powerbrick casemod
Posted by rick Thu, 03 May 2007 18:32:00 GMT
In what seems to be an instance of an increasingly common problem, the DC cable on my MacBook’s power brick wore out and wires were visible. Not so good. I called the Apple Store to see if they’d replace it (I’m still in the first year so it might be covered under the limited warranty… I don’t play AppleCare because friends have advised me that the things they tried to get fixed under AppleCare weren’t actually covered, and since those were the sorts of things I’d expect to go wrong I kept my money). The lady asked if wires were visible (aka “we’ve seen this a bunch”) and I said “yes”, to which she replied that it’s up to the discretion of the tech as to whether they would do anything about it, oh, and the next remotely possible available appointment would be Friday. Since I use this computer about 16 hours a day, 6-7 days a week, it’s not so easy for me to let it run down and not boot up again until Friday, over a part they probably would take one look at and say “yeah, here’s a new one” or “oh, you’ll wanna fork over $85”.
So I did what any self-respecting human would do. I got a soldering iron, tore open the power brick (clearly never meant to be opened: the $85 disposable accessory/necessity), made a new connection, and then built myself a new casing. Out of Lego’s, duh.
Enjoy.
