Friday, 21 September 2012

Warning! Warning! Warning!

I have noticed in recent times as more and more persons become owners of computers (especially laptops) that many of them are breaking off or removing the earth pin from the power cord of their power adapter.  Now this is not a very wise or healthy practice if you value you computer.

The pin was placed there to ground/earth the computer/device and to help to get rid of any extra volts that might hurt your device - it SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN OFF.

Breaking the earth/ground pin off can lead to failure of components in your device as a result of a build up of extra charges in there and there is also the potential for fires.  It can also lead to the adapters getting much hotter than they should when being used with the laptop.

NB: Some laptops do come with two-pin plugs and that is okay, they are designed differently.  It is NOT the  same thing as you breaking off a pin.

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  1. Unknown21 September 2012 at 11:01

    trust me Im tired tellin ppl dat. acting as if it had to buy a proper adaptor to plug it in. It is also dangerous for the person using the device since they will now become the ground/earth.

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    1. Unknown21 September 2012 at 11:06

      Many persons are killing their devices without being aware of it. How hard is it to get the plug changed or to get a proper adapter? I actually have in my possession right now a system that was brought in for me to check and the problem is caused by the broken pin

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