Poweradapter

[Rakkey]

So I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), which is great an all, but the poweradapter is giving me a headach...
I've tried to protect it, but as my workspace is sometimes on the road, it seems kinda impossible to not break it.
It always breaks at the cord, that cannot be replaced, which is why I was looking for a more permanent solution, where I can switch the cord, instead of the whole poweradapter.

My proposition was to charge it through thunderbolt, and get a sort of poweradapter for that, but is that even possible??
I've seen some rubber products which you can put on the cord, that should solve some of the problems, but I just think it looks ugly although other ideas is very welcome - show me what you use!

 

[bruinsrme]

So I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), which is great an all, but the poweradapter is giving me a headach...
I've tried to protect it, but as my workspace is sometimes on the road, it seems kinda impossible to not break it.
It always breaks at the cord, that cannot be replaced, which is why I was looking for a more permanent solution, where I can switch the cord, instead of the whole poweradapter.

My proposition was to charge it through thunderbolt, and get a sort of poweradapter for that, but is that even possible??
I've seen some rubber products which you can put on the cord, that should solve some of the problems, but I just think it looks ugly although other ideas is very welcome - show me what you use!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075274JF9?psc=1

 

[kohlson]

Perhaps there's too much strain on the cord - due to distance? Hard to tell. I've owned several MBPs over the years, but never needed to buy a replacement adapter. I try and be aware of any strain on the adapter. You may want to try:
- Using the cord version of the plus - the thing that extends the length of the power adapter.
- Using something like sugru, a moldable epoxy, to reinforce the cord as appropriate
- Buying additional adapters from places like macsales, which sometimes sells official Apple models for less that list price.

 

[Rakkey]

I've tried some moldable epoxy, but that just don't look as pleasing.
I've attached found a bunch on pictures, of what happens for me, the last one has happen 3 times, and the first only once.

 

[Forum-User]

Depending on your soldering skills, I have replaced the cord multiple times for some of my power adapters that have this terrible Apple design flaw. I order replacement cords from an online vendor for about $10 USD which have rubber piece pre-installed (such as www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FMQ6N1M/ for the older MagSafe 1). I break open the adapter with needle nose pliers in the indentations for the cord holders, and remove the old wires using a soldering iron on the inside of the adapter. I solder the new cord into the same two wire holes, then glue the adapter back together. I've had good luck performing this surgery at least 5 times on 3 different adapters over the years.