That's funny. I've never heard it referred to as a "wart" or "wall
wart" but I like that characterization.
I used to have the computer he was referring to in the original post, a
Zenith MastersPort SX and it's AC adapter was an inline variety. Cords
on both ends. I never would have guessed it being called a wart.
Thanks.
"Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" wrote:
>
> > > Does anyone have the wart for this Zenith Data Systems laptop?
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Dave Mabry wrote:
> > Sorry to be dense, but what is a "wart" in this context?
>
> It's short for "wall-wart". Probably silicon valley slang.
> Other names:
> Power supply - inaccurate, since it is typically NOT the complete power
> supply
> Transformer or Wall Transformer - inaccurate, since it is ususally NOT
> just a transformer
> AC Adapter or DC Adapter - still not very clear what it is.
>
> It is an object that connects between the line voltage and the device. It
> sometimes has a cord on each end, but sometimes hangs on the outlet (hence
> "wall wart"). It is most often black or beige, although there is no
> particular reason for it to be (watch for "MAJOR INNOVATION" when Apple
> starts making tangerine colored ones). It has line voltage input, and
> output that is usually low voltage AC (such as 9VAC for modem), or low
> voltage DC.
>
> Any flea market, swap meet, or rummage sale will have hundreds of them,
> that produce every possible voltage except the one that you need.
> Zip drives use one that is 5 VDC. Do they really need 5?
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Dave Mabry dmabry_at_mich.com
Dossin Museum Underwater Research Team
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Received on Thu Jan 24 2002 - 14:56:06 GMT