[Ti] Blown power supply

[Robert Fisher (Bob)]

I saw the photo...and promply placed a bead of clear silicone around 
the base of the wire....hope this helps.
On 21-Feb-05, at 14:37, John Lyon wrote:

> What's odd (or...not) is that the adapter for my iBook, of the same 
> style,
> has a jacket on that end to provide (presumably) some strain relief. 
> As does
> the old, fire prone adapter to my G3 Powerbook.
>
> Go figure.
>
> On 2/21/05 2:37 PM, "list mail" <listmail at acedsl.com> either wrote,
> forwarded or quoted:
>
>> I have personally had about three of them go out on me in the exact
>> same way. The thing will short out on either end. I personally think
>> that it is a intentional design flaw to limit the life of the adapter
>> forcing you to buy a new one. There should be some type of strain
>> relief at the two points of stress (either end of the cable)
>>
>> J.P. Edmund
>
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> JEL
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