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Laptop Power Brick Smells like Spoiled Food

john01dav
By john01dav
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So, I just got my laptop charger from another room (where it was plugged in with no laptop connected), and I noticed that it has a smell that I can only describe as resembling spoiled food mixed with stinky plastic. I don't know if this is normal (ie. the plastic used to make chargers may stink), or if I should be worried and stop using the charger. If it matters the laptop is a MSI GT62VR Dominator Pro, which requires a fair amount of power. So, should I stop using this charger or is this not an issue?

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It may be solder dross within the brick not properly cleaned up before assembly, in which case it should disappear over time.

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The manufacturer probably used no-clean solder flux (it makes manufacturing faster and cheaper).  The smell is similar to what you've described, and it should go away over time.

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