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I just lengthened my power cord

It's been so annoying having the power cord to be so short. And I don't want to spend like 30 bucks for something longer. So, I just cut it up in half, insert in between 6 feet of cable, and voila! Testing it now. Just saw the power % go from 93 to 94. Woohoo, success!

nice! What cable did you use?

I just use a 6-foot one of these to plug the OEM charger into:
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Cost <$3 and no risk of messing up the OEM cable by splicing it.

smarta** lol jk. You have a good point but I think the object is to have something a little cleaner lol

I have a kazillion adaptors lying around. I just cut the cord from one of those and insert.

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smarta** lol jk. You have a good point but I think the object is to have something a little cleaner lol
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Haha. What's cleaner than an extension cord? Splicing together multiple cords and covering with electrical tape?

I did something similar. Took an old USB cable, nipped the connector and stripped the cables. Used the ground of the USB cable for the ground on the adapter. I ended up using 3 of the USB cables to get some better gauge on the wire to the + of the adapter. Works great! Put some heat shrink on and it looks awesome.

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Haha. What's cleaner than an extension cord? Splicing together multiple cords and covering with electrical tape?
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But the big black box will be pulled along if you wanna use your iconia while plugged in.

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But the big black box will be pulled along if you wanna use your iconia while plugged in.
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Pulled along? Are you dancing with A500 while it's plugged in or...? Haha.
Just kidding -- I know what you're saying. And to be honest, Acer has got to be the cheapest bastards in the entire tablet industry for not adding US$0.20 worth of wire to make the the charger an industry standard length. I mean, c'mon...is two feet of wire really that much of a production deal-breaker for them?
But back on your project, personally, I would only do what you did with an extra or maybe 3rd-party charger -- not the OEM one. But that's just me. I'd rather just use the extension cord until a longer, cheap alternative charger is found.
You still get a "Thanks" from me (if for no other reason than tolerating my smart-a$$ remarks)!

Car Charger Cord Extender Combo
I just found this car charger on ebay which contains a very magical 6 foot extension power cable for the iconia
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-4-Acer-Iconia-Tablet-A500-Android-3-/120755579233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d97e961#ht_2744wt_1344

nctrnl said:
I just found this car charger on ebay which contains a very magical 6 foot extension power cable for the iconia
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-4-Acer-Iconia-Tablet-A500-Android-3-/120755579233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d97e961#ht_2744wt_1344
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Way ahead of you. Mine arrived few days ago.

I'm lengthening my power cord right now... okay, hold on... wait...
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... gimme a sec, I'm a little nervous...

gammaRascal said:
I'm lengthening my power cord right now... okay, hold on... wait...
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... gimme a sec, I'm a little nervous...
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Don't do it unless you know what you're doing. Can you at least reassure me by telling me how you're connecting the cords?

After market 6' charger
ElectronicCrap.com has a 6' aftermarket charger for$15. This was posted in another thread.

Yoda31 said:
ElectronicCrap.com has a 6' aftermarket charger for$15. This was posted in another thread.
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here you go
http://electroniccrap.com/store/ind..._id=49&zenid=4ddfd1c939de32e1d19ecde70dbeb634
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Amusing and informative thread!
I've been a hardware hacker for decades now, and I see the value in any successful lengthening of this ridiculously short cord!

internetpilot said:
I just use a 6-foot one of these to plug the OEM charger into:
Cost <$3 and no risk of messing up the OEM cable by splicing it.
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I use this since day 1 just my cost $1 lol.
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nctrnl said:
I just found this car charger on ebay which contains a very magical 6 foot extension power cable for the iconia
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-4-Acer-Iconia-Tablet-A500-Android-3-/120755579233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d97e961#ht_2744wt_1344
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Great find! The original charger bought seperately is $14.95 at Walmart, and still only 2 ft. long!

BTW does anyone know if Xoom's charger would work with A500, the plug seems as big as the Acer's?

Does anyone has the exact dimension of the connector ? int/ext diameter ?
Standard one seems to be 0.7mm int and 2.5mm ext, but I have nothing precise enough to confirm
Edit:
as stated by FloatingFatMan, it's 3*1mm connector:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15102344&postcount=24

[Q] Is it taking forever to charge your Nexus 4?

I plugged in my phone last night at 2:30 AM and woke up this morning at 8:00 AM to find that my phone was only at 82% and charging. I have the Battery app (Macropinch) and it detected that the source was USB. I swapped for my Samsung charger and the app detected AC as the source. Every time I switch back to the LG charger, it only detects USB.
Anyone else experiencing this issue?

I've seen it discussed here before but it looks like you have a bad charger.
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I've noticed this too. Sometimes mine goes from USB to AC to Not Charging.

Oh boy
Okay, so it looks like I will be calling Google support tomorrow concerning the charger and the hissing noise from the speaker. I hope they will be helpful. Wish me luck.

Funny thing just happened. For the first time mine also did this. Unplugged and replugged it in to fix...
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I'm using an HTC Charger and it's charging perfectly fine over here. Charges just as fast as my G2x with a 1500mAh battery.
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Mine charges fast as hell with the lg charger.
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Slow charging is supposedly an android 4.2 bug
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My vibrant sg2 loves htc chargers
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Charges super fast for me.

Guise, unless you are using the official charger, most phones charge at USB speeds, aka 1/2 speed approximately.
Normal!
Happens on my sgs to
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Guise, unless you are using the official charger, most phones charge at USB speeds, aka 1/2 speed approximately.
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not true that depends on pins in USB plug.
But anyway, mine charges super slow, especially last 8-5% which can take about an hour to fill, both of my N4 did that so must be a bug. ohh and also:
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There is definitely bug with battery stats as this happens to me quite often (unicorns maybe ???)

OK I realized that mine charges as "USB" when the charging wire is not fully inserted into the wall plug. Works every time. While charging slowly pull the charger out and it will change from "AC" to "USB". Let me know if that helps anyone else.
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MattSkeet said:
not true that depends on pins in USB plug.
But anyway, mine charges super slow, especially last 8-5% which can take about an hour to fill, both of my N4 did that so must be a bug. ohh and also:
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There is definitely bug with battery stats as this happens to me quite often (unicorns maybe ???)
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Same problem here on stock 4.2, AOSP, 4.2.1 OTA update. Also had my phone charge from 15 to 100% in less than a second the first day of use.
Flashed the full 4.2.1 images today, including userdata + recovery, and haven't observed the behaviour again....yet. Has only been 5-6 hours, but that's much longer than it usually takes to appear.
Submitted a report the other day: http://code.google.com/p/android/is...4"&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars
Edit: feel free to reply and attach your pic in the issue tracker

This is terrible. It says the same thing for me. It showed "USB" for most of the night last night, then finally after some reboots this morning, it switched to AC. I am using the stock LG charger and i'm pretty sure it's plugged into the wall just fine =/

So I have some updates. I was using this USB extension to charge my phone (since the outlet is far from where I usually sit in my room). http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030304&p_id=8608&seq=1&format=2
So I plug this extension into the wall charger, then I plug the stock charger USB wire into the extension and then plug into my phone. The phone shows charging as "USB" when doing this.
If I skip the extension cord and charge the phone as intended straight through the stock charger and wire, it shows charging as AC.
Makes no sense to me that an extension wire can make it read as USB charging.....

There's a couple of pins that need to be shorted for it to detect it as ac. You could mod the longer cord to short those pins and see what happens.
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faulty lg charger.
OK this is what i have tried, i unplugged replug the LG original charger with original USB cable, from different outlets around my home, nothing change still says USB it may change for a second to AC but then it goes back to USB, then i try a different USB cable with the original LG charger, and nothing change absolutely the same, then i try a different charger non LG with the original LG USB cable, and walla now its charging like a speedy Ferrari.:good:
so yeah it looks like a faulty LG charger.
i will report back if something changes.
EDIT: have you guys notice if your original LG USB cable has five silver pins? i can only see 4 on mine.

+1 for super fast charge time here

bloodtrain said:
I plugged in my phone last night at 2:30 AM and woke up this morning at 8:00 AM to find that my phone was only at 82% and charging. I have the Battery app (Macropinch) and it detected that the source was USB. I swapped for my Samsung charger and the app detected AC as the source. Every time I switch back to the LG charger, it only detects USB.
Anyone else experiencing this issue?
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Yup! When I use my LG charger but use an extension for the USB cable (I bought off monoprice.com), it gets tuck at 73% and won't charge more. It says its "USB" as well.
I wake up and its at 73% with the words "charging" and "not charging" bouncing back and forth repeatedly.

Car charging whilst on GPS

I have used my new Nexus4 on the road with google navigation. I was surprised to find out that the 1Amp samsung charger I have used with my SGS2 was not able to maintain the charge of the phone. After couple of hours of driving my Nexus 4 died ( I didn't start with full battery)
What is your experience? I would expect the phone not only to work whilst on cable for the whole time, but also to eventually charge the phone fully.
Now I am not sure if it is my charger or nexus 4.
I had a look on mains charger and the output is 1.2Amp, is this the problem, that the car charger is not powerful enough?

I currently use CAD300UBE, which is the official i9300 car charger, with a rated output of 700mA.
When streaming over bluetooth using Spotify, and using Google Navigation I can say that this charger does charge the phone.
My old S2 charger, also genuine did not manage to charge my S3, hence the replacement.
Phil

My recollection is that Nexus devices are looking for pins 2 and 3 (data) of the charger to be shorted. If they are not, you'll only get 500ma from the supply.

Turn the screen of when not needed in navigation,

I use a kensington 2A flush cigarette lighter so it isn't an issue, the charger is <$15, and it makes life easier when I want to charge my ipad. Only thing I regret about the charger is that I didn't get the dual port version.

I posted this in the GN forum about a year ago when the same sort of problems were coming up there. You need a 2A charger and a data only cable to make you charge like you are on a wall charger. (Charging AC - Check this by going to Settings > Battery, the top shows charging AC.
bmolloy said:
There was another thread, I think in the General that discussed all of this, what people came up with was the best combination if you want a dual port usb charger is to make sure you have a "charging only" USB cable. This cable will not make your phone think it is connected to a computer. You can tweek a data/charging cable to work but some people messed that up so it is probably worth just spending the $4 on a cable that works.
Here is my combination that works great. With this set up I can have on my navigation going with the screen on the whole time and stream Pandora over Bluetooth into my car and the battery still charges really quickly.
Dual USB Port with a 1 amp port and a 2.1 amp port (2.1 amp port is for tablets or power hungry devices - like the phone while navigating). http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056VNVV8/ref=oh_o01_s00_i01_details
Charging Only USB cable:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VYBCAY/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
This combo has me as "Charging AC" whenever I am in the car and I still have a port open to charge another one of the 27 or so different electronic devices that seem to clutter my life!
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Here is what it should look like in the car if it is getting enough juice to run everything at once.
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kerman19 said:
I currently use CAD300UBE, which is the official i9300 car charger, with a rated output of 700mA.
When streaming over bluetooth using Spotify, and using Google Navigation I can say that this charger does charge the phone.
My old S2 charger, also genuine did not manage to charge my S3, hence the replacement.
Phil
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I just checked my charger and it does say 700mA and also shows charging as AC. But in reality the charger was not able to charge the phone whilst on navigation.

Official HTC car charger charges my N4 effectively despite bluetooth + CoPilot/Google Navigation without issue.

CodeMonkey said:
Official HTC car charger charges my N4 effectively despite bluetooth + CoPilot/Google Navigation without issue.
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Mine too, but I actually installed a dedicated 2 amp, isolated supply in my truck, shorted pins 2 and 3 on the USB connections on the board with a couple of beads of solder, and get full charging current on both my Nexus 4 and 7.
This is the supply I used:
http://daqstuff.com/400116_5volt_switching_power_supply.htm

Motorola Rapid Rate Charger charges the galaxy nexus perfectly while on navigation.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehicle-Adapter-micro-USB-Charger/dp/B000S5Q9CA

I have now ordered thishttp://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/tom...ered-tomtom-rrp-19-99-2x-usb-1x-12v-8/1387378 I hope it does the job.
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This was always a problem even on my Gnex, so what i did is i bought a 2amp car charger, no more discharging while using... you can find them at bestbuy or futureshop if you're in Canada.
Sent from my Nexus 7

Can someone post pic of the factory LG USB cable?

I swear I am using the cable that came with the phone but fast charge isn't working.... Always says I'm charging in slow mode...
Looking specifically for a close up pic of the two ends of the cable so I can visually verify I have the right one...
Thanks!

Do you use the cable with the original LG Charger ?
The LG Charger is 1,8A output.
The commons chargers and USB on computers are 1A output.
SO if you plug in your cable to a computer or other charger, it's normal.

tstretch said:
I swear I am using the cable that came with the phone but fast charge isn't working.... Always says I'm charging in slow mode...
Looking specifically for a close up pic of the two ends of the cable so I can visually verify I have the right one...
Thanks!
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from the D802, but really just try another cable to the charger if it makes any difference.

Hmmm, that is definitely different than what I believe to be the cable that came with my G2. Not sure how to tell what version of us, but it's Verizon.
But yes I have tried many combinations of cables with the LG charger and none of them are fast charging. Using CurrentWidget and a couple other battery monitoring apps, I've also found that I get a much higher amperage draw from the charger that came with my galaxy s3. Anywhere from 200mA - 400mA, whereas I only get 50mA-150mA with the cable in this pic and the 1.8mA LG charger. But still all of then state that they are Slow Charging.
Can someone tell me if this is the stock LG USB cable?

Does it matter if we use the fat g2 USB vs regular one like above picture?
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stickmage said:
Does it matter if we use the fat g2 USB vs regular one like above picture?
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You would be surprised how many times an USB cable matters, and then again when it doesn't.
For example a chromecast USB cable which I accidentally got, did not charge my phone almost at all and not DATA connection was possible. But that was a clear error and I do not think that cable should be used with anything but with the Chromecast being nicely shielded and all.
ASUS in my country uses same cables as the one pictured above (Still does not mean that his is not original LG). But if you get a normal connection on the computer same goes for AC , USB charging in places where they should be, use whatever cables you want.
Stay away rather from too generic, skinny unbranded ones from chinese pages. (Even though from them I always buy iPhone cables . BUt who would pay 15 bucks instead of 1 and they served my wife well)
So far ASUS, HTC, Samsung , LG, and Nokia cables did there job mixing across my devices.

Verizon stock cable.
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Thank you JasonSF!!!
I apparently lost mine then.. Does anyone where you can buy a cable that supports the fast charge? Or even what spec to look for?
It doesn't seem like its a very exact science..

PAGOT said:
You would be surprised how many times an USB cable matters, and then again when it doesn't.
For example a chromecast USB cable which I accidentally got, did not charge my phone almost at all and not DATA connection was possible. But that was a clear error and I do not think that cable should be used with anything but with the Chromecast being nicely shielded and all.
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Pagot - YEESS! I acutally used my Chromecast USB cable (which I'll be returned on Monday btw cause, well its just not that cool) ALL NIGHT LONG!!! I didn't think anything of it plugged it in and immediately walked away. Little did I realize, it was one of those cables that, 5 seconds after plugging in, reports that you should unplug it immediately to avoid damaging the phone!!!
I didn't see the message until the next morning and saw that my phone didn't get charged that night. And for about 2 days, I had VERY strange charging issues.. (see this post) I think they've gone away now, except that my fast charge isn't working.. But, back to the original purpose of this post, Im hoping that is USB cable related..
Anyway, it was the wierdest this, for about 2 days, certain chargers and USB cables that have always worked on this phone, didn't. The first day nothing but plugging into my computer would register any charge.. By that night most chargers worked but some wouldn't provide more than 50mA, and now, all of them seem to be working again..
SOOO, moral of the story is that in incorrect USB cable CAN damage your phone! At least temporarily.. Still doesn't make any sense to me how though.. Perhaps some protect feature kicked in and caused the symptoms I saw, but all I know is that my phone wouldn't charge anymore after using that Chromecast cable...

tstretch said:
Thank you JasonSF!!!
I apparently lost mine then.. Does anyone where you can buy a cable that supports the fast charge? Or even what spec to look for?
It doesn't seem like its a very exact science..
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There is a thread in the G2 Accessories forum discussing compatible cables.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2460881

Nexus 5X melted USB port using charger from Google Store

Woke up in the middle of the night to the smell of burnt electronics and melting plastic. My Nexus 5X was very hot to the touch and the plastic around the USB connector was melted. The charging cable (Universal 15W USB Type-C Charger purchased from the Google store) was also a bit melted and was stuck, but came out without too much force. I called Google support today and they are going to replace both the phone and the charger.
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Has this happened to anyone else?
It would seem to me that this is all the more reason to purchase chargers directly from Google; if I had not, I imagine this could all be blamed on an after-market cable.

That's a first for me. Haven't heard of this happening with the 5X yet.
Do the pins on the cable connector or the phones USB port look bent or are making contact with each other?

Glad that nothing bad happened mate, i for one will only be charging mine in the daytime while I'm awake! I find that the phone only loses a few percent overnight and the fast charging on usb-c means it can be topped up quickly while i get ready for work etc.
Let's hope this was an isolated incident - glad you are ok though!
Sent from my Nexus 5X

bavarianblessed said:
That's a first for me. Haven't heard of this happening with the 5X yet.
Do the pins on the cable connector or the phones USB port look bent or are making contact with each other?
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I didn't have much time to check the cable before running to work this morning and the phone port is blackened to the point where I can't see any pins. I'll take a closer look later and report back.

androidsnax said:
Glad that nothing bad happened mate, i for one will only be charging mine in the daytime while I'm awake! I find that the phone only loses a few percent overnight and the fast charging on usb-c means it can be topped up quickly while i get ready for work etc.
Let's hope this was an isolated incident - glad you are ok though!
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Thanks! Yeah, there's a nice spot on my nightstand where she was beginning to smolder. Good thing I was restless last night

mglehtonen said:
I have seen a lot of press on how various 3rd-party type-c chargers can damage the 5X, but I have yet to see anyone have the same issue with a charger purchased directly from Google. Has this happened to anyone else?
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Actually, my understanding is that third party cables could damage the source of the charging, not the 5X (i.e., a power brick, a computer's USB port, etc.). This is because the 5X tries to pull more juice than the source can handle.
If I am right on that, then your issue is completely unrelated to the issue with 3rd party cables.

Nidstang said:
Actually, my understanding is that third party cables could damage the source of the charging, not the 5X (i.e., a power brick, a computer's USB port, etc.). This is because the 5X tries to pull more juice than the source can handle.
If I am right on that, then your issue is completely unrelated to the issue with 3rd party cables.
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After further research, I believe you are correct. It appears that this was either an issue with the phone's internals or Google's charger shorting out. Either way, I'm still glad it didn't happen with a 3rd party cable/charger for warranty purposes.

Do you have any pictures to support your accusations?

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Do you have any pictures to support your accusations?
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Updated to include pictures. Didn't realize I could create an album within xda.

Just for the heck of it you might want to check the voltages in your home if you can. Although it does sound like a faulty charger since this is the only report of it happening.

bobby janow said:
Just for the heck of it you might want to check the voltages in your home if you can. Although it does sound like a faulty charger since this is the only report of it happening.
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This is not caused by voltage but by the charged supplying to much current.
Also the chargers are often certified for 100 to 250 volts or around that and is switched, spikes or even a minor spike in voltage will not cause this.
This is probably a bad wire or bad control ciructry in the device(s), depending on source. 3A is quite alot considering the small wirs used in the cable.

You was lucky.
It could have been ended badly...

jmkhenka said:
This is not caused by voltage but by the charged supplying to much current.
Also the chargers are often certified for 100 to 250 volts or around that and is switched, spikes or even a minor spike in voltage will not cause this.
This is probably a bad wire or bad control ciructry in the device(s), depending on source. 3A is quite alot considering the small wirs used in the cable.
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Thanks, you are correct - I believe the charger says it is rated for 100-240.

Same thing happened to me last night! Woke up to a burned up charging port and cable with the bumper case melted all together with it. Houston we have a problem! I called Google and they are sending me a new device....perhaps to finish the job.

bnelly3383 said:
Same thing happened to me last night! Woke up to a burned up charging port and cable with the bumper case melted all together with it. Houston we have a problem! I called Google and they are sending me a new device....perhaps to finish the job.
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Do you have used the original charger that is shipped with the phone? And which kernel have you been using, the stock one?

after a bit of research, i found that this problem does not apply only to nexus 5x, its mostly on the port fault either on the cable or the phone , something is shorting inside the cable ( bent leg ?)

My USB connector melted too with the original usb cable and charger (then I tried with other cable to check whether charging was still working, and it melted again). Unfortunately I bought the phone while I was traveling to the US, I can't send it to RMA here in Brazil...
Luckily I was awake at the moment and could hear and smell the plastic melting... The plastic piece of the USB cable got stucked inside the phone

Just a nice article on USB Type C cables.
http://www.androidcentral.com/usb-c-problem-isnt-going-away-anytime-soon
My only suggestion is o check the cables before charging. SInce this is the original cable, I can only assume it was faulty to begin with.

eduardoll said:
My USB connector melted too with the original usb cable and charger (then I tried with other cable to check whether charging was still working, and it melted again). Unfortunately I bought the phone while I was traveling to the US, I can't send it to RMA here in Brazil...
Luckily I was awake at the moment and could hear and smell the plastic melting... The plastic piece of the USB cable got stucked inside the phone
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may i ask, how long did u use your phone?is it your first charge or its just happen after a while?

koax88 said:
may i ask, how long did u use your phone?is it your first charge or its just happen after a while?
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Exactly one month old.