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To: Lang Zerner <lang@asylum.sf.ca.us> From: John H. Kim <jokim@mit.edu> Reply-To: jokim@mit.edu Subject: Re: AC Adaptor ** Reply to note from Lang Zerner <lang@asylum.sf.ca.us> 07/07/95 12:01pm -0400 > There is a small problem in the design of the AC adaptor. The end that >plugs into the ThinkPad is a rigid connector about 1.5in (3.75cm) long that >sticks straight back from the ThinkPad. When I was working with IBM to > > It's easy to forget that the plug is back there. The first tilt back did > the most damage to the connector, and I managed to do it once or twice > more. Although the connector is still electrically sound, another accident > like that will probably crack the connecting plug in two, so I ordered the > old 40W "travel adapter" as a replacement. Hmm, mine broke a long time ago. The plug and big box thingy are separate, connected by a bit of (slightly flexible) rubber. Mine broke at the rubber joint between the two. The big box is free and I can slide it along the cord all I want, so it appears to serve no purpose. I just opened it and it contains two pieces of metal (not magnets) which encase the cable when closed. Does anyone know what it does? Shielding? ____________________________________________________________________________ John H. Kim "A common mistake that people make when trying to design jokim@mit.edu something completely foolproof is to underestimate the jokim@uni.uiuc.edu ingenuity of complete fools." -- Douglas Adams