#1535 HIGH Untriag: chargers for Nigeria may need a bigger range of voltage

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#1535: chargers for Nigeria may need a bigger range of voltage
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 Reporter:  Carla        |       Owner:  mlj      
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  high         |   Milestone:  Untriaged
Component:  hardware     |     Version:           
 Keywords:               |    Verified:  0        
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 Chargers are made to receive an input voltage of 100-240 V.
 However, this week we got “One socket of the UPS caught fire and affected
 the wireless router plugged to it.” because the spikes on the power
 voltage varies a lot  [VSAT/LAN Audit report on OLPC Site Abuja by
 Accelon. May 16, 07]. Today we got something else burned, we are waiting
 for the electrician to find out the problem, but it smelled like something
 was burning and we had no more power.

 So, after talking with locals, they were explaining me that the voltage in
 Nigeria is not steady, and that it can fluctuate up to 300 V or more. And
 I thought on the huge amount of chargers that we have been sending back to
 Quanta and they look just find from the outside.

 Maybe the burned laptop went through something alike.

 B2

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/1535>
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