Signs that indicate that you should change the charger of your mobile before an accident occurs

The charger, that device that we cannot live without and that we first put in our suitcase when we go on vacation. Precisely for this reason, we must be careful with certain signs that could be indicating that its useful life is coming to an end and possibly with some scare than another.

Over time, the wear and tear on any phone charger is obvious. However, we refuse to replace it because who knows if the one we buy does not charge as fast or we simply love it even if the USB is peeled or has taken on a color that is not the original.

If it loads fine, why would we want to change it? Well, you should keep in mind and think again because you can continue to use your phone charger even after it is damaged and still gives power. can cause more harm than good.

According to Make Use Of, in 2008, electrical failures and deficiencies caused more than 53,000 fires in homes. And it is that, a damaged charger is highly dangerous. If we change the somewhat burnt power strips or the cables of large devices, we should also do it with this one.

However, How do you know if your phone charger has reached the end of its useful life? According to Cable Wholesale, there are warning indicators to look out for if you feel like it’s time to ditch your phone charger and get a new one.

• If you notice your phone getting hotter or drastically hotter than normal (keep in mind that they tend to get hot normally).
• If you notice that the screen or buttons of your smartphone become inactive or slow down, especially when charging.
• If you can see that your phone charger is bent and has untangled cables.
• Of course if it’s damaged enough to make you embarrassed to take it anywhere.

Let’s also take hygiene into account. We do not need to change the charger if we see that it is destroyed, we should do it from time to time for the simple fact of the number of germs it accumulates. They are not that expensive and it really is a source of dirt.

Knowing this and if you have finally decided to change it because surely you should already do it, where do I throw it? Do I separate it by charger and USB and each one goes to a specific place? A phone charger is considered a commercial cable, so it carries heavy metals and plastic and throwing it away would be devastating for the environment.

In Spain, The correct way to dispose of old cables and chargers is at the clean points set up in each city. These containers are especially suitable for this type of device, among many others, made up of a multitude of chemical compounds.

Specialized machines will separate the plastic from the other compounds and bring the same materials together (copper with copper and aluminum with aluminium), they will be melted down and given a new use (manufacturing of new cables, for construction, motors, etc.).