Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ...
by wodenokoto on Monday March 21, 2016 @05:00AM
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I got a third party charger in Europe. It doesn't have any apple logo, but is otherwise a complete copy, design wise. It doesn't have any UL logo, though.
UL puts effort into power supplies. This has been a problem with desktop machines for years. Gamer sites which review power supplies note that UL-rated power supplies don't burn out or blow up. That's because UL tests them by loading them up to their specified output with a resistor bank and running them for a few days at 100% load. They also test the overload-shutdown features. There are many low-end desktop power supplies which will not deliver their nameplate output continuously, or at all.
[1] http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/13/us-customs-seize-35k-in-count... [2] http://ul.com/customer-resources/market-surveillance-departm...