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Hot Battery? Record it's Temp

i've been at 130F+ while streaming pandora, using navigation, and charging in a hot car. When the battery gets too hot, it stops charging.

I've had the same experience. I use Battery Monitor (puts the percentage in notification bar, and puts temperature/voltage/battery health in the notification window) and it's reported around 48 degrees Celsius and overheat in the battery health, and then it stops charging. This is when using Pandora and Navigation, also in a hot car. I was thinking it was my car charger at first, but I don't believe this is the case, as I'm on my second car charger and experiencing the same problem. I've also had the issue with two different batteries; the original battery, as well as the 1500 OEM.

After unplugging my phone from the car at 80%, my phone only lasted for about 10 hours (not normal), but I believe this was due to poor reception in the area I was in. I hope it's not due to the battery overheat earlier in the day...
 
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I've had the same experience. I use Battery Monitor (puts the percentage in notification bar, and puts temperature/voltage/battery health in the notification window) and it's reported around 48 degrees Celsius and overheat in the battery health, and then it stops charging. This is when using Pandora and Navigation, also in a hot car. I was thinking it was my car charger at first, but I don't believe this is the case, as I'm on my second car charger and experiencing the same problem. I've also had the issue with two different batteries; the original battery, as well as the 1500 OEM.

After unplugging my phone from the car at 80%, my phone only lasted for about 10 hours (not normal), but I believe this was due to poor reception in the area I was in. I hope it's not due to the battery overheat earlier in the day...


i was wondering why my phone stops charging in the car while using my gps. i thought maybe it was my car charger, too, but it only does it when i use gps. i thought maybe it was the overheating of the battery. wonder if there's anyway around this. what if i'm driving a long way and need the gps the entire time? i mean, i guess if i fully charge before i leave i'll get a few hours out of it...
 
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Considering 28C is 82F, 23.8C would put my battery at a temp cooler than the ambient air temp right now which is 81.

If you think that your battery is getting too hot record it's temperature so that anyone interested in researching the issue has some consistent numbers.

To do this, go to your phone and:

-Dial: *#*#4636#*#* (You don't have to press Call)
-Press: Battery information
-Post: Battery temperature

Mine, after it's been sleeping is: 23.8*C

I don't know if the temperature can be displayed in *F.

I haven't found an App that records CPU temp for the Incredible, if it's possible.

 
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Battery status pro displays the battery temperature in the notification panel (there is an icon in the top bar that displays a little battery with the % in the middle). I find it useful, but i don't know how accurate it is or where it gets the info.

Right now, mine's charging all by itself on the stand with a case and stock battery, it is 95 degrees farenheit. I'll record it when I feel the phone getting hot int he future.
 
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I have run mine to 149F just navigating in the car. However after about 120F or so the phone stops charging so you have to cool it down or you will drain the battery within about an hour while navigating. I think part of it is when the phone is in direct sunlight. If I put the dock on my driver side window by the air vent it will maintain about 100F while navigating.
 
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I have run mine to 149F just navigating in the car. However after about 120F or so the phone stops charging so you have to cool it down or you will drain the battery within about an hour while navigating. I think part of it is when the phone is in direct sunlight. If I put the dock on my driver side window by the air vent it will maintain about 100F while navigating.

Same here, I got mine up to a little over 150 last summer while I was working, driving, I was using MAPS and streaming Pandora, and there was no air in the truck, I thought it was going to damage the internals, but nothing happened. GO HTC!
 
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One time I got mine up to 112F. Thats the hottest I have ever got mine. It was on the charger and I was watching youtube videos. Normally it sits around 78F to probably 90F. But I don't use my phone to listen to music or anything like that too often. And all of these temps are with my case, a Trident Kraken, on. My phone is very rarely out of the case.
 
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Updated first post with conversion formulas.

Any speculation as to what may be too high of a temp? I've read where some folks get an amber flashing LED and the phone becomes unresponsive.

I have personally gotten the amber light on my droid eris i didnt notice it till i came to this thread. My eris is running at 47 c and i have the flashing amber light it is still responsive but its not charging if you go into the number posted in post 1 *#*#4636#*#* and look at the battery information it will say battery health: overheat. that is all the blinking amber light is. when the health goes into overheat the light starts blinking
 
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