More data on dead wall wart

[Dave Brown]

Cut along the join in the case-usually obvious and in the middle- Use 
a small hacksaw on the long sides and wherever else you can; then use 
a Dremel with cutoff disk on the tricky bits/corners.
DaveB

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From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf at siconic.com>
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Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 6:53 PM
Subject: More data on dead wall wart


>
> So I double checked the AC voltage output on this TI wall wart for 
> the
> Silent 700 model 703 and it definitely has no voltage (and 
> correction on
> my meter settings: it has 200VAC and 600VAC).
>
> I also checked and there is infinite resistance between any 
> combination
> of pins (I checked on all settings from 2 ohms to 20 Mohms).  For 
> the hell
> of it I checked for DC voltage and there also is none.
>
> Foo.
>
> Next step is to crack it open.  Anyone know a good way to open up 
> these
> permanently sealed transformers?
>
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