Laptop Ac Adapter Charger for HP Pavilion dv3 dv3000 dv3001tx dv3002tx, HP Pavilion dv3-1000 dv3101tx dv3102tx, HP Pavilion dv3-2001tx dv3-2002tu dv3-2002tx

So, I have this problem. When I plug my laptop charger into an outlet, that weird box between the plug and the part where it connects to my computer, it gets super hot, like I can’t even touch it. So, I’ve invited Audrey Quinn from NPR’s Planet Money team to help explain what’s going on with my super-hot laptop charger. So, Audrey, what’s the deal? QUINN: "The first thing you have to understand is that the kind of power that comes out of your wall is actually different from the kind of power that your electronics want. It comes out in the form of alternating current electricity. That means the electrons are pulsing back and forth And your electronics want what’s called direct current power, that’s where the electrons are flowing straight like a river So, they have to convert it. And  when they do that conversion is energy is wasted, so what you’re feeling is energy lost in the form of h