[ltp] power supply DC cords breaks?
Niel Lambrechts
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 12 May 2005 22:29:25 +0200
Henrik Brix Andersen wrote:
>On Thu, 2005-05-12 at 06:52 -0700, Dan Sawyer wrote:
>
>
>>The DC cord on a couple of Thinkpad power supplies appears to have
>>intermittent or broken. The plugs are available however I have no
>>experience with the actual cords. Has anyone had this problem? If so how
>>did you resolve it? I am thinking replacing the plug is the best way.
>>
>>
>
>Mine broke like that about a week ago. I made an online Electronic
>Service Call [1] to IBM and received a brand new power supply by DHL the
>next morning. Kudos to IBM for their outstanding service...
>
>Sincerely,
>Brix
>
>[1]: https://www-930.ibm.com/support/esc/
>
>
EER. Mine broken close to the actual power supply too a while ago and
was rapidly replaced by IBM.
BUT
I rather think the point is that IBM should look at the number of
failures and realise that something is designed badly.
Regards,
Niel