30 May
2006
30 May
'06
6:22 a.m.
In message <6.2.3.4.2.20060530071940.048b5f48 at mail>
John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote:
Via Digg, a guide to a recurring topic on this list:
http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/CC7605923FDA1029AC23001143E7E506/
He suggests that a common failure is fatigue at the connector.
It is a common failure - seems to be the preferred failure mode for laptop
power supplies. I had a Samsung N486S/25N PSU that had a cable break inside
the grommet, and an IBM where the cable actually came away from the barrel
connector. One of my friends has a Compaq Presario M2-something-or-other with
the same sort of problem...
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