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Found metal weight inside

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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 3 months ago

It's definitely cheaply built. There is no RFI filtering and they used a resistor as a fuse. At least it appears to have a decent amount of separation between the high and low voltage sides though.

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago
[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Did it cost an unreasonably small amount?

Why did you take it apart?

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

30$, it's dead that's why I took it apart

[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Can't find a teardown of that 60W charger, but it looks nothing like some of the Samsung ones posted in the teardowns here: https://www.chargerlab.com/

[–] asbestos@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Absolutely is, no doubt about it

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I've never seen a premium brand charger that wasn't absolutely stuffed with components on one side. They're always trying to shrink them, and all that real estate on the board is wasted.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] geography082@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] bekopharm@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

Free perceived value weight 👍

[–] espentan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Foam, or a heat conductive pad?

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

Normal tape foam

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Interesting.