The power supply that came with my G2 has started making a faint noise, almost like it's squeaking or creaking. I leave it plugged in all the time with the USB cord in it.
Is this normal or should I try to return it?
Depending on their design, some switched-mode power supplies will emit a faint "eeeeeeeeeeeee", it's usually nothing to worry about as it's just the internal circuit doing its thing.
However, if it starts getting louder then it could be a sign of capacitors failing.
Best practice is to leave it switched off when you're not charging your phone...
HTH
This, I hear as well, happens when its not charging.
Normal... cheap power adapter.
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I just used the usb adapter for the first time today and when I plug the usb cable into the phone the adapter makes this high-pitch frequency sound. It's similar to the mosquito ringtone that teens love so much. It stops when the phone is done charging. Does anybody else have this problem?
I noticed this yesterday, but it was only when the Incredible was fully charged.
I'm cycling the battery right now, so when I plug it in again...I'll get back to this thread.
I noticed that my Nexus charger makes noise when it's in the wall with my phone unplugged.
The sqeaky sound goes away when i plug in my phone.
Is anybody else experiencing this?
I'm going back to the store tomorrow for a replacement.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
You actually ever came across a charger that never does any noise?
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You actually ever came across a charger that never does any noise?
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well, every charger i had was silent or at least never make a big noise like the cheap samsung one..a little noise can be normal for a charger, but hey the samsung one does a very high frequency noise..
never happened with other charger, because usually it is plugged near my bed..the first night i plugged the samsung charger i noticed it soon..
anyway it seems to happen with about every samsung wall traver charger of every phone..btw i "solved" by just plug the charger when i have to charge the phone..
I have the exact same issue. I have a socket with an on/off switch on my night stand table that I switch on/off when I need to use the charger. It's mostly to get rid of the high pitched noise though. And yes it disappears when you plug your phone in.
Mine even makes a 'discharging' squeak noise when I pull it right out of the wall socket after letting it squeak for a while. It's probably the capacitors inside charging/discharging. No harm, but annoying.
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So here's my issue: I have an extra battery kit, and lately I have noticed that, when a battery is charging, after a while, the craddle would go from a steady red light to a flashing orange light. Upon inspection, there's a ticking sound coming from the wall charger.
Do you think I need to replace it?
Here's the audio
P.S. The sound you hear is with the charger not plugged in
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Well.. With any hardware issue. If you try a different wall charger does the same thing happen?
My wife's Nexus 5X became a teething toy for our 9 month old and shortly thereafter stopped charging. I tried connecting to power sources and USB with no luck - when connected to my Win 10 desktop it said Power surge on the USB port – Unknown USB Device needs more power than the port can supply.
I managed to get most of the full res photos off the device by uploading via FTP to my NAS. Wondering what I might be able to do to get the rest of them off. I tore down the phone, tried disconnecting the battery and seeing if it would run off the power (if the battery was corrupted or something) but no luck.
A long while ago, while attempting recovery to USB stick for a different phone, I worked with a DC power generator - soldered wires to the terminals on the battery, adjusted the voltage, and was able to power the phone indefinitely while connecting a USB stick to the USB port. I'm thinking about giving something similar a try here - not sure if anyone would be able to tell me anything that might cause difficulties here. I believe the power terminals are marked on the battery, as is the voltage at 3.8v DC, so I would think it should be pretty straightforward.
I guess if someone has a spare Nexus 5X and is feeling brave, if you could open it up, disconnect the battery, plug a power cable in, hit the power button, and let me know if it boots, that would be a start. If the device will work with no battery, just power via AC, then mine's pretty well fried and the DC power option might be my only route. If the device won't power on without a battery, maybe it was just the battery that went bad, and I could try a replacement for $10-15 to see if that resolves.
edit: additional info. If I plug the phone into an AC port, the area where the connector plugs into gets super hot and there's a red light in the microphone grill that starts blinking. Not sure if something got shorted by the charging port (where baby got her drool) or if the battery kicked it and is causing some issue with the charging circuit.
Thanks!
Well, found the LG charger and gave that a try. Looks like it might actually be charging now. The charging port is nowhere near as hot when using the original charger, so...going to let it sit for a bit and fingers crossed I'll have a working phone in a few hours to try to copy off the stuff i couldn't get before the battery died.
Hi everyone,
A few days ago, this problem started to show on my device.
When I'm charging it, it says "charging", but even the slightest movement can stop the phone from charging.
Sometimes it even toggles *charging*/*not charging* without me moving it at all.
For example, if the battery is on <15%, the phone will vibrate - so when I charge it when it's below 15%, if I touch it, it vibrates every 5 seconds or so.
It's really terrible... I once left the phone to charge for a few hours just to come back and find out it wasn't charging.
I've tried different USB cables, power sockets, chargers, so I guess it has to be a problem with my device.
I'm pretty confident it's a hardware issue, and I bought it around 10 month ago, so warranty should still be up. However, I don't remember anything particular that could damage the charging port, and this started all of a sudden (a day earlier it was charging perfectly).
I'd like to hear some opinions, solutions, and if any of you have had this before.
Thanks,
Barak
It's definitely the charging port, maybe it was faulty from factory, send it in warranty
Get a dress making pin or something tough and really pointy and carefully scratch inside the port. Be careful of the plastic inside. Do not bend it or snap it off. Do not scratch or pick at the pins on the top of the plastic. Only scratch around the plastic.
Shine a torch in and see if you can find any loose debris that you may have dislodged. Keep doing it until you can't get no more fluff etc out of it and try plugging the charger in again.
It should have a nice solid clunk as the plug goes in and seats properly now.
Hey, thanks alot for your replies. @shivadow I've tried cleaning the port like you said , this maybe helped a little but the problem is not solved.
P.S : I noticed that there is a position which is problematic.
When the phone is connected to the charger, if I hold the cable with my hand, and push it upwards (I exert force on the cable in a direction vertical to the screen). This is when it stops charging. Just stating this if it might help you diagnosing something specific.
Anyway I think I'll be sending it back to the lab this week or next week, thanks a lot for your help!
Either a faulty cable, plug or socket. If it happens with other cables it'll be the socket. If you know for a fact that the plug is seating correctly but you still have the problem then either worn pins or worn socket.
So it turns out that when I tried to check whether the charger, or the USB cable is to blame, I tried 2 different cables, but they were both faulty, which made me think the problem is with my HTC.
Now I tried changing phones and still had the same issue, so I tried more usb cables, and voila! Works like a charm
Thanks for the help @shivadow, much appreciated.
Always blame the cable first!