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Almost electrocuted by kettle plug laptop charger
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<blockquote data-quote="conel" data-source="post: 456888" data-attributes="member: 29764"><p>Hi, I am hoping I am in the right place to post this query. I bought a reconditioned laptop a few months a go for my daughter. The other evening I went to charge it and the "kettle" part of the plug had come clean away from the wire to the adapter of the charger, there was a massive spark and noise and it too k me a few seconds to realise what was going on. I turned off the main switch and removed the plug from the socket. I brought the charger back to the store and after examining the plug the owner, who has a degree in electronic engineering, told me that someone had tried to cut the far end of the plug and when that hadnt worked had forcibly yanked the "kettle" part. He was basically implying that someone had broken into my home and was trying to harm me. Ive asked an IT friend since and they think the whole thing is very strange, Ive looked online to see if possibly the owner of the store might be reusing plugs and soldering them onto wires, but there is very little room for reattachment. Please help. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="conel, post: 456888, member: 29764"] Hi, I am hoping I am in the right place to post this query. I bought a reconditioned laptop a few months a go for my daughter. The other evening I went to charge it and the "kettle" part of the plug had come clean away from the wire to the adapter of the charger, there was a massive spark and noise and it too k me a few seconds to realise what was going on. I turned off the main switch and removed the plug from the socket. I brought the charger back to the store and after examining the plug the owner, who has a degree in electronic engineering, told me that someone had tried to cut the far end of the plug and when that hadnt worked had forcibly yanked the "kettle" part. He was basically implying that someone had broken into my home and was trying to harm me. Ive asked an IT friend since and they think the whole thing is very strange, Ive looked online to see if possibly the owner of the store might be reusing plugs and soldering them onto wires, but there is very little room for reattachment. Please help. [/QUOTE]
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