Does the triumph get hot

[mcvanta]

I have been using my triumph for almost a month now yesterday when i was playing with the fm transmitter/charge i bought the griffin itrip after hooking the phone up inside my car i noticed it got hot and today when i was driving i plugged it and got hot also. Is this normal ? Should i worry about anything? It seems like its the bottom back of the phone that gets hot. I downloaded temp monitor app and right now my phone is charging and it says its at 36 Celcius.

 

[KryptoNyte]

Oh, hell yes. You could bake an egg on this thing. Be comforted to know that it will shut itself down just before burning up.

 

[KryptoNyte]

I actually hit 115 degrees F (46 C) the other day when it was floundering in the car trying to lock a GPS signal. It never did find the GPS signal, but I did come to the startling conclusion that when it starts to get above about 98 degrees F, the touchscreen no longer responds as it should.

 

[bigvandal]

yeah if you have something constantly running it starts to get hot and your battery drains. I noticed yesterday that it was just sitting and was super hot. I checked the battery stats and it had running 100%. I started uninstalling some recent apps cleared Chache and restarted and that was it. cool again and it hasent gotten like that again. It has warmed up a bit but not on fire like it was. There was some app that was constantly running I guess.

I must say I was using my buddies Evo today and just browsing the market that thing heated up super fast. I didnt feel as bad anymore. This thing was on fire compared to my Triumph

 

[shigglyboo]

I haven't noticed it getting too hot with normal use. While it's charging it will definitely get hot, I think this is the battery absorbing energy basically. Also, about using in a car, if it's already hot in there, depending on where you live (95F here in Atlanta) that may be a factor. The manual says it'll warn you onscreen if it's too hot and shut down to prevent damage. The thing does have a 1Ghz. processor in it, so some heat is to be expected.

 

[stef7]

It should get warm when charging or discharging. After-all, a chemical process is occurring inside the battery.

When you are charging it though, if it is getting very hot? I would think the charger could be at fault or the battery - and this is not a good situation!!!

Compare your experience with some other charging means to the provided AC adapter. The car charger may be charging the battery way too fast or at higher than normal voltage. Not good for the battery longevity.

Your battery life will be negatively affected by excessively rapid charging or charging at the wrong voltage.

 

[TomXP411]

While it's charging it will definitely get hot, I think this is the battery absorbing energy basically.

Noooo..... LiPo batteries are NOT supposed to get hot while charging. A little warm is okay, but they shouldn't be getting hot. In fact, heat is bad for LiPo's, and at a certain temperature, the safety circuit inside a LiPo will shut down and prevent the battery from charging or discharging - so it doesn't catch fire or explode.

 

[mcvanta]

It doesnt really get that hot just a little warm to the touch. I installed temp monitor and it sits at arount 28 to 33 celsius which i think is normal. The only time it get hots is when I plugged it to the fm transmitter in my car it got to 40 celsius im guessing the the temp of the car is also a factor it was hot outside today. It goes down after unplugging it anyways.

 

[TomXP411]

This is interesting.

I have 3 USB car chargers, all dual-USB Radio Shack models. When using those, my phone gets warm to the touch, but not nervous-making. I bought them because they're rated at 1 amp, and I can charge my OG Droid, my Droid X, or even an iPad with them.

But here's the interesting thing: my father has a Verizon branded USB charger, and during a road trip this weekend, it actually made my phone hot. I was surprised and a little bit concerned, so I unplugged his charger and used mine. My charger didn't make the phone nearly as not, but when I had the screen on constantly with Navigation running, my charger was only very slowly adding a charge. This makes me think that the phone is only drawing 500ma off the charging port.

So apparently, different chargers are going to give you different results. Just something to keep in mind.

 

[someguy43210]

While charging + GPS + background music mine has reboot itself a few times due to overheating I guess. So I try to use Google Maps by itself only. That's the only time when it gets real hot. Maybe this thing needs a heatsink case.

 

[melissapugs]

I play music in the car over a cheap Belkin Fm transmitter with no over heatting - maybe its because I put it smack dab in front of the AC vent. Only overheating I notice is GPS - thought the damn rocketfish would melt. But my OV overheating more often and under more circumstances, so I'm not too put off. Triumph has never rebooted for heat, so I'm guessing you guys got to higher temps than I did.

 

[maclaren]

I haven't noticed it getting too hot with normal use. While it's charging it will definitely get hot, I think this is the battery absorbing energy basically. Also, about using in a car, if it's already hot in there, depending on where you live (95F here in Atlanta) that may be a factor. The manual says it'll warn you onscreen if it's too hot and shut down to prevent damage. The thing does have a 1Ghz. processor in it, so some heat is to be expected.

I have mine overclocked to like 1.6ghz. And no heat issues. So i wouldnt be too quick to blame the processor. Only time i warm up is with heavy gps use. I would agree with the one who mentioned the different power adapters affecting the phone.

 

[b_randon14]

What's the normal temp on urs oced if you haven't been using it much and ur inside? Mine is usually like 31 or so. But if I use it much at all while I'm in my car(its like 82 here now) it will climb up to around 38 or so. Its never got up above 40 though

 

[JohnACman]

I was told by a guy at Batteries Plus store to not charge a cell phone from a car charger unless it was an emergency. Says that car chargers overheat the batteries and cause them to fail a lot earlier than if a house charger was used to charge it.

 

[KryptoNyte]

John, I find that hard to believe. The prudent advice would be to check the car charger's specs against the specs of the charger that shipped with <any> device to ensure that you aren't providing more current than the device can handle.