{"id":19006,"date":"2016-02-03T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=19006"},"modified":"2016-02-03T13:00:09","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T13:00:09","slug":"surface-pro-2-power-cord-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=19006","title":{"rendered":"Surface Pro 2 Power Cord Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been in the media the last week or so that the power cords supplied with Surface Pro 2 and some Pro 3 machines before July 2015 have been identified as having a fault which can lead to overheating or even fires. Microsoft is replacing the cords free of charge.<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 524px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 524\/348;background-image: none; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Surface Pro 2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/surfacepro2.jpg\" alt=\"Surface Pro 2\" width=\"524\" height=\"348\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can <a title=\"Microsoft AC power cord recall for Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2 and certain Surface Pro 3 devices\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/surface\/en-gb\/support\/warranty-service-and-recovery\/powercord\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order a replacement cord here<\/a>. It\u2019s a painless process which takes literally a couple of minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Note that the issue is with the power cord only \u2013 that\u2019s the bit that goes into the wall socket. There are no issues with the power supply \u201cbrick\u201d the cord connects to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been in the media the last week or so that the power cords supplied with Surface Pro 2 and some Pro 3 machines before July 2015 have been identified as having a fault which can lead to overheating or even fires. Microsoft is replacing the cords free of charge. 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