2007-08-04

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2007-08-04 04:43 pm

Macbook Power Supply repair..


New Setup
Originally uploaded by theducks
So [livejournal.com profile] conradin's power supply broke from repetitive winding of the Magsafe cable around Apple's provided ears. Good going guys..

Anyway, it's a simple enough repair, except you need to open the case to do it properly, and once it's open, there's no closing it again. The solution involves a $12 case, some heatshrink, and a scavenged IEC socket and some wire.

The new case is airtight, all the cables are heatshrinked, have strain relief and even the screws holding the IEC socket in are non-conductive. Mm safety first (click on photo to view flickr set with another 4 photos).