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I noticed this today, on the train with phone charged and kept getting a tiny electric shock on my arm when holding phone with left hand and putting right arm on an arm rest which I'm not sure what it was made of. They were just little sharp pains.
Then made a call and the shock was going through my ear which was a little painful. I removed the charging cable and everything is now fine.
Obviously this should happen. I'm using a charger I bought from eBay from a UK company, its a mercury charger (usb741uk). Need to see if the same thing happens with my genuine HTC charger.
Wonder if it's the charger or the phone.
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Something similar happens to me if I'm holding my phone while it's charging and I'm also touching my heater (don't know if that's what it's actually called in English) that's made out of cast iron. This also happens with other phones (one s, galaxy nexus).
My guess is that by touching something metallic you "complete the circuit" and the current passes through you.
It's absolutely normal.
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No its not, they would never pass certification if you received a shock whilst using it on charge
Buy a decent charger...............................................................
L0rdNels0n said:
No its not, they would never pass certification if you received a shock whilst using it on charge
Buy a decent charger...............................................................
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This is correct, it appears the charger is not properly isolated from the mains, there's no way it would pass British certification.
Throw it away and buy a proper one.
The charges I am using are official ones that came with the phones and they still give me a little jolt if I touch cast iron fixed to the wall. These are both htc and Samsung official charges. This even happens when i hood the charger from me wireless router with my bare hand and use my bare knee to touch the heating element.
So... If you get a very minor jolt in the part of your body touching the grounded element, I'm gonna stick to "it's normal".
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AdrianE46 said:
The charges I am using are official ones that came with the phones and they still give me a little jolt if I touch cast iron fixed to the wall. These are both htc and Samsung official charges. This even happens when i hold the charger from the wireless router with my bare hand and use my bare knee to touch the heating element.
So... If you get a very minor jolt in the part of your body touching the grounded element, I'm gonna stick to "it's normal".
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The issue is not related with the charger... It's only related with static electricity happening on your body. If it were from charging the the shock should have been continuous.
AdrianE46 said:
So... If you get a very minor jolt in the part of your body touching the grounded element, I'm gonna stick to "it's normal".
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Stick to what you want, but it's not normal. Maybe you should seek the advice of an electrician, the wiring in your house has a ground problem.
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Riyal said:
The issue is not related with the charger... It's only related with static electricity happening on your body. If it were from charging the the shock should have been continuous.
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I give up.
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I give up.
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Yup. Very wise. Coming from a family of certified electricians I am well aware just how seriously this should be taken (my brother condemned a Warburtons factory for less, shut it down for weeks!)
Some people think they're immortal until the red mist descends because of an electric charge passing from one hand to the other.
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http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/apple-replacing-chargers-in-uk-after-iphone-electrocution-50011976/
There have also been reports of faulty chargers , usually cheap copies of oem model that have electrocuted users, causing a fatality.
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Is it cold? I know when it's cold, you conduct electricity way easier. It hasn't gotten cold where I live yet, so I can't justify my answer. I'm assuming it's the metal around the phone. Meaning I should ask, do you have a case? Try putting on a plastic case and see if you still get a shock.
This is quite interesting and I hope it doesn't happen to me. Because I have a polyester jacket and I get massively shocked during the winter. LoL!!
P.S. When you're getting out your car during the winter and don't want the door or anything to shock you, touch it with your key first. Sometimes you can see the spark. That's how you know it would have hurt.
Sorry about the extra. I just don't like getting shocked. LoL!!
Static electricity would cause one spark, not a series like the OP described.
I had something similar happen to me when I was charging my iPhone 4 through a USB port on my friend's PC. When I picked up the phone (touching the metal band around the sides) there was a pulsing sensation through my hand. He'd never experienced it because his phone was plastic cased. He shrugged it off as a dodgy electricity supply but I remained paranoid whenever I had to touch the phone again.
I know this is an old thread but its all i could find online. im usung an HTC M8 and have been for the last year and half. when i plug it into the wall charger and hold the phone in my left hand (not sure if it matters which hand) and touch something metallic/grounded with my right hand i get a slight nipping feeling, if i move my hand up and down i will get the nip more as i'm making and breaking connection. i decided to try a multimeter to see whats going on, so i hold a probe with my phone in my left hand and put the other probe to earth and i get between 140 and 115v ac. surely this is not normal
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I know this is an old thread but its all i could find online. im usung an HTC M8 and have been for the last year and half. when i plug it into the wall charger and hold the phone in my left hand (not sure if it matters which hand) and touch something metallic/grounded with my right hand i get a slight nipping feeling, if i move my hand up and down i will get the nip more as i'm making and breaking connection. i decided to try a multimeter to see whats going on, so i hold a probe with my phone in my left hand and put the other probe to earth and i get between 140 and 115v ac. surely this is not normal
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I had the same problem with my M7. First the charging port became really flimsy; the phone would only charge when the charging cable was positioned in a certain way. After that I began to feel a constant static electricity when the phone was charging. It was strong enough that I could feel it all over the phone. As soon I disconnected the charging cable it stopped.
I tried grounding myself to something to see if it would stop and it never did.
After I got a new M7 the problem went away. My guess is that the charging port is suspect.
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I had the same problem with my M7. First the charging port became really flimsy; the phone would only charge when the charging cable was positioned in a certain way. After that I began to feel a constant static electricity when the phone was charging. It was strong enough that I could feel it all over the phone. As soon I disconnected the charging cable it stopped.
I tried grounding myself to something to see if it would stop and it never did.
After I got a new M7 the problem went away. My guess is that the charging port is suspect.
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Interesting.. earlier this week my charger nearly caught on fire-- sparks, smoke, all that good stuff. I've been noticing over the last year or so that the quality of chargers has seemed to get worse and worse-- at least in the US. This was the first time I'd ever seen anything of the sort happen, and here there is a thread that is (sort of) about that subject. Were either of you (who recently posted) running Android 6.0-- just out of curiosity? My M7 uses up a ton more power on Marshmallow and runs significantly hotter than it did on Lollipop... hopefully that will change as the OS develops.
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I know this is an old thread but its all i could find online. im usung an HTC M8 and have been for the last year and half. when i plug it into the wall charger and hold the phone in my left hand (not sure if it matters which hand) and touch something metallic/grounded with my right hand i get a slight nipping feeling, if i move my hand up and down i will get the nip more as i'm making and breaking connection. i decided to try a multimeter to see whats going on, so i hold a probe with my phone in my left hand and put the other probe to earth and i get between 140 and 115v ac. surely this is not normal
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There should only be 5 Vdc reaching your phone, if you get 115 Vac then your charger is for sure faulty.
Does anyone else have a similar issue? My charging port seems loose. And it seems like it has more play on the right side than the left which makes my USB cable always a little inclined to the right.
are you sure its the phone and not just the cable?
Yes I've tried with a couple of other cables. Even though others are tight they still click in a tiny bit skewed to the right side but not completely straight.
charging with cables is sooooo 2008...
marctronixx said:
charging with cables is sooooo 2008...
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Until they make a Turbo wireless charger, ill stick to 2008
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Does anyone else have a similar issue? My charging port seems loose. And it seems like it has more play on the right side than the left which makes my USB cable always a little inclined to the right.
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Mine is the same way... When I insert a cable it looks like it's on an angle. Also seems like no cable fits tightly.
Has anyone else's charger port become so loose their charger practically slips right out with soft movement?
Nope
Yeah, mine is pretty loose. Have to use specific cables for data transfer, as well.
I won't say loose per say, but every time I connect my phone the cable will clip on one end. It'll click kinked if you get what I'm saying
Pretty weird. I gotta tilt the left side then It'll clip correctly.
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Hey guys,
Today I bought my first android phone ever. I absolutely love my choice and dont know how I have been so stupid to be happy with iPhone, BUT...
When I plug my phone to charge, usb-c port feels loose, it moves up and down, doesnt wiggle to sides, chrarges with no problem, but the movement exists - is it normal and I'm being paranoic or it souldnt have a movement?
Thanks!
Tight, as on iPhone
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Tight, as on iPhone
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Thanks bro, I'll get it replaced tomorrow..
Slight sideways movement. Normal.
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loonz777 said:
Hey guys,
Today I bought my first android phone ever. I absolutely love my choice and dont know how I have been so stupid to be happy with iPhone, BUT...
When I plug my phone to charge, usb-c port feels loose, it moves up and down, doesnt wiggle to sides, chrarges with no problem, but the movement exists - is it normal and I'm being paranoic or it souldnt have a movement?
Thanks!
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get a cheap fast wireless charger.
I know this is no solution/fix but it will make the port last longer
Guys thanks for responses.. Apparently that is normal, the port itself doesnt move, movement os in the little hole in the usbc plug! I have never paid attention on it flr my pc simply because i dont hold it in my hands! Something i have to get used! Actually i just ordered wireless charger!
Guys, thanks for your help, you are amazing!
loonz777 said:
Guys thanks for responses.. Apparently that is normal, the port itself doesnt move, movement os in the little hole in the usbc plug! I have never paid attention on it flr my pc simply because i dont hold it in my hands! Something i have to get used! Actually i just ordered wireless charger!
Guys, thanks for your help, you are amazing!
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yes android people are the best kind.
So, it's normal? Because I have my 2weeks Note 9 and I noticed the same... It's a little wiggle when moving the cable right/left... :crying:
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So, it's normal? Because I have my 2weeks Note 9 and I noticed the same... It's a little wiggle when moving the cable right/left... :crying:
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I have three Note 9s. A T-Mo 128GB, a U1 512GB, and a brand new ATT 512GB. All three have some wiggle in the port. It's normal.
I got a feeling its the cable ....
I'm not using the original cable that came with the phone but instead am using Type-C cables (one at office, one at home, one in my bag with portable powerbank) from my previous phone ...
Most are tight and one have a slight wiggle to it ...
When I plug the phone in to charge, the metal contour around the back camera seems to be under current? I can only feel it though when I put the back of my hand to it or if I place the phone on my leg.
Wondering if this is a faulty unit or if it's in every phone.
For info, I have the EU charger.
Anyone had the same experience?
Might be worth you explaining what you mean by "under current".
If you mean it heats up... I think that is pretty normal. I prefer to use the wireless charger.