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H'okay, I need info on conductive materials!
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lIlIlIlIlIlI
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Chill
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RaGe
Belgium9949 Posts
On December 30 2009 01:49 Chill wrote: What? Can you clarify? You are plugging in a laptop charger and the temperature is getting so high that it is melting parts of the device. Your plan is to cut apart a certain wire and replace it? That seems like a really bad plan dude! Further, I don't think wires just heat up from having electricity passed through them. Doesn't heat come from electrical resistance? Probably a factory failure in the wire or part of the wire that got broken/disconnected, causing it to have more electrical resistance/surface area than usual. Every wire has electrical resistance, but for well conducting wires it should be pretty low. edit: it's however pretty much impossible that the entire length of the wire is hot. It's probably at a certain fixed point. | ||
Xeofreestyler
Belgium6774 Posts
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789
United States959 Posts
Anyway, the type of conductor shouldn't matter much. Just make sure the wire is of a proper gauge size and is made properly. Edit: Also make sure what you are using actually matches what the laptop needs. The adaptor output should match in voltage and be able to supply at least as much current the laptop draws. Also make sure the adaptor input matches what you are plugging it into. Voltage and frequency vary around the world. | ||
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Bill Murray
United States9292 Posts
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ZerglingShepherd
Canada99 Posts
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lIlIlIlIlIlI
Korea (South)3851 Posts
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789
United States959 Posts
Edit: If it were me personally, I would purchase a new connector and solder the cable to it. Then get some heat shrinking rubber around where you soldered the wires on. Or just buy a new adaptor. | ||
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lIlIlIlIlIlI
Korea (South)3851 Posts
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alpskomleko
Slovenia950 Posts
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789
United States959 Posts
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789
United States959 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
I would imagine that the loose strands you can see or other strands are going where they're not supposed to be. So you're getting short circuits. Short circuits would explain the overheating easily. Any type of ordinary wire rated for the proper current should work--the problem is that the wire is broken or breaking. Just buy a new adapter, or actually just get a new cord because that's all you need. If you don't know that much about electricity and wiring, you shouldn't probably be trying to rig up a fix on your own. (safety concerns and all) | ||
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