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minus-squareJimbabwe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoI’ve read elsewhere that charging it while enclosed could be bad for it because of high temps, and it has been speculated that its orientation in the default case is such to prevent zipping up to each side of the charging cable.
minus-squarejonathan@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoAs far as I can see, this case exposes all the vents.
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoDo the fans come on during charging if you’re not using it?
minus-squarejonathan@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoNot in my experience, but it probably does need passive cooling.
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I’ve read elsewhere that charging it while enclosed could be bad for it because of high temps, and it has been speculated that its orientation in the default case is such to prevent zipping up to each side of the charging cable.
As far as I can see, this case exposes all the vents.
Do the fans come on during charging if you’re not using it?
Not in my experience, but it probably does need passive cooling.