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Question posted by fredSoul on March 8th, 2014

Dell Studio Ac Adapter Type Cannot Be Determined Not Charging Software Fix

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Answer #1: Posted by techygirl on March 8th, 2014 7:52 AM

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After cracking the case of the DELL AC power adapter, brings about a mystery electronic component. It's a transistor shaped component with 3 pins. The middle pin is connected to the AC Adapter Identification wire, the other pin to V- of the power plug. The 3rd wire is not connected. Pretty strange for a transistor, where all 3 pins are usually all connected.

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