....
135878
A lot of times gps features in cell phones will make them get hot when powered on. Doubtful this has anything to do with charger. I would make sure output matches that of your phone's original charger.
1831340
No actually, no problems that way at all. The only problem I have experienced is that while on-site at a clients I realized I forgot my charger and there wasn't a place in the land that could offer a replacement or a generic option! Why its not a standard HP charger cable I don't know!! But no fan problems. If anything I find it so much quieter than any laptop I've had before.
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i love mine. the first one i bought i had problems with the charger, but i decided to give it another chance and exchanged it. this time i am having really good luck. i use mine for playing games and reading. i absolutely love it. it works much better than the ones that were bought for my kids.
683739
I game with it and it does get hot, not hot enough to shut down as some speculate but enough to lag your game. This problem is easily solved with an external cooling solution.
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No not all. I have plugged in multiple 0.5A devices into the 2A port on this charger and I have not observed any overheating. I believe that this unit will compensate for devices that have lower amperage ratings which are plugged into the 2A port...
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This was a gift for my Mother, and she hasn't mentioned any problems with the charger. She mainly plays a lot of games that she downloads. I think she usually needs to charge it at the end of each day if she's used it a lot. Hope this helps.
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No...i haven't had any problem like such...The controller works perfect and i usually recharge it after 48-60 hours of gaming...It has a very strong long range..Actually the controller works together with the USB so if it aint connected it will be blinking red light. But when you connect the USB the red light will be steady meaning that it it is now active...However i'm only taking precautions about the charge but the lifespan of the battery might extend above the hours i'm talking about but to be on the safer side i don't allow it to be more than 60 hours without recharging it (meaning 60 hours of gaming). No...i haven't had any problem like such...The controller works perfect and i usually recharge it after 48-60 hours of gaming...It has a very strong long range..Actually the controller works together with the USB so if it aint connected it will be blinking red light. But when you connect the USB the red light will be steady meaning that it it is now active...However i'm only taking precautions about the charge but the lifespan of the battery might extend above the hours i'm talking about but to be on the safer side i don't allow it to be more than 60 hours without recharging it (meaning 60... » Read More No...i haven't had any problem like such...The controller works perfect and i usually recharge it after 48-60 hours of gaming...It has a very strong long range..Actually the controller works together with the USB so if it aint connected it will be blinking red light. But when you connect the USB the red light will be steady meaning that it it is now active...However i'm only taking precautions about the charge but the lifespan of the battery might extend above the hours i'm talking about but to be on the safer side i don't allow it to be more than 60 hours without recharging it (meaning 60 hours of gaming). « Show Less
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Seems like all of these 'iDevice' compatible chargers get a little warm, almost hot to the touch. Guess it's the current required to recharge and even boot up the iDevices, since this one has a 2.1amp output usb port. But never had any problems, and I've bought dozens of these.
1960807
Mine gets pretty hot, I charge 5 battery power packs. Not sure if it is too much or not, I just hope the circuitry shuts it off incase it gets too hot...
1124159
No, this is not normal. This model of charger is poorly designed and is overheating and melting its own case. It's a fire hazard and you should stop using it.