[ltp] AC adapter too hot?

[Greg Meyer]

On Wednesday 10 March 2004 06:15 pm, Manuel Carro wrote:
>     Dear ThinkPad-ers,
>
>     I have a T40 with an IBM AC adapter (the one which comes with the
> unit, 16V - 4.5A).  I am using it without bluetooh / WiFi and with
> moderate disk usage (hence, say normal power consumption).  The AC
> adapter is getting terribly hot --- much more than any adapter I've
> seen.  The plugs are firmly in place.  I cannot hold it in my hands (I
> guess it should be, at least, 60C now -- around 140 Fahrenheit).  Is
> this normal?  Does this happen to any of you?
>
The adapter on my T41 gets extremely hot when both the computer is being 
powered off of it and the battery is being recharged.  It cools off a bit 
when the battery is full, but is still warm to the touch.  As far as I can 
tell, this is normal as a freinds Dell does the same thing.
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/g