Overheating Problems?

xaruum · #1 (**permalink**) 04-22-2008, 06:31 PM

Hello,

Had my mogul 2 weeks now and loving it. First thing I did was load Vetvito's aero6.1.1 and that made it even better. (in fact I am writing this post from it in a meeting right now)

Problem/Question: Twice now I have taken it out of the holster and it has been HOT. Not just warm, we are talking painful to hold.

The battery has a warning printed right on it that it may explode if used at over 140f degrees.

Needless to say, I am more than a little worried.
Anyone else experienced this?

tc32brat · #2 (**permalink**) 04-22-2008, 06:57 PM

i had this happen with the 6700. I took it to sprint, and told them that not only does it get hot in the holster, but also while charging.... and they gave me a new one..... I guess that is an indicator that the main board may be bad. Hope that helps

**JackSchitt28** · #3 (**permalink**) 04-22-2008, 06:59 PM

my Treo 700WX did this back in the day. the WX had a warning indicator come up on screen stating that it had overheated and it stopped charging. it was a replacement/refurb so i had to get another WX and it was fine. this is a common problem so just take it back and reload all your items.

lafester · #4 (**permalink**) 04-22-2008, 07:57 PM

are you sure you aren't leaving wifi or gps on?

friguy3 · #5 (**permalink**) 04-22-2008, 09:02 PM

yea check your wifi or gps. when i use gps i notice my phone gets mighty hot too, but after i have it off it cools down

xaruum · #6 (**permalink**) 04-22-2008, 11:27 PM

I do have the WiFi on all the time, that may be it, will try turning that off for a while.

Thanks!

nick aguas · #7 (**permalink**) 04-22-2008, 11:37 PM

I've been hearing more and more about these overheating problems. the only thing that seems to be in common is a faulty battery. another guy on the forum said his had a leak in it which may have been causing the overheating. check over your battery, make sure there is no dents, cracks, etc. If so, send it in for a replacement.

**Baffles** · #8 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 01:10 PM

My phone gets HOT when plugged in with wmwifirouter running. The orange charging light starts flashing quick, and starts draining battery. This was in an extremely low service area for tethering for several hours. My temporary fix was to set the phone on an ice pack to keep it cool, seems to have worked.

abgamboa80 · #9 (**permalink**) 04-23-2008, 01:24 PM

Found that if your i'm running wmwifirouter, my phone gets hot also. I'm in an excellent coverage area, always running full signal on evdo. Also found if just using wifi byitself for a extended amount of time my phone also heats up. Its the wifi being left on all the time.