24 Jan
2002
24 Jan
'02
4:31 a.m.
> Does anyone have the wart for this Zenith Data
Systems laptop?
On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Dave Mabry wrote:
Sorry to be dense, but what is a "wart" in
this context?
It's short for "wall-wart". Probably silicon valley slang.
Other names:
Power supply - inaccurate, since it is typically NOT the complete power
supply
Transformer or Wall Transformer - inaccurate, since it is ususally NOT
just a transformer
AC Adapter or DC Adapter - still not very clear what it is.
It is an object that connects between the line voltage and the device. It
sometimes has a cord on each end, but sometimes hangs on the outlet (hence
"wall wart"). It is most often black or beige, although there is no
particular reason for it to be (watch for "MAJOR INNOVATION" when Apple
starts making tangerine colored ones). It has line voltage input, and
output that is usually low voltage AC (such as 9VAC for modem), or low
voltage DC.
Any flea market, swap meet, or rummage sale will have hundreds of them,
that produce every possible voltage except the one that you need.
Zip drives use one that is 5 VDC. Do they really need 5?