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Faulty Lightning Cable
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Common problem. I fixed mine with J-B Weld - Plastic Weld putty.
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The melting is a common problem?
Fraying is but not melting (not sure if you failed to look at the picture properly
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The melting is a common problem?
Fraying is but not melting (not sure if you failed to look at the picture properly
Gotcha. Didn't notice that.
The melting is a common problem?
Fraying is but not melting (not sure if you failed to look at the picture properly
lmao its not a common problem ,this doesnt happen often at all...
I have read before about someone's cable melting like this and it was determined that the phone itself was faulty, maybe drawing too much current. The Apple store said it was not covered under warranty. That was the one case though.
I'd still talk to them and see what happens. This should not happen. It's definitely a safety concern.
I'd still talk to them and see what happens. This should not happen. It's definitely a safety concern.
Where'd you get the cable from? Don't say it came in the box. It didn't. I'm not blaming you but it's not genuine based on your image. You suffer from owning an unsafe cheaply made Chinese knockoff.
Here's why:
1. You can CLEARLY see an outer metal band around that lightning connector indicating it's a two piece design. Apple's connectors don't look like that. At all. They are a single piece of metal.
2. The white portion with the pins is absolutely the wrong shape.
3. I bought some cables online that were marketed as "genuine" right when the iPhone 5 came out. They looked just like the one you have.
OP's connector
Genuine Apple connector
That's certainly not an official Apple cable. Personally I've never had any issues with official Apple cables whether it be the older 30 pin ones or the newer lightning cables and I've had every iPhone and iPad since the originals except for the iPad 4.
If it was certified and they were not used while frayed, then yes they should be fine.
Here is how to help tell if a cable is an Apple Certified MFi Cable according to Apples site (Which the Ops's does not look to be)
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT5609
Manufacturers int he MFi program don't use garbage connectors like that. They use the same ones Apple does typically.
Yup, my Verbatim MFi uses the same clean looking metal portion that the original apple cable does. No counterfeit cable I have ever bought comes close to matching it.