[Trac #1056] DC plug should be shaped to match cover surface

[Zarro Boogs per Child]

#1056: DC plug should be shaped to match cover surface
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 Reporter:  reynaldo              |        Owner:  mlj      
     Type:  defect                |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal                |    Milestone:  Untriaged
Component:  mechanical            |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  plug connector shape  |  
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Comment (by reynaldo):

 Replying to [comment:1 AlbertCahalan]:
 > It's better if the connector will just pop loose when yanked from any
 angle. This also protects the laptop from being yanked off of a table via
 the power cord.
 >

 Well, that would solve another design/safety issue but would still leave
 this
 one present. As long as the plug doesnt correctly matches the cover
 surface _any_ amount
 of force required to free/disconnect the plug (or your lock) in a
 direction not matched
 by the current coupling  will be absorved by the mainboard. Is important
 to
 realize that the force over the mainboard for a given pull over the
 cord/plug could
 even be magnified (as the cord+plug+case_surface+mainboard system builds
 up a lever) causing
 harmfull stress that would ratter be distributed over the case with this
 simple adjustment.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/1056#comment:2>
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