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

[Thomas Bruno]

On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 10:57 -0600, Brian Densmore wrote:
> I suspect that the guts of the Inspiron 8xxx adaptors
> is quite the same. With perhaps minor variations for
> connectors. The reason being to be able to "lock-in"
> users to a proprietary adaptor. Much like what vendors
> have done with batteries. I could be wrong, it might be
> that each laptop has different power needs, still they
> could have generalized the adaptors. Just because one
> model is being recalled doesn't mean that other models
> aren't also having problems. It's generally "cheaper",
> to face the lawsuits than it is to fix a component with
> a faulty design, from a purely actuarial point of view.
> 

I have someone looking for the sticker with the adaptor info on it, and
I'm going to contact dell to see if it is a recall model.  However, this
isn't even anything like what the recall was about, is it?


> Brian Densmore
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thomas Bruno 
> > 
> > Only certain ac adaptors are sold with specific dell models. There is
> > only 1 kind of Inspiron 8500 AC, and only 1 kind of Inspiron 8200
> > adaptor, the 8100 adaptor is on recall
> > 
> > On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 10:13 -0600, djgoku wrote:
> > > That is really weird, but why would your model of laptop 
> > matter it is
> > > the ac adaptor not that laptop on the recall.  Hope you figure out
> > > what went wrong and the problem is fixed.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:02:50 -0600, Thomas Bruno 
> > <crweb at vwords.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 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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