Since I’ve been documenting failure modes in electronics, another tale of electronic woe regarding N109 type knockoff Lenovo 90W AC adapters. I have a couple T series ThinkPads, which conveniently all use the same 20V 90W supplies with the same connector. I noticed that the stress relief on one of my AC adapters was wearing, so, having had a streak of good luck buying various direct-from-China products, I bought a knockoff replacement adapter that way.
I would suggest that you don’t want do that.
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