Re: How to open an AC adapter?

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From: David Ross (ross_at_math.hawaii.edu)
Date: Wed Dec 05 2001 - 20:03:33 EST


> The reason it always breaks at the connection point is usually because
there
> is a small wire fuse there. Poof!

Actually, I was referring to the point where the DC wire enters the brick,
i.e. at the strain relief.
For some reason IBM uses L-shaped strain reliefs on most of their bricks,
the wire overflexes
at the corner of the L and breaks internally.

Fixing a burnout close to the winding would be a much more difficult job, I
think (I've never done this).

- David R.


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