Millions Of Dell Power Adapters Recalled

KingFishKingFish
edited October 2004 in Science & Tech
About 4.4 million AC adapters sold worldwide with Dell notebooks between September 1998 and February 2002 were recalled Friday.
Dell sold the adapters with its Latitude, Inspiron and Precision series of computers, as well as separately. Delta Electronics, based in Taipei, Taiwan, manufactured them. As part of the recall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advised consumers who suspect they have one of the adapters to contact the company. Dell will send free replacements to customers with the recalled adapters. The recalled adapters can overheat, posing a risk of fire and electrical shock. Dell reported seven incidents of overheating, although no one was reported injured. The Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker has set up a Web site for the recall program.
Source: ZDNet

Comments

  • NosferatuNosferatu Arizona
    edited October 2004
    :-( I'm affected by this.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2004
    Not surprising really. My XPS's power brick has no fan or anything. And it's a <b>150w</b> adapter. It gets very, very, very hot. Too hot to hold onto comortably for any length of time. I'm seriously considering modifying it, actually.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited October 2004
    As soon as I saw the words "power adapter" in the same sentence with the word "recall", I knew it was because they were overheating.

    Is it me, or does a major power adapter recall happen every year?
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2004
    Haven't kept track, but it wouldn't surprise me. People seem unable to design power bricks properly.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited October 2004
    Well its trying to do the same thing as your PSU and most of those have 2 fans. Its not as much wattage but MOSFETS get freakin hot.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2004
    mmonnin wrote:
    Well its trying to do the same thing as your PSU and most of those have 2 fans. Its not as much wattage but MOSFETS get freakin hot.

    Exactly, which is why it should be designed the same way small (~150w) computer PSUs are; you ever seen one of those encased in plastic with no vents and no fan? Thought not. Power bricks are not designed very well. :-/
  • jon222
    edited October 2004
    dose any boddy kno any pc cases that will fit a dell
  • jon222
    edited October 2004
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