IPhone charger caught on fire

My iPhone's charger caught on fire and left a burning hole where the charging place of the iPhone is at. I bought my iPhone 3G on July 11, 2009. What do I do?

Call U.S. iPhone technical support: 1-800-MY-IPHONE (1-800-694-7466) and ask them what to do.

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Powerbook charge caught on FIRE!!!!!

MY POWERBOOK'S GENUINE APPLE CHARGER CAUGHT ON FIRE!!
Has anyone elses done similar?
It burnt the floor and if unattended could have burned down the whole house! I'm shocked that this could have happened. Apple USUALLY have really high quality products. Its making me wonder if I should buy the new macbook or not. (The powerbook is in need of replacement anyway....so old!) I tried to call that apple number 133 622 but the first thing they ask for is the serial,...which I don't have in front of me at the moment....so I decided to come here. Is that the only number they have for support?

I'm 95% sure Apple would have sent you a replacement AC adapter without charge or protest if you had gone to Apple in the first place. Complaining here does no one any good, frankly; those adapters were on the market for six or seven years, and the number of failures like yours has been very low. Not negligible, certainly, but very low. There were several modifications to the design and construction of Powerbook AC adapters during those years, all of which made them more robust. There have been additional improvements since then in the adapters sold with MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Older Powerbook G4s and the least durable adapters that were sold with them in their early years are passing out of use, and the time for spreading alarms about them has also passed. Apple still addresses occasional serious failures like yours on a case-by-case basis, warranty or no warranty. We occasionally hear about them here.

What happens when your iphone charger sets on fire and you tell apple about it ?.

what happens when your iphone charger sets on fire and you tell apple about it ?.

They make a decision. How did you tell Apple about it?

IPhone charger caught fire!

Hi all,
I plugged my new (3 month old) charger into the wall at work yesterday, when I switched it on there was a flash, a pop followed by flames coming from it.
The office circuit breakers tripped which stopped the fire. But obviously now need to get a new one and sort out the problem so that no one else has a problem... What would have happened if it had been at home in the middle of the night? I shudder to think!
Has anyone heard of this happening before? What's the best course of action? Is there a dedicated complaints department at Apples London HQ?
Thanks,
Binksieboy

Get a power strip surge protector. This not only allows more outlets but also protects them further than a regular outlet. You may only need to get a new charger.

Charger caught on fire

Anyone have their charger lead catch on fire?

It is pretty unusual for a charger to catch on fire. You should contact Apple about this, as it is a potential safety issue. Apple has always taken the safety of their customers very seriously. Use the appropriate phone number on this page or carry the charger and iPod in to an Apple retail store or service provider.
No guarantee what they will do about it, but you can be sure they want to hear what you have to say.

My charger almost caught on fire yesterday !!

Well fortunately I got ahold of a long lost macbook 60wat charger and my MacBook should be using a 85watt charger but the good part is that is that the 60 watt works fine with the macbook pro but what is the deal with these chargers Apple should have recalled them literally if I have left the charger plugged in much longer it probably would have short circuited and caught on fire !!!
but since the 60 watt is working fine do you think there will be any problems in the future with me using the charger even though it should be used with a macbook not a macbook pro ???
Thanks !!!
(hopefully Mac will fix the images in the forums soon !!!)

actually it does I'm running the macbook pro without the battery right now and it works fine and unfortunately I can't get a new charger because my apple care expired
Sure you can. Buy one. using a 60W power supply for something that needs a 85W power supply means you can run or charge but not both at once. So just buy the proper device.

Iphone charger fire.

My iphone charger (bought in January) just burst into flames. Luckily it happened when I was in the room and could put it out, or else the room would have gone up. Is this something apple knows about?

It depends on how old it is. There was a recall of chargers about 2 years ago.

Iphone charger/docking station overheat

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Subject: FW: SAFETY MOMENT (HSSE): iPhone Charger Left Plugged Into Vehicle Outlet
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See below for a safety lesson!
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Hi All, Wanted to share!
As some of you may know, we had a pretty scary incident recently. Attached are pictures of what remains of our 2007 Suburban. We are all okay but I wanted to warn everyone not to make the same mistake I did. This fire resulted from leaving an iPhone charger/docking station plugged into the car outlet. It overheated and started a fire, while parked in our garage. PLEASE unplug anything you have in your car outlets once you turn off your car!
We were VERY fortunate that we found the fire, at 11pm, before going to bed and before it spread to the house. None of our garage heat detectors or house fire alarms went off (another item to take care of on my “to do” list). Feel free to pass this along to anyone you want. Better safe than sorry.
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Any clock radio designed for an iPhone and a dock extender (http://www.amazon.com/CableJive-dockStubz-Converter-Through-Adapter/dp/B003TJR2H S/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1323723379&sr=8-8) or dock extension cable should meet your needs.
@Rudegar, I must compliment you on your choice of cases.

Why does my 3rd gen ipad only charge with an iPhone charger and not the 10w charger it came with?

Im only asking this because it's annoying me , but my 3rd gem ipad will not charge with its 10w charger ? It will happily charge with my iPhone charger, and my iPhone will happily charge with the 10w charger but why won't the ipad charge with the charger it came with ? Any ideas ?

The cable for your 10W charger may be defective.

Understanding iPhone Charging and Power Adapters

I've been in a protracted discussion (now locked) regarding iPhone battery charging and whether it is harmful/helpful to use the iPad power adapter rather than the iPhone power adapter.
There are a lot of misconceptions related to iPhone charging and current ratings on the iPhone and iPad power adapters. As an electrical engineer, I'd like to clear up some misconceptions.
Apple supplies a power adapter, not a "battery charger," with the iPhone and iPad.
The iPhone power adapter supplies a constant 5V at up to 1A (rated–independent tests have shown that it can supply almost 1.8A).
The iPad power adapter supplies a constant 5V at up to 2 or 2.1A (rated).
The iPhone's battery charging voltage and current are regulated within the phone.
The iPhone's battery is rated at 3.7V. Charged with the raw 5V from the power adapter, it would be destroyed. Fortunately, the internal regulation in the iPhone prevents that.
The maximum current that an iPhone will draw from a 5V power adapter is right around 1 amp. It does not matter if the charger is capable of supplying more, that's the most that the iPhone will use.
Because of the internal charge regulation, the iPhone battery will not charge any faster on an iPad power adapter than on an iPhone power adapter.
Apple approves the use of the iPad power adapter with the iPhone. It is completely safe for that purpose and does not harm the phone or battery in any way.
A water analogy might make this much easier for people without electrical engineering background to understand.
Water pressure (psi) is analogous to voltage.
Water flow (gallons per minute) is equivalent to current flow (amps).
A faucet valve is analogous to the iPhones battery charging regulation circuitry.
A bucket's capacity (gallons) is analogous to a battery's capacity (amp-hours or AH).
Let's say you adjust the faucet to flow 1/10 of a gallon per hour. The five gallon bucket will take 50 minutes to fill up. Easy enough. But then...
You need a lot more water flow for a new sprinkler system.
You need a lot more current for your new iPad.
Since the water pressure is constant at 80psi, the only way to get more flow use a bigger supply line.
Since the voltage is constant at 5V, the only way to get more current is to use a higher current power adapter.
After installing the new higher capacity water supply line, you go out to your faucet and adjust it to 1/10 of a gallon per hour.
After plugging in the higher capacity iPad adapter, you plug in your iPhone and its charging regulation circuitry adjusts the current flow to about an amp.
The bucket still takes just as long to fill up.
The battery still takes just as long to charge.
The faucet is not under additional strain since the pressure is still 80psi.
The iPhone's battery charging circuitry is not under additional strain since the supply voltage is still 5V.
I hope that I've clarified this for those who want to better understand the subject.

As far as the battery status, the tiny little icon in
the upper right corner of the screen is somewhat
helpful, but while it is connected it does not
actually indicate the level of the charge or that the
Iphone is charging. I was hoping to find a more
informative screen that would give better battery
details. When you first connect the iPhone sometimes
I get a large battery icon that shows the level
visually Is there a way to navigate to this screen?
1. Press the top button to turn the display off if it's not off already.
2. Connect to a power source.
3. The screen should display a large battery meter in the middle of the screen that actually shows the state of charge, even if charging.
If you don't see this plugged into your Mac try the AC adapter that came with the phone. If you still don't see it take it to an Apple store.
best,
Larry
Lenovo T-60 Windows XP Pro

HT1476 Is my iPhone charger covered under the warranty if it no longer works?

My iPhone charger recently stopped working & I don't want to pay for another one. Is there any way I can get one for
Free?

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
If you are using the charger included with the iPhone, it's covered by AppleCare and the warranty

Magsafe caught on fire!

hey everyone...
when using my macbook pro today my magsafe caught on fire and melted. there was a bright flame and lots of smoke. the smell was terrible. i quickly pulled the cord from my computer and disconnected it from the wall.
I was lucky that it happened when i was working on the computer as it could have been much worse.
This is my first magsafe and i am very gentle with it. I don't travel with my macbook pro at all.
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I am in the process of talking to apple now.
kane, australia

This has been known to happen in extreme rare cases. Apple will happily replace your power adapter.
Just to be on the safe side, I get them to run some diagnostics on your system to make sure nothing was harmed as your laptop is succeptible to voltage spikes. Hard drives are notorious for popping up with bad sectors have even low quality power supplies.
Last thing you want is something to show up down the line in your hardware that translates to possibly losing all your data.
Personally, there would be no way I would happlessly continue using my laptop if that had happened without a thorough analysis that all my hardware was prim and proper.
Aren't you glad they developed the magsafe technology? Just yank the cable and "pop," off it comes

HT1476 iPhone charges on dock connected to laptop but not dock connected to wall charger

I used to charge my iPhone at night connected to a wall charger. Sometimes I would get an inverted yellow triangle with the message that the device di not support charging, but it would still charge. Now for some reason it gives the message and really won't charge. I have bought a dock to see if it was the wall charger but although the dock works fine when connected by usb to the laptop, I still can't charge when connected to the wall charger. It is an intermittent problem so I don't think it has anything to do with a dirty connector.

Just to let everyone know, I bought an apple plug and that has solved the problem. Not only does it charge without query but it's twice as fast.
http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/12516928/Apple-USB-Power-Adapter- iPod-iPhone-Charger/Product.html

I mistake to using Iphone charger to recharge my Ipad and now the Ipad can't recharge thou.

I mistake to using Iphone charger to recharge my Ipad and now the Ipad can't recharge by the original charger. How can I do?

The quickest way (and really the only way) to charge your iPad is with the included 10W USB Power Adapter. iPad will also charge, although more slowly, when attached to a computer with a high-power USB port (many recent Mac computers) or with an iPhone Power Adapter (5W). When attached to a computer via a standard USB port (most PCs or older Mac computers) iPad will charge very slowly (but iPad indicates not charging). Make sure your computer is on while charging iPad via USB. If iPad is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, the iPad battery will continue to drain.
Apple recommends that once a month you let the iPad fully discharge & then recharge to 100%.
How to Calibrate Your Mac, iPhone, or iPad Battery
http://www.macblend.com/how-to-calibrate-your-mac-iphone-or-ipad-battery/
At this link http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/galaxy-tab-android-tablet,3014-11.html , tests show that the iPad 2 battery (25 watt-hours) will charge to 90% in 3 hours 1 minute. It will charge to 100% in 4 hours 2 minutes. The new iPad has a larger capacity battery (42 watt-hours), so using the 10W charger will obviously take longer. If you are using your iPad while charging, it will take even longer. It's best to turn your new iPad OFF and charge over night. Also look at The iPad's charging challenge explained http://www.macworld.com/article/1150356/ipadcharging.html
Also, if you have a 3rd generation iPad, look at
Apple: iPad Battery Nothing to Get Charged Up About
http://allthingsd.com/20120327/apple-ipad-battery-nothing-to-get-charged-up-abou t/
Apple Explains New iPad's Continued Charging Beyond 100% Battery Level
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/27/apple-explains-new-ipads-continued-charging- beyond-100-battery-level/
New iPad Takes Much Longer to Charge Than iPad 2
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/03/new-ipad-takes-much-longer-to-charge-than-ipa d-2.html
Apple Batteries - iPad http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipad.html
Extend iPad Battery Life (Look at pjl123 comment)
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3921324?tstart=30
New iPad Slow to Recharge, Barely Charges During Use
http://www.pcworld.com/article/252326/new_ipad_slow_to_recharge_barely_charges_d uring_use.html
Tips About Charging for New iPad 3
http://goodscool-electronics.blogspot.com/2012/04/tips-about-charging-for-new-ip ad-3.html
Prolong battery lifespan for iPad / iPad 2 / iPad 3: charging tips
http://thehowto.wikidot.com/prolong-battery-lifespan-for-ipad
iPhone, iPod, Using the iPad Charger
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4327
Install and use Battery Doctor HD
http://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/battery-doctor-hd/id459702901?mt=8
In rare instances when using the Camera Connection Kit, you may notice that iPad does not charge after using the Camera Connection Kit. Disconnecting and reconnecting the iPad from the charger will resolve this issue.
 Cheers, Tom

HT1476 why wont my iphone charge from my new computer?

My iphone 4s will not charge from my new computer any ideas?

Fault with new computer's USB port - does it work with other devices? Have same problem on another computer?
Fault with cable - Tried another cable? Does cable work with other "idevices"?
Dirt in iPhone charging port - look and clean out gently with soft dry toothbrush or similar
Fault with iPhone - reset / restore
Take your choice.

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