Burn baby Burn

[Mr.Orb]

Lucky I noticed it before anything bad happened...

I called Apple yesterday and I got a new one through the post today, good customer service as always!

 

[soberbrain]

😱 Glad you caught it in time!

 

[Mr.Orb]

It happened to my friends a few months back, but his was on the computer connection.

 

[skir0987]

That also happened to me on the computer connection on the MB... but I don't think I noticed it in time and it ended up frying my PMU 🙁

 

[CaptainChunk]

One of mine separated like that during a film production. Didn't get to the point of burning like that yet, but I still got a replacement.

Strain relief, Apple!

 

[UltraNEO*]

I don't know what you folks do with your powerbrick.
mine's been fine it's over 18 months old too!!


is Apple really cutting on costs?? 😱

Perhaps, APPLE should think about making the lead detachable.. then charge the user a million dollars for a replacement when it's lost!! 😀

 

[MattZani]

So do you keep the other one? or they take it away?

 

[alphaod]

So do you keep the other one? or they take it away?

Of they take it away!

They want to confiscate and destroy the evidence ASAP!

 

[lukin]

That scares me. The stories about these connections really do scare me about leaving my (soon to have) mbp on all day and accessing it remotely.

 

[wgilles]

All I have to say is WHOA!!!
Kinda reminds me of the Xbox power cord issue they had a couple years ago, hope this doesn't turn out to be a serious problem.

 

[isauce]

All I have to say is WHOA!!!
Kinda reminds me of the Xbox power cord issue they had a couple years ago, hope this doesn't turn out to be a serious problem.

Very rarely does it happen, however this isn't one of those cases. Machines sometimes malfunction, it happens! 😀

 

[khunsanook]

That scares me. The stories about these connections really do scare me about leaving my (soon to have) mbp on all day and accessing it remotely.

definitely agree.

 

[e12a]

it only happens from "abuse"...😱

mine's been fine so far.. *knock on wood* Just remember to leave some slack on the part where it comes out of the brick. Don't wind it tight right from the start. Also, relieve some of the twisting once in a while by straightening the cord.

also do not pull the magsafe connection off by the cord. Tilt the plug up or down with your finger and detach.

 

[monkey86]

apple didnt take mine away they sent me a new one in the post (dont know why or how they would have known mine was broken!)

spooky!

 

[lukin]

That scares me. The stories about these connections really do scare me about leaving my (soon to have) mbp on all day and accessing it remotely.

Does anyone do this? ...more so the leaving it plugged in not monitored all day / night when not using it?

Anyone else worry about this?

 

[teleromeo]

I got one that exploded once when I plugged it in the wall socket. Lucky it was not yet plugged in my powerbook.

 

[isauce]

I got one that exploded once when I plugged it in the wall socket. Lucky it was not yet plugged in my powerbook.

Exploded? Wow, thats a first time I heard of that. 😱

 

[johnsy]

That is scary! It is fire hazard! I think I would be afraid to leave it plugged in while I sleep.

 

[lars666]

That scares me. The stories about these connections really do scare me about leaving my (soon to have) mbp on all day and accessing it remotely.

+1

I leave on my computer over nights and I am also quite scared about this. If it only was ONE case, but I already heard several cases about that. Somehow I don't like the thought of being burned while sleeping ...