Comments on: The Low-Cost Way to Stop Your Macbook Charger From Breaking https://toomanyadapters.com/low-cost-stop-macbook-charger-breaking/ Tech gear, gadgets, reviews, and advice Sun, 10 Oct 2021 13:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Ariadne https://toomanyadapters.com/low-cost-stop-macbook-charger-breaking/#comment-747006 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=10997#comment-747006 Form over function my great aunt Zelda! Mac does this purposefully to make more profit!

]]> By: Almaz https://toomanyadapters.com/low-cost-stop-macbook-charger-breaking/#comment-657634 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=10997#comment-657634 I experienced melting of the electric tape. I put it before I noticed any bulge on the cord. But soon the cord and the tape melted and the wires exposed.
Later I had to change the charger itself..

]]> By: Dave Dean https://toomanyadapters.com/low-cost-stop-macbook-charger-breaking/#comment-644202 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=10997#comment-644202 In reply to Lionel E Santos.

Yep, there’s no harm in putting electrical tape wherever you need to, other than directly covering the contacts or plug on either end.

]]> By: Lionel E Santos https://toomanyadapters.com/low-cost-stop-macbook-charger-breaking/#comment-644201 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=10997#comment-644201 Is ir safe to cover the whole cord and even the brick with electric tape? I just bought a Macbook Pro with a Magsafe 2 charger which has a reinforced cord holder so this hack is already applicable with the magsafe2.

]]> By: Janet https://toomanyadapters.com/low-cost-stop-macbook-charger-breaking/#comment-643952 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=10997#comment-643952 In reply to Angela.

I did something similar with paperclips and duct tape and it lasted for years. Looked funky and delicate, but worked great.

]]> By: Angela https://toomanyadapters.com/low-cost-stop-macbook-charger-breaking/#comment-643514 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=10997#comment-643514 How long did this hack (with the matchsticks and electrical tape) hold up?

]]> By: Dima @ Dima's Corner https://toomanyadapters.com/low-cost-stop-macbook-charger-breaking/#comment-643116 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=10997#comment-643116 Nice. I have done the same with my iPhone cable as well. Duct tape works as well (as long as the isolation is not broken already) if you are on the road, I always carry a small roll with me.

]]> By: brett https://toomanyadapters.com/low-cost-stop-macbook-charger-breaking/#comment-643079 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=10997#comment-643079 Slap some Sugru on that! (you probably couldn’t find it in India, but it would be worth finding when you get the chance.) I’ll probably get a Macbook Air soon, and I’ve seen enough Apple cords break in this same spot to know that I’ll preemptively cover that section in Sugru.

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