18 Jan
2009
18 Jan
'09
4:03 p.m.
On Sun, 2009-01-18 at 15:34 -0800, Chuck Guzis wrote:
The ones in the USA are supposed to be at least
thermally fused--but
most are made in China, so who knows what's really inside. Now SMPSU
wall-warts with fused-together cases are becoming more commonplace.
Shame that--they could be profitably repaired.
If they're anything like the crappy ones that Alvarion supply with with
their fixed wireless equipment - old BreezeAccess stuff - then no, they
couldn't be repaired. When they fail they tend to go off with a bang,
usually splitting the sealed-together case apart and leaving bare mains
voltage connections and usually a radio cabinet full of shrapnel. These
were made by Alvarion in Israel and seem to have been built with their
typical disdain for non-Israelis.
Gordon