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I charge my iPhone at night using the genuine Apple charger. As far as I'm aware it is grounded (UK) and I have one of those RCD type things for the whole house
by bapbap 14y ago
I charge my iPhone at night using the genuine Apple charger. As far as I'm aware it is grounded (UK) and I have one of those RCD type things for the whole house, as well as a fuse box.
Should I be worried and stop charging it overnight? It has become part of my going to bed routine and works well as the iPhone will sync wirelessly overnight but I'd rather not wake up on fire.
- jmitcheson 14y agoI think the main hazard is fire, isn't it? Both the RCD and the earth connection are to stop humans from being electrocuted if they are touching the circuit while it shorts. I don't know enough about the characteristics of a charger exploding but I'd say the RCD may not be fast enough to prevent the explosion, and that's assuming the explosion is due to shorting to begin with. The 'uncle' post of your one had some good advice http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3904523 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3904523
- tadfisher 14y agoCorrect. You need an arc-fault circuit interrupter for that.
- k-mcgrady 14y agoI was using a grounded UK charger too when this happened (although it was Mac not iPhone). I think the chances of this happening with high quality electronics is pretty low but as far as I know the Fire Service recommends unplugging all electronics at night so it's probably not necessary but obviously the safest solution.