The AC adapter for my PowerBook 520c is acting funny. I have to turn
the brick upside down and set something on the end where the cord
plugs in to, or it starts to make a buzzing/sparking noise and it
starts to smell sort of like gunpowder. I know I need to replace it
but I was wondering what's wrong. I opened it up and I couldn't see
anything fried. Thanks.
Sounds like you've provided the most important clue: You need to set
something on a part of the cord. That's almost always a sign of a frayed
wire inside. Do a little dissecting/continuity checking around there,
and you'll find it.
--Cheers,
Tom
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Center for Integrated Systems, CIS-205
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Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4070
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