What is a Wall Wart?
Sometimes referred to as a power supply brick, the wall wart is an electrical device that is often included with electronic gadgets that require a power plug that is oversized and would not fit well with a standard wall outlet. A wall wart usually runs from the device that requires a power source, and is connected to the outlet via a conventional three prong plug. While not considered to be esthetically pleasing, wall warts do provide a degree of safety while managing to provide enough power to many types of electrical equipment. One of the major advantages to a wall wart has to do with preventing overheating to both the power source and the device that is receiving the power. Because the wart proper is removed from the equipment that receives the electrical current, it is possible to maintain a proper temperature at both ends of the device. Many models of the wall wart are manufactured with built in thermostats that shut down the unit if a malfunction takes place and the wart begins t
