Ipaq 612c wont charge when HOT

[sabertooth]

Does your ipaq 600 series stops charging when the unit becomes hot from "over" use.

I was using wifi for about an hour doing stuff and suddenly it stops charging using the charger. I thought the charger broke so i tried the PC's USB but same deal, won't recharge battery (LED light did not light up)

I shutdown the ppc let it cool off then it works again (recharging).

Has this ever happened to you?

[keyx]

no I haven't been let my ipaq be hot enough to have that happen. But then i guess it is a protective measure, you don't want your ipaq explode when charging anyway lol

[thebranded]

how hot was your ipaq?

it has an operating temp of -10 to 55° C

i would assume all functions of the ipaq will stil work while within this range, so unless your ipaq was hotter than 55c it should still charge.

Remove the cover and see if the battary feels hot? maybe your battary is no good? (which would also explain your other posts of short battary life)

[fatt64]

yes i have the same problem on my 912. Seems to be a good feature from HP when the device battery became so hot, it will suspend the internet connection and charging activities. But after you let it cool for about 10 minutes, it will recharge itself automatically.

[sabertooth]

I cant say exactly how hot it was since i don't have a device to measure exactly how hot it is.

But it gets hot enough so that you can't concentrate on what your doing (especially when reading something)

I get worried that it can get hot enough to make that other components in the device breakdown faster than it's supposed to.

I have never had a device that gets this hot from use. I guess HP knew from the beginning their device will get this hot from just normal use.

I'm asking for a battery replacement from HP. Some users here have reported improvements from using a different battery not released by HP.