HP Recalls 6 Million Power Cables Over Fire Hazard 137
Via the Consumerist comes news that HP is recalling power cables after about 30 reports that they were melting from regular use. From the article:
Hewlett-Packard received 29 reports of the melting or charring power cords, two that included claims of minor burns and 13 claims of minor property damage.
The black power cords were distributed with HP and Compaq notebook and mini notebook computers and with AC adapter-powered accessories such as docking stations and have an "LS-15" molded mark on the AC adapter.
About 5.6 million power cords were sold in the United States, while 446,700 were sold in Canada from September 2010 to June 2012 at electronic stores and hp.com.
Not the PSUs? The actual cables? (Score:3, Interesting)
How do you fuck something like that up?
Re:Not the PSUs? The actual cables? (Score:5, Interesting)
Outsourcing.
Re: Not the PSUs? The actual cables? (Score:4, Interesting)
Pakistan, in at least one of the local languages, translates as Land of the (people called) Paks.
Afghanistan -> Afghans
Turkmenistan -> Turkmen
and so forth.
Paki is a derogation (and a diminutive, besides). Pak would be the proper term, but because of our Latinate collective-nouning habits, it sounds wrong.