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How do I open a Dell AC Adapter?

M

[email protected]

Does anyone know?!
I have an Inspiron with a 90W adapter. Do you know how to open this
adapter, I have to repair the cord.

Thank you in advance!
Igor.
 
J

jakdedert

Does anyone know?!
I have an Inspiron with a 90W adapter. Do you know how to open this
adapter, I have to repair the cord.

Thank you in advance!
Igor.
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Use a hammer...a rubber one preferably. Hold the device in your hand
and tap along the seams. One of them should pop loose, and you can work
along the seam with something like a putty knife or sometimes even your
fingernail.

If can't get a seam to pop in your hand, try laying it on the floor or
bench. I've had good luck with holding the unit diagonally (lay a
corner or edge on the bench) and striking the opposite corner or edge.

jak
 
M

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I tried it.. I'll try more..

The thing is, the place where the cord comes out of the adapter gets
hot and makes a strange noise (high pitched hiss). The green light does
not come on and the charger does not charge my Laptop.

Now Dell gave up on me.. a94in
And I'm sure the problem is the cord, for when I move it - the sound
changes.
 
P

PhattyMo

It doesn't work..
How much should I tap?!

Sorry, thanks.
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You need to "tap" it,not tap it..
Give the sucker one good *whack*.
The "diagonal" method has worked for me before..

(I hate those damn glued-together-brick cases!)
 
H

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I always use a gentle cut with a hacksaw when the drop and kick method
doesn't work. I start at one corner and hacksaw thru till I get air.
Then I use a strong screwdriver to pry the rest of the case open.
Sometimes you have to hacksaw partway through the case all the way
around before the screwdriver will pop the case open. It all depends on
how cheap the case is made. You don't have much to lose, just be sure
the power wall wart is unplugged when you do this <GG>.

H. R.(Bob) Hofmann
 
C

Charles Schuler

Does anyone know?!
I have an Inspiron with a 90W adapter. Do you know how to open this
adapter, I have to repair the cord.
Click to expand...

If you have a vise, you can try squeezing half of the case and see if it
releases. Go slowly!
 
J

jakdedert

It doesn't work..
How much should I tap?!

Sorry, thanks.
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It should be mentioned that ac adapters are dime a dozen on eBay. I've
always been able to replace mine for less than $20. A search on your
model # will pull up more auctions than you can imagine.

Beware a low price coupled with high shipping....

jak
 
J

jakdedert

I tried it.. I'll try more..

The thing is, the place where the cord comes out of the adapter gets
hot and makes a strange noise (high pitched hiss). The green light does
not come on and the charger does not charge my Laptop.

Now Dell gave up on me.. a94in
And I'm sure the problem is the cord, for when I move it - the sound
changes.
Click to expand...
It's broke, for sure and you might not even be able to fix it. Get
another one ASAP (see my post about eBay). Even if you get it fixed, a
second adapter (to keep in your computer bag, leaving the other at your
desk) is almost essential these days. They blow up, get lost or
stolen...two is a minimum, IMO.

Get another one...maybe two.

jak
 
A

Allodoxaphobia

I always use a gentle cut with a hacksaw when the drop and kick method
doesn't work. I start at one corner and hacksaw thru till I get air.
Then I use a strong screwdriver to pry the rest of the case open.
Sometimes you have to hacksaw partway through the case all the way
around before the screwdriver will pop the case open. It all depends on
how cheap the case is made. You don't have much to lose, just be sure
the power wall wart is unplugged when you do this <GG>.

H. R.(Bob) Hofmann
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I usually soak it for an hour or so in the freezer.
Then I set a pocketknife along the crack of the solvent-glued seam and
tap _that_ with a wee little ballpeen hammer.
Go right 'round the thing 2 or more times.
By then you should have one section of the seam that is willing to
cooperate for you.
And, by then, the case should be a little warmer to permit you to then
use the knife blade as a pry under the now-loosened seam.

HNY
Jonesy
 
W

William R. Walsh

Hi!
Give the sucker one good *whack*.
(I hate those damn glued-together-brick cases!)
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Sometimes even that isn't enough. I had a bad Compaq AC adapter from my old
LTE 5000 laptop. Something inside had been sizzling and finally went bang.
The whole thing smelled pretty bad. I didn't think it would be fixable, as
the wire coming out was already badly frayed and didn't make contact most of
the time anyway. All I wanted to do was open it up to see what had gone
wrong.

I started gently enough with a small mallet. Then I tried a hammer. It went
downhill from there quickly. Even several good whacks on concrete from a
distance wouldn't open the thing. I even tried driving over it, and that
finally got it to start coming open. Of course, by that point, the insides
were not in good shape.

William
 
D

[email protected]

Does anyone know?!
I have an Inspiron with a 90W adapter. Do you know how to open this
adapter, I have to repair the cord.

Thank you in advance!
Igor.
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Which AC adapter? Dell has had a bunch recalled due to this very
defect. Check the Dell recall website or CPSC.gov to get the link.
 
H

Homer J Simpson

Does anyone know?!
I have an Inspiron with a 90W adapter. Do you know how to open this
adapter, I have to repair the cord.
Click to expand...

Failing any better way, whack it on cement until it breaks. It'll be easier
to fix than if you saw it open.







--
 
M

Malissa Baldwin

Does anyone know?!
I have an Inspiron with a 90W adapter. Do you know how to open this
adapter, I have to repair the cord.

Thank you in advance!
Igor.
Click to expand...

What makes you think that it's the cord. It could be a problem in the
Laptop. But if you still want to get it open a pnematic drill often
works wonders.
 
M

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It's the cord because when I plug the adapter to the source, it makes a
noise - and when I mess with the cable, the sound changes. The problem
seems to be at the origin of the cable near the adapter.

Anyway.. This case is dead. Dell won't help, because I'm in South Korea
and they don't support my Inspiron 9400/E1405.
I'll try eBay!
Thanks a lot!
 
M

Meat Plow

I tried it.. I'll try more..

The thing is, the place where the cord comes out of the adapter gets
hot and makes a strange noise (high pitched hiss). The green light does
not come on and the charger does not charge my Laptop.

Now Dell gave up on me.. a94in
And I'm sure the problem is the cord, for when I move it - the sound
changes.
Click to expand...

The cord would not hiss when it's broken.
 
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