subject: Dell 3K360 AC Adapter laptop power cords repair [print this page] Obviously, you don't want the two tabs to touch or it just shorts out, so you can work a little tape around one of the tabs if you are paranoid, but leave room to get the shell on. The shell is actually threaded, as is the connector, so they usually hold together pretty good. Since this particular failure gave me so much grief the first time it happened, I always travel with a spare replacement end for my Dell 3K360 AC Adapter laptop power cord. While my first replacement is still holding up, should it fail, I can just undo the splice and tape the replacement end on in a matter of minutes. It's unfortunate that so many people buy a new Dell AC Adapteror even crack their laptop open and start fooling with the inside receptacle when the problem is just the connector on the laptop ac adapter power cord.
