Power Cord In Flames!
My powerbook’s powercord has a short.
It was smoking.
See…isn’t that a good reason for not really blogging for ages?
Isn’t it???
Unfortunately it only happened last night…the smoking that is.
I knew there was a short in it before…I just couldn’t admit it to myself.
A month or so ago, I noticed that although my powerbook was plugged on, it wasn’t lighting. I thought maybe the brick had died…and then after I reconnected it I thought maybe the plug slider was loose or even the socket had gotten loose and so the prong wouldn’t stay in the computer properly.
But then I noticed that I had to set the cord down properly…and not interfere with it.
It wasn’t the way the electric plug was connected to the brick.
I should’ve been smarter.
Something dangerous could have happened.
Last night I got up as I couldn’t sleep to go work on something.
Tbankfully I didn’t put on the light.
As I moved the laptop to my bed I noticed there were two lights lighting.
The brick was flickering.
See, the little thin cord that comes out from the brick, as it moved back and forth it was sparking and smoking.
FIRE!!!
If only.
I disconnected.
Hmm.
Should I unplug ALL my electric stuff at night?
Fires are scary.
Also.
I need a new power adapter.
My brother has one.
If I collect it from the service shop…(but but but…I seemed to have not blogged about this but my the bathroom in my brother’s bedroom leaked in july/august or something and their whole room was flooded and his laptop was on the ground and was submerged….death! so is it smart to use the allegedly working power cord that was submerged? I have a feeling not).
So…I need to buy one.
*sigh*
So, I replaced a battery after a year and a half and now powercord after 3 years. That’s not bad.
I’m just worried about it going up in flames again.
Do other people worry?
Man.
When I first built my desktop, I used to run around smelling it. I was always sure I was smelling something burning. I was SOOO paranoid.
But my room has good airflow from outside. And my neighbours are always burning things. Or welding. They send me crazy.
*sigh*
Thankfully it’s fully charged.
I’m using dad’s ASUS laptop (my desktop is downstairs for my brother and sister-in-law to use and iMac mostly used by mom and everybody else).
It’s hard. I’m using windows. And can’t recall what software to use!!!
Maybe I boot my laptop to get my firefox and thunderbird profile off it so I don’t feel so bereft….
so when the house burns down, I’ll send a copy of this to the police then?
sigh
not a good year for power adapters and things electrical is it?
oh, if you want a new say, MacBook Pro or something, you’d have to get a job right?
what am I saying, you bought the Powerbook when you were unemployed…
Comment by Chennette — Thursday 3rd, January 2008 @ 10:00 pm
haha
sister was commissrating with me that i’d have to get a job now to buy a new laptop
i didn’t feel like reminding her that i didn’t have one (not really…PT at that other place) when i got this one
the other problem is i have no clue what to get
seriously
another apple
a generic
what!!!!
something that linux will be installed nicely on
and then
even tho my laptop is like 3 years old…i want it to work for longer
i want/crave new things and wouldn’t mind a new one but…it’s still my baby and i don’t want to replace it
also
i have a desktop if my laptop is bad
and i’ll fix it up nice
i just have to fix up all the partitions and hard drives floating around on all the computers
Comment by Lilandra — Thursday 3rd, January 2008 @ 11:59 pm
Try not to burn the house down.
—says the woman who let her previous computer’s power cable get to a similar state. ;-p
Comment by ewe_are_here — Friday 4th, January 2008 @ 6:50 am
Well the least I can do is offer to contribute to the buying of whatever laptop/computer you purchase( amount to be decided by me) as I have been using your IMAC exclusively with the odd visitors. I use it as if it is mine hehehehehe………
Comment by trinimom — Friday 4th, January 2008 @ 6:52 am
Thanks ewe :-p
I like to know I’ve got company.
Mom, I’m not buying a laptop because my power adapter dies. I just need to get a new adapter. I think it’s $80.
thanks! :)
Comment by Lilandra — Saturday 5th, January 2008 @ 3:03 am
Sigh. I hate using the office Dell. Faster processor than mine, but 512 RAM and it works terribly with all the personalising I’ve done to it…
I want my computer to last more than 2.5 years too! Why Why Why did the monitor have to decide to die?? Why Why?
I don’t want to spend big money right now…
Comment by Chennette — Saturday 5th, January 2008 @ 3:38 pm
*sigh*
life is tragic
i didn’t care much that mine was slow
really
still felt like my newish baby to me
oh well
better get around to ordering that adapter
and you owe me/dad much for aeropost shipping
Comment by Lilandra — Saturday 5th, January 2008 @ 11:17 pm
Dad knows how to solve that problem
Comment by Chennette — Sunday 6th, January 2008 @ 12:02 am