TV-OUT on laptop causes major damage, fire / shock

[Thomas Bruno]

Bad part of the ac adaptor recall is, my system is one of the very few
systems that the recall does not cover... wierd eh?

On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 09:19 -0600, Keith Savasten wrote:
> 
> >   I'm still in a state of panic/shock as to what just happened.  I 
> >will be researching legal options now, as my laptop warranty ended 
> >because the dell wouldn't let me renew because of a mix up, and other 
> >things that have built up (like sending it in for fan swap to have it 
> >come back not even turning it on),  now this.. a laptop I'm totally 
> >terrified of even turning on.
> 
> 
> 	I wonder why DELL is recalling 4.5 million power adaptors that "may
> overheat causing fire or electrical shock". That is an awful lot of units to
> replace with only seven incidents reported to them. 
> 
> Keith Savasten
> 
> Consumer Product Safety Commission
> 
> http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05004.html
> 
> The dell recall website:
> 
> https://www.delladapterprogram.com/Main.aspx
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