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 -- JEL