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Can I still use this? Looks like there was some arcing. I don't want a fire but this was expensive, damnit! (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/homeimprovement@lemmy.world
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[–] 39 points 1 month ago (3 children)

If you look closely, that doesn't look like arcing. That used to be a spider. Clean him off.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Riding on top of this top comment, I'm and electrical engineer, looked up you mug and its only 19VDC which means its almost impossible to have arcing with such a low voltage and that big of a gap. Try cleaning it, looks like a critter to me too.

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Its weird. I have tried. The remaining black stuff seems to be melted plastic.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago

    If thats truely melted plastic then more likely is you had a partial short and the 19V was dumping bursts of high current between the rings and slowly heated it. The question is what got between the two rings that made the partial short. Was there any organic or conductive stuff between the rings that you removed?

    When the mug is on the base do you get a power indicator to tell you its working?

    I dont think its a fire hazard but its certainly suspect. Gouge out the burnt plastic and see if there is a PCB hiding under the surface that those two gold rings are part of.

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