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Yesterday I wanted to load my HD2 so I plugged the charger into the socket and connected the HD2 to the charger. Just like always the HD2 began to load.
About one hour later there was a very burned smell in my room. I unplugged the charger. And this is the result:
Is there only me having this problem ?
I think this is a very serious problem that needs to be addressed to HTC if not done yet by someone, a friend´s apartment got caught on fire because a htc charger, same problem I assume , I guess we need to keep the charger on sight when in use to avoid a disgrace.
ialafroz said:
I think this is a very serious problem that needs to be addressed to HTC if not done yet by someone, a friend´s apartment got caught on fire because a htc charger, same problem I assume , I guess we need to keep the charger on sight when in use to avoid a disgrace.
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I hope my old charger from my touch diamond will not have the same problem sometime
Same problem with the charger of my Xperia X1 (also HTC), smoke came out the charger.
Ouch. I keep mine on a hardwood floor, but this time of year it's always a good idea to keep a eye on power packs and chargers. I've always thought my charger ran remarkably cool, I run a cradle off of my charger and frequently charge the phone and battery at the same time, I think I'll give it a heat-check next time I have them both on charge.
gamer-Kenny said:
Same problem with the charger of my Xperia X1 (also HTC), smoke came out the charger.
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Oh my god they killed...erm
By the way, are you sure that Xperia 1 is...HTC!!!???
Last time I heard it was Sony-Erickson...
htchd2sucks said:
Oh my god they killed...erm
By the way, are you sure that Xperia 1 is...HTC!!!???
Last time I heard it was Sony-Erickson...
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But made by HTC...
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But made by HTC...
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oh right...
my phone manufacturer's hierarchy is all confused now...
Anyway, ok then HTC sucks
Just wondering if you just leave your charger on even when it isnt charging?
I am just using my onyx charger to charge my htc and now this i doubt i would use htc charger to charge my phone .
reborn_hi said:
Just wondering if you just leave your charger on even when it isnt charging?
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Normaly I remove it if I don't use it
Saves energy and fire... normaly
davidgiga said:
Yesterday I wanted to load my HD2 so I plugged the charger into the socket and connected the HD2 to the charger. Just like always the HD2 began to load.
About one hour later there was a very burned smell in my room. I unplugged the charger. And this is the result:
Is there only me having this problem ?
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That sucks... Since HD2 has standard mini USB connector. I use either the charger from "late" Xperia X1 or my Samsung Omnia HD. No problem there
Yep my charger is hot
I did not notice before this thread, but yesterday I charged my HD2, and I touch the charger, and it was peaty hot. I do not like this...
spike15_mk said:
I did not notice before this thread, but yesterday I charged my HD2, and I touch the charger, and it was peaty hot. I do not like this...
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I don't understand why they changed the charger cause my old charger from the touch diamond is not even a little bit hot. Maybe it's cheaper for HTC
davidgiga said:
I don't understand why they changed the charger cause my old charger from the touch diamond is not even a little bit hot. Maybe it's cheaper for HTC
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Maybe they thought that this charger would be better. But in real world everything is not perfect...Unfortunately
I just bought this phone from wind (called optimus 2x but is LG-p999) and when i plug in the my phone to the wall charger, it does this wierd whistling noise that is kinda annoying. When i charged it with the computer there isnt that noise so i know its the wall charger. Does this happen to anyone else and is there anyway to fix it?
lol no, somethingg has got to be wrong
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lol no, somethingg has got to be wrong
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The one thing i didnt want to hear I guess i should return it.
Edit: Also, is charging faster with the wall charger or is it the same thing with PC?
Wall charger is faster, 1000mah as opposed to 500mah.
Definitely faulty though. Any old USB charger will do to tide you over.
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Wall charger is faster, 1000mah as opposed to 500mah.
Definitely faulty though. Any old USB charger will do to tide you over.
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I don't have any usb chargers, just the phone's. Also do you guys think it could damage the phone in anyway?
I wouldn't have thought so, noisy transformers aren't exactly uncommon, but they are annoying.
i wouldnt worry mine does this with no ill issues. A few of my chargers over the years have also done it. Some people are just more suseptable to noise than others lol.
My charger is whistling as well. But I wouldn't be too worried about it...
mine whistles when its almost full. like 90%
It's a Characteristic of Switched Mode power supplies
All of my later Nokia chargers did it, And My HTC
It can be annoying but nothing to worry about
Mine makes a weird clicking noise.. When it's been charging for a while (the charger, not the phone), it even continues after I pull it out of the wall socket!
the lg charger is ****, get an iphone charger from ebay or dealextreme, at least thats what i did
mine whilsted, but when i hit it few times, now it doesent, it also seems it charging better now...i'm not kidding...
Keep an eye on it though. Usually the difference between a piece of equipment that is exhibiting high performance and one that is about to explode, is slight.
My dock has been charging my phone perfectly for weeks, the other day I came in and plopped the phone on the dock and nothing.
I checked the pogo pins (of the dock) with a multimeter, they are working. I've tried different power sources for the dock as well (wall adapter, pc, other cables).
I've checked to make sure the pins are making contact with the phone, good solid contact.
I haven't changed anything on the phone recently, any suggestions?
The phone charges fine through USB.
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since i apparently posted this on the apple forums instead of xda, all the replies were "shoulda bought apple products"
so anyone having this problem, i solved it by reinstalling a nand backup. apparently it was a software issue. hopefully this saves you from the apple fanboys.
do you have original sony cradle? i had chinese replica and it did not work all times.
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do you have original sony cradle? i had chinese replica and it did not work all times.
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No, I was too impatient for it and got the goosewhite dock, besides I like the looks of it better tbh. The dock is putting out power, I don't get why it's not charging. its not a complex system at all.
Get the Sony one if you don't want the same issue occurring.
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why would changing the dock have anything to do with the problem? when voltage is applied to the pogo pins, the phone does not charge. how would changing the dock i use make a difference in that at all?
i would understand if the pogo pins were putting out less power or no power, but they put in exactly the amount of power going into the dock, they make good solid contact, i've check continuity and its making a solid connection...
Then take the dock apart and see if anything got loose
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Rajinn said:
why would changing the dock have anything to do with the problem?
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Because the one you've bought is rubbish!
I brought this as an alternative to the Sony DK26 because I was sick of opening the flap everytime I wanted to charge my phone. It does fit the Xperia Z and looks nice enough. It also activates the dock mode and the Xperia's smart connect function. This is why I gave it 1 star. HOWEVER, it outputs at 500mA as opposed to the 1800mA delivered by the Sony dock. This means it charges your phone incredibly slowly. I had my phone on the dock charging for 11 Hours and it managed to deliver a battery charge of just 51% which is ridiculous compared to the Sony charger which delivers a 100% charge in 2 hours.
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- Review
XperienceD said:
Because the one you've bought is rubbish!
- Review
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+1
I do not get why would anyone go for something cheaper and unreliable. Its like those iPhone users buying cheap non original cables to charge their iPhones, ended up causing the phone to blow up or messed up and blames it on Apple.
and yes you are the owner of the phone and you have the right to buy whatever 3rd party equipment for your phone, but dont expect it to work 100%.
Doesnt make sense if you ask me sir.
It is really hard to determine the main cause of this matter. It could be your phone: hardware or software (i doubt it is this one), or the 3rd party dock.
You tell me which one to throw and buy a new one.
Already told you why I bought it. There's nothing but stupidity in that review as docks do not put out power, they transfer it, the power supply puts out power. As for the amperage, it puts out what you put in. it will do [email protected] if you are stupid enough to put that through it... Assuming the wires don't burn. if you are going to base your assumptions on a review, at least choose one from someone knowledgeable. also, my dock never took 11 hours to charge, not that i ever bothered timing it but it sure as hell wasnt more than 4 hours (and thats giving an a good bit of a safety margin), i'd guess 2 hours 0-100 if i had to.
What I'm telling you is that the phone is not accepting the charge, not that the dock is messed up but the phone. And I wanted to know if anyone had similar issues or suggestions.
I'm glad you have insight on the matter and an opinion, however you are not trying to answer the question. I've already informed you the dock is intact and making a connection. I've checked the voltage of the xperia official charger at the cable at its end: 4v dc, the dock when hooked to that charger is 4v dc tested at the pins. I can put a larger amount through it, and any number of amps. A pogo dock is a very simple device, official or otherwise, the difference is mainly in price and design. The diy thread is a perfect example of that.
@LitoNi
I took it apart, nothing is loose. thanks
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I'm glad you have insight on the matter and an opinion, however you are not trying to answer the question.
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It's been answered, you've not bought an official product, that's the problem! Buy cheap unofficial batteries, expect issues, buy cheap replica SD Cards, expect issues, buy cheap unofficial chargers, expect issues, and looks like you can cheap docs to that list too.
XperienceD, please continue answering me with your infinite wisdom you learned from the internet. obviously you know everything about electronics.
btw fixed it, reinstalled my nand backup. software problem ftl.
didnt know this was an apple forum.
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XperienceD, please continue answering me with your infinite wisdom you learned from the internet. obviously you know everything about electronics.
btw fixed it, reinstalled my nand backup. software problem ftl.
didnt know this was an apple forum.
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Have same dock and same issue sometimes it doesn't want to charge but I just simply put it out and in and it works after reinserting.
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XperienceD, please continue answering me with your infinite wisdom you learned from the internet. obviously you know everything about electronics.
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I'm sharing what some of us have learned here, cheap non official products give issues, accept it or don't.
From me to you.
Hello!
Well, I guess I'm the new (un)lucky owner of my stepfather's Xperia T since he decided Z3 suits him more (not that we are rich, he's just kinda shoppingholic or smth).
I replaced old HTC Wildfire S with it and I was fkin amazed. There was no root or tweak that could ever make that little HTC (who has supported me over the years even after falling in water and all other ****) be even a close match to my shiny new-old XPeria.
However, the phone keeps irritating me with it's charging problems.
I'm an electric engineering student and this crap sounds like connection problem (but I don't wanna admit it to myself), but I still hold your opinions to be very important since well....you guys know this phone through it's soul.
Here is the weird thing...
I got it with it's original charger while I still had a charger I used to charge my HTC. It was some old nokia cable and was charging HTC perfectly, always without a problem, but Xperia always seemed to have a bad connection with it. I tried it's original charger and almost the same. That was bearable until last few days, connection was starting to grow so weak, it took me like half an hour to make the damn phone charge. Worst thing, battery run dry, so can you imagine that feeling when you have to wait 5 seconds before the battery logo does it's animation before you can actually realize if your phone is charging or just "ate a spark".
I've searched on google and many people seem to be having similar, even though much worse problems (phone does not react to the charger at all) and I'm actually afraid that's where my dear Xperia is going.
Weird thing is when I visited my parents last week, I tried plugging it into my mother's charger (S4 charger) the phone started charging immediately, I tried rocking the charger a little left and right, and it didn't seem to distract it.
Tried friend's charger, same problems again!
Can't figure out what the problem might be...I thought it was the cable, then the port, now I don't know what to think of anymore.
Help please!
Thanks guys!
UPDATE:
OK, while I was writing the post and doing other stuff, the phone was charging, I disconnected it now to check for battery level, I succesfully turned it on (no more double red blinking) but the phone just showed PIN screen and Turning off.. note appeared. Which means after half an hour of charging, the battery is at the same level....?
Should I let it charge overnight?
I mean I don't feel comfortable doing it since I can't see the battery and my landlord has no tools in the whole apartment...Maybe the battery might be damaged...
Try your mother's USB cable with your recharger.
I guess it's your USB port that is dying.. .
PS now I know what's a stepfather.. LOL.. Thank you XDA (and thank you Google Translator)
istux said:
Try your mother's USB cable with your recharger.
I guess it's your USB port that is dying.. .
PS now I know what's a stepfather.. LOL.. Thank you XDA (and thank you Google Translator)
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Yeah, I was thinking of doing that, but it's going to be a problem talking her into it
Well, I'm glad you learnt it haha
Wohoo!
Successfully turned it on, after 20minutes of charging it's at 1% and hopefully it's gonna go up!
Oh! In the meantime the phone just turned off again showing empty battery while it was still charging! O.O
FU Sony. Telling my shoppingholic stepdad not to waste money on Z3. -.-
Try to clean the USB port with cotton and alcohol. Maybe it's only some dirt over the metallic contacts.
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Try to clean the USB port with cotton and alcohol. Maybe it's only some dirt over the metallic contacts.
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I'll try it, but still doesn't explain why the battery is still at minimum charge.
I left it to charge overnight, I'll tell you guys if things got better in the morning.
Good night and thanks for help!
Well, couldn't wait. Turned it on again. 32% as we speak.
Let's se what you've got for me this time Xperia...
By the way, I know the battery is most common problem on this cell, it kept restarting for my stepdad, he got the battery replaced already....
Well, fully charged today....who knows what the problem might have been...
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Well, fully charged today....who knows what the problem might have been...
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So the battery is okay.
The problem could be: some dirt, a USB metallic pin bent or broken, the USB port entirely broken, or just an UFO that steals your energy only when you connect it to the recharger
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So the battery is okay.
The problem could be: some dirt, a USB metallic pin bent or broken, the USB port entirely broken, or just an UFO that steals your energy only when you connect it to the recharger
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Well there has been some UFO activity recently around here, I bet it's them haha
Something that has been bugging me since I got this phone, is that neither the charger that came with it, nor the Verizon car charger they sold me, plug fully into the device.
Is anyone else's like this? Or did I get a factory defect?
a.demarco said:
Something that has been bugging me since I got this phone, is that neither the charger that came with it, nor the Verizon car charger they sold me, plug fully into the device.
Is anyone else's like this? Or did I get a factory defect?
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Might need to see photos to understand what you're talking about, but I've never seen a Micro USB (Or Mini USB for that matter) Plug fully into anything.
This is fully inserted:
For a comparison, here is the same charger plugged into my old S4:
lol.. seriously? does it charge? if yes, does it really matter to you how much it goes in? why? just so you know, its about the same on my n6. maybe mine goes in a tiny bit more..
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lol.. seriously? does it charge? if yes, does it really matter to you how much it goes in? why? just so you know, its about the same on my n6. maybe mine goes in a tiny bit more..
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Yes, seriously.
Once I plug it in, I cannot touch or move the phone. If I do, the charger pops out. In the car, any bump/pothole/hard turn/whatever, will cause the charger to pop out. And it is extremely annoying.
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Yes, seriously.
Once I plug it in, I cannot touch or move the phone. If I do, the charger pops out. In the car, any bump/pothole/hard turn/whatever, will cause the charger to pop out. And it is extremely annoying.
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same with mine. when a chord is brand new, itll hold for two weeks or so, but eventually it starts popping out. i do have chords that hold better than others, but itll still happen. it used to bug me, but doesnt anymore, at all. it just seems as something wears down with time. but, it never did go into the phone all the way, but used to hold well regardless. honestly, i don't think that those two affects are related.
Oh well, guess I just have to deal with it.
Mine goes in to the same level, but is fairly secure unless I'm using a questionable USB cable.
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Yeah, see mine are not secure at all. Even when they were new, they would pop out very easily. And they are both good quality chargers, so I don't know what the problem is