How to fix a Macbook flex cord - Megsafe -
Peopleeeeeeeeeee!!! I just got it! In despite mega brands engineering and trickering, I just fixed my macbook f@#$$@# flex cord!
As I'm a girl, you can't expect much of imagination fixing a cable right?
well... here are some tips for everybody:
Even when One1 explanations are really nice, there are some little details probably missing due his nite method, which I will love to try, but.... what about the ones we don't have a solder?
Well here it is:
It's very important to know that this cable works pretty much as a
coaxial cable ( like the ones that goes on the tv from you cable company). This means that there a - and a + component, in two different layers of the cable. So we have to peel off 2 layers.
1. You will want to do a clean cut to the cable first.
2. Gently cut the outer cable, which is the first barrier to the silver threads you will find. This cut should be at least 1 inch away from the first clean cut, so you will have a clean access to the inner silver threads.
3. Undo the twisted silver threads on both sides of the cable. Later on we will twist those gray threads with the ones on the other side of the cable.
Now: Notice that there's another light gray cable shield, which holds the + threads. Don't panic.
4.Cut very, very gently this second skin to reveal the inner threads.
( See pic 1)
5.Un-twist them, as seen on the picture.
IMPORTANT:
When you cut the cable on that first clean cut, you will notice that the internal part, underneath the inner hard shield looks like copper. But once you reveal those threads, they are silver! so the copper part is inside... Don't get nuts!!!
6. Just scratch those threads.. very gently, with a scalp or with whatever you used to cut the cable in first place.
( See pic 2)
After a while you are scratching the damns, you will notice that the silver is fading away and the real copper is showing off. That's is what we want. Otherwise, if you put together just the silvers of the inner layer, it wont transmit any power, so the entire work will be a waste of time.
Just keep scratching until those threads looks like copper threads. (this might take a while basically because these are very fragile threads, and you don't want to use to much force scratching, or they will cut off. So set some music and be patient!!! keep scratching..)
7. Ok.You must do this on both sides of the cable.
8. Once the copper is on sight on both sides, twist them together very gently, so the power can go through.
(See pic 3)
9. Now twist the first layer of silver threads you've found (this is the -).
So the entire work will look like on Pic 4.
10. Plug the adapter to the outlet, and.. VOILA!
To finish the task, put some outer cable, or tape (for electrical matters) over the unions.
I've notice that my battery takes a little bit longer to charge. But that's it.
I can leave my mac longer to charge, It doesn't matter. As long I don't have to Buy a new adapter, which here costs usd 200 !!!
I hope this helps and please be more careful about the cable from now on!
- I'll keep my rabbit 300 miles away!
At the end... my pic.. tired but successful!
Let me know how this works for you !
Love to everyone!!!
