http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/ Engadget Comments for Targus recalls half a million laptop power adapters due to burn hazard http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
Anyway, this shows why you dont buy unofficial chargers. They always blow up]]>May 6th 2010 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/Lol. Never did and after that, never will.]]>May 6th 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
I've found that nowadays, all laptop chargers, of any brand/kind will crap out on you at some point (when you dont want them to) ]]>May 6th 2010 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
I have a Targus laptop backpack...Is that going to spontaneously combust as well?]]>May 6th 2010 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
Yeah, we had a bunch of them a few years ago. You would start hearing a buzzing noise at first which would gradually get louder. It would start to really get on your nerves and then it would stop but before you could say thank goodness there would be a loud *POP* that would launch you out of your seat.]]>May 6th 2010 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00065262&tmp_task=solveCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3439705

]]>May 6th 2010 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
]]>May 6th 2010 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/But it is funny that we still use them in the Easy Tech Center at our store.]]>May 6th 2010 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
They blew it.]]>May 6th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
Anything made in Asia will have a 80% chance of recall.]]>May 6th 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
(Just learned force lightning, wanted to test it)]]>May 6th 2010 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/same happened to me....i cracked it open and cut a bit of wire then resoldered it and now it's like new :)]]>May 6th 2010 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
HA!....i did the same! Now my charger looks like a plastic explosive though, with all this electrical tape i wrapped it in =/]]>May 6th 2010 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
I ended up obtaining a generic Chinese charger from a Web store for £40 afterwards, and haven't had any issues since then.]]>May 6th 2010 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
Nah, 2010 is the year of the leak.]]>May 6th 2010 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/[they are] advised to stop using it immediately"

::scratches head::]]>May 6th 2010 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/
Haven't seen it since.]]>May 6th 2010 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 6th 2010 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 7th 2010 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=apple+charger+fault
]]>May 7th 2010 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/May 7th 2010 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/targus-recalls-half-a-million-laptop-power-adapters-due-to-burn/ Apparently this was just MY monitor.
So I guess the bum accident was still just me]]>May 10th 2010 3:47PM