How to maintain laptop ac adapter?
I have had bought several laptop adapters because my laptop adapters easily failed to work. I do not konw why. Can you share the maintenance tips of laptop ac adapter?
bluesky
Jan 13th, 2012 4:03 am
Jan 13th, 2012 6:12 am
TodayHello wrote: ↑...The Banks are smarter than you - they have floors full of people whose job it is to read Mark77 posts...
Jan 13th, 2012 6:44 am
Mark77 wrote: ↑How/why are they failing? Physical abuse? Normal wear-and-tear? Cords breaking? Failing to output power when plugged in?
If you're buying cheap Chinese knock-offs, you might be experiencing lower reliability than an OEM adapter.
Generally, its best to go for the highest power rating of adapter that your equipment will handle. For instance, Dell makes a 65W, 90W, and 135W adapter for their laptops. The 135W adapter would be expected to have the longest longevity (but probably won't work if you're on an airplane!).
Since the adapters are generally sealed units, there's really nothing you can do to 'maintain' them. Of course, as with all electrical equipment that generates heat, you would be advised to not smother the adapter in blankets, clothing, or other things that may cause heat build-up.
Jan 13th, 2012 6:56 am
Hiroshirou wrote: ↑i have an ac brick adapter for my netbook that gets hot as hell during normal usage. out of concern, i just set some oem cpu heatsink (that was just laying around the house) on top of the brick which doesnt burn up as hot anymore. it probably helps a little.
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Jan 13th, 2012 6:59 am
Jan 13th, 2012 7:05 am
willy wrote: ↑I have seen so many "broken" wires as people tend to bend them too much when they tie & pack them, especially at the point around the power brick and the thinner wire to the laptop side. I suggest not to bend them too much. Afterall, there are metal inside.
And I agree with Mark77, I purchased many "OEM" ones from ebay, they tend to fail rather quickly ....
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Jan 13th, 2012 4:01 pm
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