charging is patchy

[TGxLEGENDz]

hi my phone has recently had charging issues. i don"t think it is the cable as i have tried many cables and it does the same thing with all of them. Basically what it does is that it will stop charging for an instant, and then it will continue to charge. like there is a broken connection or a short. the weird thing is that i can start charging my phone just fine and set it on a table and without touching it or anything moving it at all it will do this. Some times it will stop charging up to 10 times per second. and my phone vibrates like crazy. could this be a software issue? Or is it almost definitely a hardware issue

 

[csturgeon80]

I unfortunately experienced a similar issue which eventually resulted in my being forced to resort to Samsung's factory warranty...not once but twice...turned out being a intermittent short within my factory samsung charging cable..basically heated the phone internally eventually melting the circuit to the rear camera. After troubleshooting the cause after receiving phone number 3, I determined that any use while charging taxed the transformer causing it to heat up severely which over time damaged the cable and eventually killing the cam circuit... one way to test yours would be to go into settings, battery, and disable (fast charge)... if problem goes away, replace your charger/cables for equipment. if it remains, it most likely damaged the charging circuit (resistance usually makes it intermittent preceding complete failure.).any other cable will work and for the transformer. Any 5.0vdc at 2000mah will work for normal charging if using fast charge you need one that supports the technology (look for "adaptive fast charging label) throttles voltage up to 9vdc while slightly reducing the current...

as a final note: if you don't wanna replace your phone every few weeks, I strongly recommend using fast charge mode with your device powered off... Samsung engineers seriously dropped the ball calculating the current /heat.

 

[phiftyopz]

I unfortunately experienced a similar issue which eventually resulted in my being forced to resort to Samsung's factory warranty...not once but twice...turned out being a intermittent short within my factory samsung charging cable..basically heated the phone internally eventually melting the circuit to the rear camera. After troubleshooting the cause after receiving phone number 3, I determined that any use while charging taxed the transformer causing it to heat up severely which over time damaged the cable and eventually killing the cam circuit... one way to test yours would be to go into settings, battery, and disable (fast charge)... if problem goes away, replace your charger/cables for equipment. if it remains, it most likely damaged the charging circuit (resistance usually makes it intermittent preceding complete failure.).any other cable will work and for the transformer. Any 5.0vdc at 2000mah will work for normal charging if using fast charge you need one that supports the technology (look for "adaptive fast charging label) throttles voltage up to 9vdc while slightly reducing the current...

as a final note: if you don't wanna replace your phone every few weeks, I strongly recommend using fast charge mode with your device powered off... Samsung engineers seriously dropped the ball calculating the current /heat.

That's weird... I've never had any problems using fast charging mode on my phone, nor have I had that charging problem that the OP is experiencing. I guess I got lucky with my device. It's horrible how rushed Samsung was getting this phone out on the market...

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[csturgeon80]

That's weird... I've never had any problems using fast charging mode on my phone, nor have I had that charging problem that the OP is experiencing. I guess I got lucky with my device. It's horrible how rushed Samsung was getting this phone out on the market...

Granted, probably didn't help usually having memory intensive games and apps running in the background while charging but like you said "rushed"...I figure if I purchase a product with fast charging...it should be capable of doing exactly that with no "conditions" other than environmental ie:leaving in a hot car...