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#### *In yesterday’s Daily Dose…*
In yesterday’s Daily Dose I laid out how frustrated I was with ChargerBuy.com and how they guzbucked me on the replacement chargers for the old Dell Inspiron 4100 laptop computer I have. Instead of just sitting back and bitching though I have decided to try and be an asset to solving the problem rather than just a person bitching. So with that I have come up with a solution that should be implemented by computer manufacturers worldwide but if they all won’t do it I at least hope Michael Dell will at least give it some consideration and implement it.
#### *First of all…*
First for all; all you head honchos at the computer companies pay attention. How about you all sit down at the table and decide as a group what voltage is a good voltage to run your computers on and every damn one of you use the same voltage and watts. While you are there at that table also decide on what male and female style connector you will use to connect the power supply to the computer. 

There may be some law that you are going to try and point to that would keep you from that but that is just bullshit in my mind. Fuel for cars is gasoline and every manufacturer pretty much has the cars they make running on the same grade of fuel. I don’t have to find a Ford gas station to buy fuel for the F150 I drive and the guy driving the Dodge or Chevrolet is looking for Dodge or Chevy gas stations either. The transformer just provides “fuel” for the computers you make so have at it and make an agreement to get standardized.

#### *Since it seems…*
Since it seems to me that the folks you computer manufacturers hire to design your computers aren’t paying attention to the construction of the transformer / power supplies I will. I also will solve the problem you have with them and you have neglected to address since you have started making laptop computers with external transformers and that is the cord fraying where the plug connects to the computer.

#### *I have had …*
I have had plenty of Dell computers (this is for you Michael) that I have had to replace the power supplies for; not because the transformer quit providing the proper voltage or stopped working altogether.  No, that wasn’t the reason, the reason was because the cheap wire and strain relief on the wire can’t take the use, (use; not abuse) from normal daily computer usage. Those frayed wires ended up touching each other and shorted the transformer out. 

 I have the solution and I am willing to share it right here and now without any need for compensation for the idea. Sure, I would take some if offered but I feel that since we are all supposed to be environmentally conscious and do our best to keep things out of the landfills it is only right for me to share it. 

#### *Before you respond…*
Before you respond Michael with the “recycle” stuff properly jargon, most of your customers don’t live in Austin and have that beaten into their skulls everyday like people do everyday there where you live. I would be willing to wager that eight of every ten laptop power supplies end up in the landfill if not more of them. People just chunk them in the trash when they quit working. That is just how it is in the real world, especially when you are pissed off at having to replace something that shouldn’t have had to quit working in the first place if designed properly.

#### *So let’s get to that design change now that is needed.*
For some reason your engineers feel the need to make the power supply with a detachable cord that uses three prongs to connect the cord to the power supply for the higher incoming voltage from the 120 or 230 volt power source. That is a great idea using a detachable cord as it makes for easier storing of the power supply. So I will give your engineers some credit there. How about using that same idea when it comes to the reduced voltage going to the laptop? 

The cord, in most of the cases of my power supply’s failing, is the cause of the problem. It would be nice if I could just purchase a new cord instead of having to buy a whole new transformer unit. The replacement cost of a cord has to be far less than the whole unit. My guess it isn’t but 40 or 50 cents to make the cord the way I am proposing. 

I think people will gladly pay even $3 or $4 more for your laptop if they knew going in that your power supply issue is fixed. Say what, you didn’t know you have a power supply issue?
#### *That's the other...*
 That’s the other problem when you have a big successful company; you lose touch with the consumer and rely on your folks to tell what the consumers are experiencing rather than talking to them yourself. 

Since I have your ear (eyes) right now I’ll explain just why you don’t know in detail. The power supplies and the cheap ass cord set up you sell those computers with will make it through the warranty period in most cases and since you don’t have to supply warranty replacements for failed transformers everything is fine in Dell Computers world. The consumers using machines they purchased from Dell don’t live in your world, we live in ours. And each time we have to purchase a new power supply that costs us extra money; I already explained about the landfill so I won’t go over that again.

Michael, I like what you have done building your company and the whole history of it and I like that you are a Texan. So as one Texan to another just let me say that you need to clean things up over there in the engineering and product development area of your company. This may seem like a little thing to you and I assure you it will not cost you any in lost revenue from selling replacement power supplies.

 People don’t purchase their replacement units from your company because they are to high price getting them from Dell Computers. They purchase the knock off brand ones, those same ones that have everything your OEM transformer has except the Dell sticker and the logo in the center of the circle. They are probably made in the same plant in China as your OEM ones since they last about the same amount of time.

#### *So to recap:*
	Standardize the voltage and the plugs with other manufacturers

	Add the detachable / replaceable cord on the low voltage side of the transformer

	Send @sultnpapper a big amount of USD for taking the time to help you be even more successful ( that’s not required but would be appreciated)

That’s all I have for today, I do this Daily Dose every day Michael so if you happened to see it and read this you are more than welcome to follow me and keep up with my ideas. Those might very well help you in the future.
Until next time,
@sultnpapper
(This and every Daily Dose is written on an old Dell Inspiron 9400 that is on its fourth power supply, bad cords.)

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