failure mode

FM-14: POWER CORD OR PLUG IS DAMAGED, LOOSE, SCORCHED, OR HOT

FM-14 POWER CORD OR PLUG IS DAMAGED, LOOSE, SCORCHED, OR HOT

Diagnostic overview

FM-14 POWER CORD OR PLUG IS DAMAGED, LOOSE, SCORCHED, OR HOT

Likely Root Causes

  • Cord was pinched, stepped on, or pulled
  • Plug blades or strain relief are loose or damaged
  • Outlet contact is worn and heating the plug
  • Cord conductor or insulation has failed internally
  • Incorrect extension or strip caused overheating

Quick Checks

  1. The charger remains unplugged until an authorized repair restores a sound cord and plug, or the complete charger is replaced.

Repair Preview

Stop using the charger and unplug it by the plug only if the connection is safe to touch.

This is a preview of the troubleshooting guidance included in the full repair manual.

Related symptoms

  • POWER CORD OR PLUG IS DAMAGED, LOOSE, SCORCHED, OR HOT

    Stop using it and unplug by the plug only if the connection is safe to POWER CORD OR PLUG IS DAMAGED, LOOSE, Remove the battery, unplug the charger, and take it off the wall before correcting the mount.

  • The attached cord or plug is cut, frayed, crushed, loose, discolored, scorched, or abnormally hot. There is no current smoke, spark, flame, melting charger housing, or liquid ingress.

    The attached cord or plug is cut, frayed, crushed, loose, 1. Stop using the charger and unplug it by the plug only if the connection is

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  • diagrams
  • exploded views
  • post-repair checks

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