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I would love to know how they could possibly be a shock hazard. I have a piles of these (for travel) and they are solidly build and almost only plastic. The on

• Steko 11y ago
  The Guardian article said there are 12 known (to Apple) incidents where people were shocked by these adapters. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/28/apple-recalls-electrical-shock-risk-power-adapters http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/28/apple-reca...
• foota 11y ago
  "may break and create a risk of electrical shock" Sounds like the plastic casing breaks.
• dwd 11y ago
  Shock can also be via the casing of the Macbook. I may have one of these dodgy plugs from a 2011 11" MBA that I started using as a spare so to preserve my most recent replacement. (third or fourth bent/broken cord) When you place either hand on the MBA casing beside the trackpad you get what feels like a buzzing in your lower palm. If you are shirtless (common on these balmy summer nights) and touch your stomach against the edge you get a definite kick like you burnt yourself.
• digi_owl 11y ago
  There was an incident in Norway recently where a school kid was unplugging an iPad, and the prongs came loose from the charger. This left exposed metal bits protruding from the live socket, and the kid has apparently reached in to remove them. Kid survived, thankfully. From the images i found it looked like the assembly was basically pushed into the charger. There seemed to be some notched on the metal bits that would be inside, likely supposed to latch together during assembly, but i guess they could come loose if there was enough insertions and removal.