Nokia charger overheating

Pete65 | 17:30 Thu 12th Apr 2012 | Technology

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Why does my Nokia charger overheat when charging phone?

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HowardKennitby

What makes you think it is overheating? My Nokia charger gets very hot but it always has done.

Old_Geezer

Overheat, or get warm ? Does it start smoking ?

Is it a Nokia made one or a third party one ? It gets warm because converting 240v ac to 5v dc takes a bit of power that has to be disappeared as heat.

I guess if it used to run cooler it may be breaking down gradually.

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Pete65

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This is a recent development. It is hot and I wondered if the battery is dying as it doesnt hold a charge as long anymore.

RATTER15

They do get quite hot!

Old_Geezer

It may well be a batery problem then. Try charging new one.

If the battery is drawing a higher current then the power lost across the 240/5 v convertor is likely to be greater, and so the thing gets hotter.

I don't know but I'd suspect that may not be good for the charger ? That said, a good one should limit the output current to a level it can cope with.

Pete65

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Thank you all, for your contributions!

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