Okay, well that went downhill quick
I'm confused, but hey, that happens. I don't have an Istick30 so I had a look at it on the net and I see that the mod comes with a USB cable and a 1A wall adapter (wall wart). This makes me think the mod has a charging board in it that needs 5v and 1A or less of current. Neither the USB cable or the wall adapter are a 'charger'. Correct?
Kieferz wrote:
I eventually gave up trying to locate it and went to grab my istick. It was so hot I immediately dropped it on my couch and it left a burn mark (thank goodness I just ordered a new couch that is scheduled to be delivered soon). I immediately unplugged it and realized the smell was coming from the istick. It was completely melted on the inside! I called the store I bought it from and was told to bring it in. They said they were not sure if it was the istick or the fact I was charging it using an old phone charger (which I was told when I bought the istick was fine to charge it with).
What I'm getting from this is the Istick was hot. Not the USB cable or the wall wart. The cable didn't come with the Istick, it was from an old phone, so for all I know it could have reverse polarity power output instead of the standard everyone uses today. I don't now if the wall wart was part of the phone system, so that could be an issue the same way. Neither of these two are however a charger.
This has nothing to do with using an incorrect charger, house wiring or GFI. The charger or the battery in the Istick created heat. It could have been from an off standard or defective USB cable, an off standard wall wart or a defective charger in the Istick. I'm thinking it was probably the cable and/or wall wart.
Seems pretty simple to me. So what am I missing?