On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:43:58 -0500, mm
wrote:

I was looking at an FAQ for some small appliance that runs or
recharges from an AC adapter, a black box that plugs into the AC and
lowers the voltage to 12 or less, and maybe changes it to DC.

And it said this was safe, and I too have been assuming these were
safe, but...

Has anyone heard of a short in one of these adapters that sent 110
volts to the thing that was supposed to charge or run off the
adapter???

That would be unsafe, if it happens.


Nothing is 100% safe

The best suggestions I Have heard, both from the standpoint of
safety and economy is to plug them into a power strip and turn them
off when not using them.

On the the biggest problems seems to be related to the
batteries in many of the new electronic devices. They can be fire
hazards even when disconnected from the wall.