Chewed-through power cord

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Chewed-through power cord

Hi all... so my rabbit (appropriately named Zombie) chewed on the power cord of my pbook the other day whilst I watched. Somehow, in that split second she snipped through about 4/5 of it, so much so that I can see most of the actual metal cable inside the rubber coating. In fact, it sparks. Noooo good. I held it back together and taped it so it should be in completely in contact, and I am confident in the cable working... but my question is whether or not this could hurt my dear computer. Is there any way that this could cause some sort of imbalance in the incoming power and damage my pbook at all?
Thanks!

Posted on Feb 7, 2006 12:27 PM

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carl wolf

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Feb 8, 2006 9:50 PM in response to Spandau

I assume that Zombie chewed through the DC cord. If Z chewed through the AC cord, I'd asssume Z would not be with us today. As long as the cord is insulated you won't have a problem. If the cord shorts out, the AC adpater will shut down. There's no danger to your computer, but it'll be exciting. Perhaps you should consider buying a new adapter, and getting a toy for the Zomster.

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ccsccs7

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Mar 24, 2006 6:59 AM in response to Spandau

Yeesh. My bunny, Lance, chewed through my vacuum cleaner charging cable. Snip it into many bits before I got to it. Did the same to my phone's earbud while I left him unattended for only a breif period. I keep all my cords out of his reach or covered. It only takes a few seconds…

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ccsccs7

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Mar 26, 2006 8:10 PM in response to ccsccs7

Oops. He chewed through my shredder's power cable. He left the plugged in cables alone this time though.

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