sd card reader is smoking?
11-15-2020, 09:55 PM
Hey guys, i just tried to insert a sd card into my pinephone and it started smoking. For real. There was a smell of burning plastic and the card was hot like a hell. I imeddiaetly removed the battery, tried to power on the phone again and it booted up and worked just fine. then i tried to insert another sd card and it worked fine as well. Disks utility detected it normally and was able to read all the partitions correctly. The question is: what did just happen? This card was 100% operational, I used it a lot with my PBP with no problem. I reckon that card is dead now, but i am glad that my pinephone is undamaged. What could have sparked such a violent reaction and what should I do to prevent similar accidents in the future?