Do you wrap the cord when putting away your MagSafe Charger?

[madog]

When I do wrap the cable, I always do the first wrap lightly as not to put strain on the cable where it connects to the brick. Apple has had problems with that part in the past, and while they have upgraded that reinforced part, I still am careful.

 

[NewMacbookPlz]

I wrap around the hooks, I just make a loop with the cable first so it doesn't go straight from the brick to a hook at a 90* angle. This takes all the stress off the cable and I haven't had a problem with this MagSafe or my old iBook charger which lasted 4 years before the tip in the barrel snapped off...

 

[Disavowed]

I am not sure whether to be grateful, astonished, or bemoan the fact that this warranted a thread.

 

[hellfire88]

I wrap around the hooks, I just make a loop with the cable first so it doesn't go straight from the brick to a hook at a 90* angle. This takes all the stress off the cable and I haven't had a problem with this MagSafe or my old iBook charger which lasted 4 years before the tip in the barrel snapped off...

I do this as well, as suggested to me by a Mac "Genius" lol. Basically just wrap the cord around the center end (where the cable comes out of the brick) first to ensure that the end is not stressed and there is enough slack, then just wrap it around the 2 prongs as usual.

 

[SFStateStudent]

I honestly don't believe that people don't know about the prongs, I'm pretty certain my MBP came with the cord wrapped around the prongs, so how anyone can see that, then unravel it, then not get it, I mean really??

Sounds like you bought your MBP used; b/c every MacBook that I've bought the last three years, hasn't had the cord wrapped around the PRONGS....

I wrap around the hooks, I just make a loop with the cable first so it doesn't go straight from the brick to a hook at a 90* angle. This takes all the stress off the cable and I haven't had a problem with this MagSafe or my old iBook charger which lasted 4 years before the tip in the barrel snapped off...

+1 ^^^ I wish I would have seen this last year when I bought my new MBP in October '08. Just replaced the MagSafe Charger at the Apple Store yesterday because of fraying at the MagSafe Charger and the cord.

I do this as well, as suggested to me by a Mac "Genius" lol. Basically just wrap the cord around the center end (where the cable comes out of the brick) first to ensure that the end is not stressed and there is enough slack, then just wrap it around the 2 prongs as usual.

+1 ^^^ Yup, the Genius showed me how to make a question mark sorta' loop before wrapping the cord around the prongs....

 

[p3ncil]

++1 ^^^ Yup, the Genius showed me how to make a question mark sorta' loop before wrapping the cord around the prongs....

could anyone kindly provide a pic of the question mark sorta loop

many thanks in advanced

 

[phobic99]

I honestly don't believe that people don't know about the prongs, I'm pretty certain my MBP came with the cord wrapped around the prongs, so how anyone can see that, then unravel it, then not get it, I mean really??

I didn't know about the prongs until... I clicked on this thread.

 

[FieryFurnace]

Yes I do wrap the cord.
I always liked this way to store the cable - nice idea.

 

[Dan73]

I only wrap it if I'm going somewhere. If I'm in my house I just curl it loosely and throw it in my nightstand drawer.

 

[mousouchop]

I wrap around the hooks, I just make a loop with the cable first so it doesn't go straight from the brick to a hook at a 90* angle. This takes all the stress off the cable and I haven't had a problem with this MagSafe or my old iBook charger which lasted 4 years before the tip in the barrel snapped off...

I too do the loop technique. Best way to use the prongs as apple intended while eliminating stress on the connection to the brick itself.

 

[p3ncil]

can anyone explain how you are suppose to do the loop, perhaps a picture? Don't seem to get it, how it's done.
Many thanks!