Thunderbolt to Firewire Adapter gets very hot in use (?)

I've had the thunderbolt to firewire adapter cable for a month, connecting either a 500 GB or 1 TB "G-Drive" bus-powered HD. I note the small box at the firewire end of the adapter cable becomes quite warm in use.
Is this to be expected?
It is worrisome from, at least, the perspective of economy of power consumption, on a MacBook Air, used frequently away from a power outlet.

You might want to post in the MacBook Air forum, then. This is the Apple Thunderbolt Dislpaly forum...
Clinton

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Hot is normal for the charger but very hot is not. If it were mine It could be that your MBP is drawing too much current. I would take it to the Apple Store and have it checked out.
Allan

AC adapter gets very hot

I have a new Thinkpad Edge e530.
The adapter gets very hot when the battery is charging. Not so hot that I can't hold it, but still, very hot.
Relevant specs:
* Adapter: 65 W
* Battery: "the bigger one" (6 cell LI Bat-75+,62WH)
* Graphics: integrated, not discrete
With the bigger battery, am I supposed to have the bigger (90 W) adapter?
Is the amount of heating I'm experiencing (very hot, but not too hot to touch) enough to be of concern?

Hello dbuser!
Welcome to the Forums Community! How long have you experienced the A/C Adapter getting hot? Were you using a different battery before the 6 cell?
According the the e530 Personal Systems Reference the 65W Adapter is the correct adapter for the 6 cell battery. It is possible that you have a defective adapter. Does the adapter make any noise, buzzing or cracking sound? If it is making any noise there is a definete issue with the adapter you are using.
All Lenovo Products come with a 1 Year Limited Warranty, if you would like to have more indepth troubleshooting, do not hesitate to contact your support center. You can verify your warranty status here.
Thank you for being a part of the Lenovo Family,
Catie
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does 2012 mac mini get very hot when using logic pro

Are you saying that your machine does or is it an enquiry before buying ? I use a 2011 server model - well, it does get hot over a period of time, but I've very rarely heard the fan kick in, its a surprise when it does. As far as I know the casing has been specifically designed to conduct heat, rather than having any fancy grilles and so on, being so small in size. I haven't found it to be cause for concern, if that's any help.
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The power adapter gets very hot. Any suggestions?

The power adapter part that plugs into the computer gets very hot. I have replaced the battery and replaced the power adapter. It also has a hard time connecting and recharging the battery. Is it possible to change out the plug in part in the computer and is it expensive? Does it sound like this is what is needed to fix it? Its about 3 years old. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hot is normal for the charger but very hot is not. If it were mine It could be that your MBP is drawing too much current. I would take it to the Apple Store and have it checked out.
Allan

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If it is too hot to rest your hand on without injury, it's too hot. At about 60° C, that is certainly possible.
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Hi all,
My company purchased many X230 notebook in last year.
some are standard configuration (i3 CPU) and some are (i5 CPU).
The i3 seems to have no problem.
However, the i5 model had some issue that it can't full run all the 4-core in high load when connecting the bundled 65W AC adapter, and the adapter got hot. After investigation, we change to 90W AC adapter and the problem is gone. All the 4-core runs correctly and the 90W AC adapter is cool.
The reseller said that the 65W should be factory package and they will not provide any warranty if we use it incorrectly with the 90W adapter (but the lenovo homepage says the adapter supports....).
Now, we are considering the X230i model with the same upgrade to i5 CPU.
Can someone provide feedback if using the X230 / X230i + i5 CPU normally with 65W AC adapter?
Regards,
Donald

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I have a T430s with integrated graphics and dual core i5 CPU. According to Lenovo sales literature this system will work with a 65W AC adapter. Also when I ordered the system online from Lenovo's site I was also given the option to select either a 65W or 90W adapter.
At the office I use a 90W adapter. The system idles at under 40°C with the fan usually not spinning or spinning at slowest setting (according to TPFanControl) even when the system is under load. It may get as hot as 50°C when the system is under heavy load. But I've never seen it overheat or had the fan spin continuously at maximum speed, etc.
When travelling I use a 65W adapter in order to minimize size and weight. In that situation the fan is always running and temperatures are usually in the 50°C to 60°C range. On more than one occasion system temperature has "run away" getting increasingly hotter, going to 80°C or 90°C.
In one case the system shut itself down. I let it cool down overnight. When I rebooted I got a fan error. After that incident I sent the T430s to Lenovo for repair. The technicians found nothing wrong. From their report it's not clear if they replaced the fan or not. Nevertheless this "run away" temperature situation has recurred since then.
From reading posts on this thread and based on my experiences with the T430s it seems to me that the 65W adapter doesn't have enough power for even a basic T430s despite what Lenovo's marketing literature may say.
I wonder if the same conclusion doesn't also apply to your systems? Do your temperature issues go away when your system runs on a 90W adapter?
Cheers... Dorian Hausman
X1C2, TPT2, T430s, SL500, X61s, T60p, A21p, 770, 760ED... 5160, 5150... S360/30

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The side of my new iphone 4s get so hot on the top corner you cant keep you finger on it when using my camera. I know there is a problem with the battery but mine drops so fast it rarely lasts the day. Is their anything i can do now?

neilfromgrays wrote:
The side of my new iphone 4s get so hot on the top corner you cant keep you finger on it when using my camera. I know there is a problem with the battery but mine drops so fast it rarely lasts the day. Is their anything i can do now?
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If you can easily replicate the problem and you got it from an Apple Store then I would make an appointment to have it looked at/replaced.
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Over the last few weeks my phone has started getting quite hot at the back if I use it for more than 20 minutes or if I try using it whilst charging.
Should I be worried?
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Not staff or owner by a long shot.
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