If my wire is holding by a thread and is nearly about to sever I need something more solid than Sugru rubber, something that's very inflexible.
Does your Macbook adapter plug wire break?
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Re: Does your Macbook adapter plug wire break?
#12I've gone through three, had one of them actually burn and melt through.
Re: Does your Macbook adapter plug wire break?
#13How long does sugru fix last? Does the Subaru rubber break a crack at some point?
If you make sure it adheres well to the surface (ideally a little roughened with sandpaper and clean) and taper it nicely it will last quite a while.
Re: Does your Macbook adapter plug wire break?
#14I've only had it happen to one of the maybe 7 or 8 adapters I've had over the years because I'm super careful to keep them from fraying.
But I screwed up an ruined the one I keep in my work bag. I threw some money at these guys that offer a neat solution: http://www.getjuiceboxx.com/ when they launched a kickstarter. It'll finally be delivered this week. Really looking forward to it.
Re: Does your Macbook adapter plug wire break?
#15I go through about one a year. It sucks. We have school-issued MacBooks at my school, and my charger caught on fire. Tech guy would't replace it until it did, even though I was holding it together with tape. Didn't hurt the computer, surprisingly.
Re: Does your Macbook adapter plug wire break?
#16Yes, and also to a few family members' adapters.
Re: Does your Macbook adapter plug wire break?
#17Happened to me too once. Since i put a spring on the cable. I've seen people doing it for the iphone charger ( http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--WoIhYjfz... ) so i tried on my power adapter cable and it works like a charm!
The problem can also happen on the other end of the wire, on the adapter end. Do you know what the tension for the spring? Would think it requires a good amount of tension to avoid too much angle movement. And what's a good place to get the spring?
Well i just used a spring from a ballpoint pen. It did the trick for me.
Re: Does your Macbook adapter plug wire break?
#18Yes, all the time. I lost the count but I'm probably in my Apple 5th power adapter. During the same period, I'm still using the same Dell power adapter with my Dell laptop.
Re: Does your Macbook adapter plug wire break?
#19Yes, both ends...
If your talking about the side by the power brick then its time to bust out some tools and fix it yourself!
See this: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-open-and-replace-the-...
and this
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing+Apple+AC+Adapter+Brok...
Note that the pliers method is the safer way of opening it up, I haven't gashed open my hand with that method yet! Glue is your best bet for strain relief after the fix but don't skimp on the heat shrink, and the cable ties are extra piece of mind.
I tend to tape them closed, as your probably going to want to get back in there later!
Re: Does your Macbook adapter plug wire break?
#20After fixing a couple of adapters I started protecting them with Sugru: https://sugru.com Works like a charm.
Wow, that looks pretty interesting. Is there any downside (ignoring cost)?