Linux Rocks! wrote:
One word of (perhaps unwelcome) caution: If root cause cannot be
overcome, beware of making the connection too strong and thus increasing
the possibility of breaking the connector out of (or in) the laptop.
yeah, im aware of that, however its much more likely to pull the laptop off
the table before breaking the connector inside the laptop... and Ive been
aware of that possibilitiy... but really when i accidently snag the cord with
my shoe, its always a light tug. usually nothing happens, sometimes it would
unplug, The original plug lasted over a year w/no issue. the new crapy plugs
break within a day or 2. I think what caused the original plug to wear out
was that it was real close to the ferite(sp) bead.
anyway, i have to move my today, so im too busy to deal with it, maybe next
week i can check out those places that tony menioned. (thanks tony!)
Jamie
I do understand the headache, and I do commiserate. My own experience
with the "kicking the cord" issue was solved when I moved the power
source to the top of the desk. In short, I connected a plug strip to
the electrical outlet, and put the plug strip on top of my work surface
- ain't cubicles grand? I hesitate to suggest that my solution might
work for you because I don't know your details - if it is purely
portable problem (like to class or customer's site, or something) my
solution is probably a nonstarter, but I hope this helps.
Regards
Fred James
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