A bit of trivia: most chords break at the strain relief. Ironic! I went through 3 replacement power supplies between my 2 dell 8200 laptops. All broke at the strain relief. On Dec 9, 2011 8:53 PM, "Scott Sipe" <[email protected]> wrote:
> This EXACTLY. > > My first Mac was a 2004 Powerbook. It had the old round circular power > connector (like this: > http://www.hdwarrior.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/15power-supply.jpg). > Less than one year into owning, it was so frayed internally from > spinning (horrible design) that one day when I plugged it in, it sparked, > flamed, and released some magic blue smoke (luckily no spreading fire). > > In three years I went through four power cords. Invariably the connector > piece would become weakened internally. I would have to spin and spin the > connector to get it to power the laptop, and slight movements would > disconnect the power. This constant connecting/disconnecting wreaked havoc > on the battery. I would have kept using that computer longer, but the > battery and cord issues were incredibly aggravating. > > The current magsafe apple power connector is a LOT better, though I'm on > my third power cord in a little over four years with my current laptop. > > Scott > > On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Julian Zottl wrote: > > > If it get kinked enough, the wires inside could be exposed, which would > > lead to them touching and starting a fire. Lot's of if's though! I've > > never seen a power cord catch fire unless it was a Apple product, haha. > > ---- > > Julian > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Thane Sherrington < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I've seen a few laptops with their power cords (the part from the > adapter > >> to the laptop) badly kinked or twisted, and the cords (although the out > >> casing isn't damaged). I'm thinking this can't be good for the cord or > the > >> laptop. Is this something I should mention to clients to be careful > about? > >> > >> T > >> > >> > >> > >
