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hsbauauvhabzbyesterday at 12:31 AM2 repliesview on HN

Wait, power bricks are a fire hazard?


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justincliftyesterday at 9:31 AM

Yep. Reputably manufactured ones (Dell, HP, Apple, etc) are probably fine.

But the cheapo replacement ones that you see people buy from Amazon, Ali Express, Ebay, etc... can be really not good. :(

nmbrskeptixyesterday at 12:45 AM

User supplied ones are. Frayed wires galore