Damaged charger
TamimiBubule
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Hello,
I am worried about an incident today. I plugged in my laptop charger which was frayed into an electrical outlet. I heard a strange noise, then a burning smell.
By reflex, I immediately unplugged the charger and put it on the balcony. I sniffed around the electrical outlet again, but it was definitely the charger that had burnt out.
Now I am afraid that it might damage or cause a short circuit throughout the house. All my connections are electric.
Should I cut off the electricity? Should I disable the outlet where the charger was plugged in?
My PC, for its part, is still working.
I am worried about an incident today. I plugged in my laptop charger which was frayed into an electrical outlet. I heard a strange noise, then a burning smell.
By reflex, I immediately unplugged the charger and put it on the balcony. I sniffed around the electrical outlet again, but it was definitely the charger that had burnt out.
Now I am afraid that it might damage or cause a short circuit throughout the house. All my connections are electric.
Should I cut off the electricity? Should I disable the outlet where the charger was plugged in?
My PC, for its part, is still working.
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Hello,
"All my connections are electric," it's true that pneumatic systems in a house are less common =D
If after a visual inspection of this outlet, you notice no faults, burn marks, melted plastic... there’s no reason to worry. You can use it normally. Unless your home is really not to code, the circuit breakers will do their job in case of a major fault.
If you really have a doubt, just trip the relevant circuit breaker and have it inspected by a competent person.
Best regards.
