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EEVblog #388 - Fake Apple USB Charger Teardown

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What it is

Dave Jones of EEVblog tears down a fake Apple A1265 USB charger and shows the shortcuts that make it unsafe, such as poor isolation.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as an engineer's evidence of why cheap counterfeit chargers are dangerous.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “Dave Jone's EEVBlog hosts a number of teardowns, here's a similar one from 2012”

    Similar counterfeit charger teardown from a generally good electronics channel.

    ageofwant, 2016-03 · Recommendation · in “Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside but dangerous inside”

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Topics: teardown, counterfeit, power supply, mains isolation, electronics

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