Repairing wall warts

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Roy J. Tellason wrote:
> On Tuesday 14 February 2006 07:18 pm, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> 
>>Maybe it's the Scrooge in me, but I've got a couple of wall warts (power
>>supplies) that either have open fuses or dried up caps in them.  They're
>>either multi-voltage or have unusual enough ratings (e.g. 18 vdc @ 1500 ma)
>>that I'm reluctant to scrap them.
>>
>>Does anyone have a sure-fire method for getting into the case such that it
>>can be reclosed?  I was thinking about using a saw blade on a Dremel to
>>separate the case halves.
> 
> 
> Not "sure fire",  but the first thing I'd try is a swab soaked in acetone 
> (nail polish remover :-) along the seam...
> 
> I've had some luck with that,  anyhow.

I've tried that too.  I think the hammer trick works better.

Peace...  Sridhar