Comments on: Fixing a Macbook power transformer http://blog.hashbang0.com/2008/04/14/fixing-a-macbook-power-transformer/ A blog of life and geekery Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:57:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Falv http://blog.hashbang0.com/2008/04/14/fixing-a-macbook-power-transformer/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Falv Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:02:39 +0000 http://hashbang0.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-28 its much easier and shorter not to crack the case with the hammer, but with a dremel at the plastic in the gap, it tooks me about 3 minutes, thank you very much, the rest of the procedure identically!!!! extraordinary article!!! its much easier and shorter not to crack the case with the hammer, but with a dremel at the plastic in the gap, it tooks me about 3 minutes, thank you very much, the rest of the procedure identically!!!!
extraordinary article!!!

]]> By: Ben http://blog.hashbang0.com/2008/04/14/fixing-a-macbook-power-transformer/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Ben Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:33:01 +0000 http://hashbang0.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-27 Congratulations! A much neater job than mine! I'm glad, and a little peeved, that you managed to open the casing with such little damage, I spent a good two hours with a screwdriver and a hammer... I'm glad that my article helped :D Ben Congratulations! A much neater job than mine!
I’m glad, and a little peeved, that you managed to open the casing with such little damage, I spent a good two hours with a screwdriver and a hammer…

I’m glad that my article helped :D

Ben

]]> By: Adam http://blog.hashbang0.com/2008/04/14/fixing-a-macbook-power-transformer/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Adam Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:15:49 +0000 http://hashbang0.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-26 Well i done it :D <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v720/m1n1_c00p3r/?action=view&current=6a014dce.jpg" rel="nofollow">Clicky1</a> This was the bunny damage! So i sliced the little connector that surrounds the cables, and pealed the cables out. <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v720/m1n1_c00p3r/?action=view&current=5e63f83e.jpg" rel="nofollow">Clicky2</a> Cut the cables and twisted and soldered them back together, covered them in shrink wrap sleeve, then put the wires back into the small outlet bung, and run the soldering iron over the cut to seal it back up! <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v720/m1n1_c00p3r/?action=view&current=a64ff090.jpg" rel="nofollow">Clicky3</a> I then stuck bother halvs back together with Araldite (like super duper glue), left it to set and now it looks as good as new!! Thanks so much for your original article! Gave me the ballz to do it! Adam Well i done it :D

Clicky1
This was the bunny damage!

So i sliced the little connector that surrounds the cables, and pealed the cables out.

Clicky2

Cut the cables and twisted and soldered them back together, covered them in shrink wrap sleeve, then put the wires back into the small outlet bung, and run the soldering iron over the cut to seal it back up!

Clicky3

I then stuck bother halvs back together with Araldite (like super duper glue), left it to set and now it looks as good as new!!

Thanks so much for your original article! Gave me the ballz to do it!
Adam

]]> By: Adam http://blog.hashbang0.com/2008/04/14/fixing-a-macbook-power-transformer/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Adam Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:12:10 +0000 http://hashbang0.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-25 So glad i found this, my bunny chewed half way through my macbook air charger last night, luckily it was the 14v side not the 240v side! Right at the same place urs has melted, iv opened the casing with a knife didnt have to chip or use much force at all, got it working with insulatin take round the bitten bit at the moment but i dont trust it lol hope my house isnt on fire when i get home. Il repair it properly now iv found this though! So glad i found this, my bunny chewed half way through my macbook air charger last night, luckily it was the 14v side not the 240v side! Right at the same place urs has melted, iv opened the casing with a knife didnt have to chip or use much force at all, got it working with insulatin take round the bitten bit at the moment but i dont trust it lol hope my house isnt on fire when i get home. Il repair it properly now iv found this though!

]]> By: Ben Lavery http://blog.hashbang0.com/2008/04/14/fixing-a-macbook-power-transformer/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Ben Lavery Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:28:16 +0000 http://hashbang0.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-24 JP, The worst part is cracking open the case, you just hear splintering plastic and it's very hard to get into... After that, it's just like joining any two pieces of wire together... Post back to say how it went :) Ben JP,

The worst part is cracking open the case, you just hear splintering plastic and it’s very hard to get into…
After that, it’s just like joining any two pieces of wire together…

Post back to say how it went :)

Ben

]]> By: JP Anunciacion http://blog.hashbang0.com/2008/04/14/fixing-a-macbook-power-transformer/comment-page-1/#comment-23 JP Anunciacion Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:43:43 +0000 http://hashbang0.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-23 I have exactly the same problem now. I will try to follow your instructions. Man I wish this would work. It seems not so easy though. J I have exactly the same problem now. I will try to follow your instructions. Man I wish this would work. It seems not so easy though.

J

]]> By: Muffins http://blog.hashbang0.com/2008/04/14/fixing-a-macbook-power-transformer/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Muffins Mon, 26 May 2008 23:52:46 +0000 http://hashbang0.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-21 Lmao! Take that macs XD What the hell kinda technology just up and melts on you? But seriously - amazing fix job man XD Proper manly work with breaking things and taping them back together ect. I'm proud of you :D Lmao! Take that macs XD What the hell kinda technology just up and melts on you?

But seriously – amazing fix job man XD Proper manly work with breaking things and taping them back together ect. I’m proud of you :D

]]> By: Nick Jennings http://blog.hashbang0.com/2008/04/14/fixing-a-macbook-power-transformer/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Nick Jennings Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:05:13 +0000 http://hashbang0.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-20 I had the same problem on my adapter, but at the other end of the cable. Luckily, it was still guaranteed at the time so Apple replaced it. I love the look of this fix though, very stylish. ;-) I had the same problem on my adapter, but at the other end of the cable. Luckily, it was still guaranteed at the time so Apple replaced it.

I love the look of this fix though, very stylish. ;-)

]]> By: osarkon http://blog.hashbang0.com/2008/04/14/fixing-a-macbook-power-transformer/comment-page-1/#comment-19 osarkon Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:21:36 +0000 http://hashbang0.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-19 You could at least have used white insulating tape :P Bit of tipex could sort that out though! I am rather impressed fair play. You could at least have used white insulating tape :P

Bit of tipex could sort that out though!

I am rather impressed fair play.

]]> By: Total MacBook http://blog.hashbang0.com/2008/04/14/fixing-a-macbook-power-transformer/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Total MacBook Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:38:25 +0000 http://hashbang0.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-22 lol that's pretty crazy, good job on bodge/fixing it though - im impressed! lol that’s pretty crazy, good job on bodge/fixing it though – im impressed!

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