Pea-n-Me
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2004
A year or two ago I was in bed using my iPad when the charging cord actually poofed and caught on fire! Fortunately it was in my hand and I promptly unplugged it and threw it away.
Yesterday a cord was plugged into my iPhone but it wasn't charging so I unplugged it and plugged it back in. Right away it got incredibly hot all along the cord, to the point it was painful to touch. Thankfully I was there and it wasn't laying across fabric or something, as I'm sure there could've been a fire.
I've asked everyone at home to be careful with chargers and not lie them across bedclothes or throw clothes on top of them as there could be issues. We've all seen them in the news. I bought hooks to hang them on so they're not touching anything, though there could still be problems if they ignite.
Like most people I pick up chargers here and there. I like the 10ft ones in the bedroom and around the house for my iPad as it's getting older and doesn't hold a charge as well as it used to. I'm sure others must do this as well. I try to buy the MFi certified ones, but from now on I'm going to be absolutely certain of it. Fortunately they're easier to find now than they used to be (I buy a bunch at a time on Amazon) but I wonder if those can have issues, too, just by nature of the equipment.
Has anyone here had similar problems or concerns?
Here is some more information from Apple Support.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204566
Yesterday a cord was plugged into my iPhone but it wasn't charging so I unplugged it and plugged it back in. Right away it got incredibly hot all along the cord, to the point it was painful to touch. Thankfully I was there and it wasn't laying across fabric or something, as I'm sure there could've been a fire.
I've asked everyone at home to be careful with chargers and not lie them across bedclothes or throw clothes on top of them as there could be issues. We've all seen them in the news. I bought hooks to hang them on so they're not touching anything, though there could still be problems if they ignite.
Like most people I pick up chargers here and there. I like the 10ft ones in the bedroom and around the house for my iPad as it's getting older and doesn't hold a charge as well as it used to. I'm sure others must do this as well. I try to buy the MFi certified ones, but from now on I'm going to be absolutely certain of it. Fortunately they're easier to find now than they used to be (I buy a bunch at a time on Amazon) but I wonder if those can have issues, too, just by nature of the equipment.
Has anyone here had similar problems or concerns?
Here is some more information from Apple Support.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204566