I went to use my laptop last night and not only was the battery dead from sitting in my car too long but when I plugged it into an outlet in the house, it was still dead. I tested the output side of the adapter and instead of 16 volts I was getting an eratic 3-5 volts. I grabbed another power supply at the office today and the laptop is fine.

The last place I used the laptop was in the Escape - and I did have it plugged into the 110 outlet. I am suspecting that the "AC" current isn't true AC and this fried the power supply.

Has anyone else had problems with anything that they used with the Escape plug? Has anyone put a good meter or scope on it to see what the power looks like (sine wave, chopped, etc.)

And yes, I know the manual warns against using the 110 with sensitive electronics so no lectures please. I've used it before and didn't have any problems. I am just curious as to whether anyone else has has seen this.

Ray