This is a great life hack for a real design flaw. I wish I had seen it before I bought a whole new cable for $80. But that was 3 years ago. Now I have another cable going bad and found that a flexible supportive collar can be fashioned out of Shoe Goo to stabilize the cracking outer polymer, but it needs to be done early on, before things get too bad, like yours was. Thanks! The trick to working with shoe goo is to use ice to sculpt the bead into place, or wet fingers.
Thank you ever so much for this video. Because of you I got it fixed for 25 rand. They were charging over a thousand rands for a new one and no one fixed them here in Cape Town SA. I went to a Alternator car shop and they followed my instructions form your video and now it works like new. Thank you ever so much again!!!!!!! Dane Ironhawk Johnson
As a tech with a lot of years of experience and was taught to solder in 8th grade (decades ago), I was taught never to buy a soldering gun. They run way too hot for electronics - they are best for heavy wiring such as in automotive and 110v wire. Because they[re heavy they are hard to control. Buy a soldering iron of around 30 watts. I like lower wattages but lower takes more experience. It does give you better control of the solder and allows you to work on finer, more delicate repairs. Also get some copper braid solder remover and be sure to get all the old solder off. I switched to braid after using a suction solder remover for years (I still keep both handy). I also prefer liquid flux. Once everything (including the old solder) is removed, give all connections a light coat of liquid flux (it comes with a small brush). It will make soldering go a lot easier and make a much better connection. When I was young, soldering paste was all they offered. I came to hate that stuff. It's messy to work with. The liquid it super easy to work with. Cut the insulation a millimeter or two shorter (to expose less wire to solder) than you need 'cuz when the wire heats up, it will shrink the insulation a bit and it will pull away from the circuit board, leaving a bit more wire exposed than preferable.
Why not to mount a DC socket rather than having a fixed cable that is likely to break again. Like this: www.mattr.dtdns.net/stuff/macbook-charger-breakable-cable-problem-fix.jpg (note that the rubber bands can be easily replaced with the superglue technique ;-))
I bought mine ready-made from Amazon 2 years ago (still available today): www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014GVB2JQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 But you can easily wire one up, plenty of tutorials how to soldier a plug onto a cable, just watch out for the correct polarity!
Dioes this mean you can now plug your finger in to your mac and the outlet and it will work? Electricity ! Just like Dougie Jones. Maybe you'll come back as special FBI agent Dale Cooper. And make some damn good coffee!
I like your style of presentation - calm, slow and well said. Only criticism is using one of them thar old tyme soldering guns from the ye olde days of big, discrete, clunky components and point to point wiring, when you had to get things really really hot to do the job. Modern pcb boards and components are very easy to fry in no time at all! A temperature controlled soldering iron is a must have in these days of the incredibly small, and getting smaller, components!
I can't see a link to the other video. I want to see how to repair the cord instead of replacing it. This is a great video by the way. these chargers are super expensive
Thanks for this tutorial. I was able to fix my charger with ease. The only thing that happened a bit differently was that I had to remove both casing sides as the side with the soldering bits was the one that remained attached to the circuit board. Cheers!
you all prolly dont give a damn but does any of you know a method to log back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot my account password. I would love any help you can offer me
@Lewis Kamryn I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
Tell you what, , I'll give you five dollars maybe even $10 for you to repair my three other previously damaged MagSafe pro adapters .You seem very adept at being able to do it. So I'm happy to give you the honors !
Nice video. The only thing I would have done differently was to add the solder back to the copper plate when re-assembling the brick. This establishes the noise reducing (EMF) ground plane by connecting the copper plate with electrical ground on the circuit. That's why it was done that way. Nice work!
Thanks for that piece of info. That was exactly what I needed to verify. I thought the copper plate has been connected to the black wire but could no longer tell for sure after I got it apart. The video still didn't make that clear, so your comment saved the day!
You had blue and white in the other video where you separated the insulating wires apart from the main cord and here you have black that apparently is new that you purchased, so what's in the black one then?
Hi there mate, excellent job, I made a similar repair my self but it only laster for a few hours. Dont know why but it worked like a charm for around two hours and now its not charging again... Any thoughts on that?
For the sake of anyone else reading, my guess is that your soldered connections were weak. As the power supply heated up from use, one of the weak connections expanded until it was no longer connected.
Are you having a problem with battery swelling? If your battery is getting old and swelling, it pushes against the touchpad and makes it difficult or impossible to click it.
Thanks for ur answer. RUclips's lags. This is my 3rd try to answer you. Yes, my battery is 6 years old. There is no swelling problem i guess. Before i "fixed" all was ok but now when i try to move cursor he randomly moves.
This is what I would try, at least to eliminate a variable: close the lid on your MacBook to put it to sleep. Remove the battery while leaving the charge cord connected. Open the lid, taking care not to let the charge cord get disconnected. Verify if the touchpad is working correctly or not. It may not be battery-related and the problem could be coincidental. But this test will let you know for certain. That your cord was fixed shouldn't have anything to do with the touchpad operation. The touchpad acts the same whether the cord is attached or not, correct?
Now someone to tell me how to get superglue out of my hands :)) With 4 hands seems to be easier but i only have 2 so i had to try the glue part twice and when i had to reopen the brick my fingers become full of super glue :))
Hi, great video. i foolishly removed both wires and did not take note of which goes where. is there a way of working it out by looking at the circuit board? i hoped the board would show a negative and positive sign but unfortunately not. The layout of my circuit board looks different, the principles should be the same. Mine is probably a copy, though was sold as genuine like so many on ebay. i have attached a link to two closeup photos of the front and back of my board. Are you have to advise? Image link: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5DDuYWnVxxPQmdYRlEzRk5ja1k
very good video, but the music was awful! I appreciated the fast-forwardings and the written comments. But rather some verbal comments or at least some non-intrusive music for sound.
This is a great life hack for a real design flaw. I wish I had seen it before I bought a whole new cable for $80. But that was 3 years ago. Now I have another cable going bad and found that a flexible supportive collar can be fashioned out of Shoe Goo to stabilize the cracking outer polymer, but it needs to be done early on, before things get too bad, like yours was. Thanks! The trick to working with shoe goo is to use ice to sculpt the bead into place, or wet fingers.
Thank you ever so much for this video. Because of you I got it fixed for 25 rand. They were charging over a thousand rands for a new one and no one fixed them here in Cape Town SA. I went to a Alternator car shop and they followed my instructions form your video and now it works like new. Thank you ever so much again!!!!!!! Dane Ironhawk Johnson
I appreciate not only the information but also the way you speak, so clearly and simply, just to the point. Thanks, now I'm going to give it a try.
As a tech with a lot of years of experience and was taught to solder in 8th grade (decades ago), I was taught never to buy a soldering gun. They run way too hot for electronics - they are best for heavy wiring such as in automotive and 110v wire. Because they[re heavy they are hard to control. Buy a soldering iron of around 30 watts. I like lower wattages but lower takes more experience. It does give you better control of the solder and allows you to work on finer, more delicate repairs. Also get some copper braid solder remover and be sure to get all the old solder off. I switched to braid after using a suction solder remover for years (I still keep both handy). I also prefer liquid flux. Once everything (including the old solder) is removed, give all connections a light coat of liquid flux (it comes with a small brush). It will make soldering go a lot easier and make a much better connection. When I was young, soldering paste was all they offered. I came to hate that stuff. It's messy to work with. The liquid it super easy to work with. Cut the insulation a millimeter or two shorter (to expose less wire to solder) than you need 'cuz when the wire heats up, it will shrink the insulation a bit and it will pull away from the circuit board, leaving a bit more wire exposed than preferable.
Very professionally done video. Clear video with a mounted camera so no shake and crystal clear audio. Thanks for everything.
Unfortunately I superglued my fingers together and my fingers to the brick. I now wear the brick as an accessory. It's pretty cool.
Why not to mount a DC socket rather than having a fixed cable that is likely to break again. Like this: www.mattr.dtdns.net/stuff/macbook-charger-breakable-cable-problem-fix.jpg (note that the rubber bands can be easily replaced with the superglue technique ;-))
But how did you wire that plug to an existing cable? Do you have any tutorial?
I bought mine ready-made from Amazon 2 years ago (still available today): www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014GVB2JQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
But you can easily wire one up, plenty of tutorials how to soldier a plug onto a cable, just watch out for the correct polarity!
Dioes this mean you can now plug your finger in to your mac and the outlet and it will work?
Electricity !
Just like Dougie Jones. Maybe you'll come back as special FBI agent Dale Cooper. And make some damn good coffee!
Count me as another success due to your video!
I like your style of presentation - calm, slow and well said. Only criticism is using one of them thar old tyme soldering guns from the ye olde days of big, discrete, clunky components and point to point wiring, when you had to get things really really hot to do the job. Modern pcb boards and components are very easy to fry in no time at all! A temperature controlled soldering iron is a must have in these days of the incredibly small, and getting smaller, components!
So interesting to see inside the charger & understand how relatively easy it would be to repair the charger due to a broken cord. Great
I can't see a link to the other video. I want to see how to repair the cord instead of replacing it. This is a great video by the way. these chargers are super expensive
great video, very safe and professionally done, well done
This video is pointless, youre the only one with 3 hands @1:02...😎 Good work
thank you so much! Mine looks like a disgusting piece of shit now, because I used tape afterwards, but it works perfectly! You saved me!
Thank you, your instructions worked perfectly...
Thanks for this tutorial. I was able to fix my charger with ease. The only thing that happened a bit differently was that I had to remove both casing sides as the side with the soldering bits was the one that remained attached to the circuit board. Cheers!
you all prolly dont give a damn but does any of you know a method to log back into an Instagram account..?
I was stupid forgot my account password. I would love any help you can offer me
@Koa Jerome instablaster :)
@Lewis Kamryn I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
Tell you what, , I'll give you five dollars maybe even $10 for you to repair my three other previously damaged MagSafe pro adapters .You seem very adept at being able to do it. So I'm happy to give you the honors !
Thanks for share your experience. It has been very helpful.
Nice video. The only thing I would have done differently was to add the solder back to the copper plate when re-assembling the brick. This establishes the noise reducing (EMF) ground plane by connecting the copper plate with electrical ground on the circuit. That's why it was done that way. Nice work!
Thanks for that piece of info. That was exactly what I needed to verify. I thought the copper plate has been connected to the black wire but could no longer tell for sure after I got it apart. The video still didn't make that clear, so your comment saved the day!
You explain it so well thank you
Thanks for making this video! I did exactly as shown and my adaptor charges as it was new again.
Saved me $70+ Thank you!
Thanks for sharing. Very good video, I just got my new wire in the mail.
Great video very helpful. Charger works again - Thanks
Bruh the simple way is just to put tin it works for me
Good idea on the tape.
5:31 I recognized that book instantly!
Great video!
thx guys very easy and well done
Very good instructions, thank yo so much
thx for this useful video :)
It worked for me, thank you :)
where is the other video you promised in a couple of days??
You had blue and white in the other video where you separated the insulating wires apart from the main cord and here you have black that apparently is new that you purchased, so what's in the black one then?
Does this work on the UK plug in the same way?
Hello I live in France or find a new cable that is correct? Thank you
how do I open the adapter case if I have 2 hands
Thank you so very much. It helped me repair my MacBook Pro (early 2011) magsafe charger! 👍🏾👍🏾
Nice video
Thank you!
Hi there mate, excellent job, I made a similar repair my self but it only laster for a few hours. Dont know why but it worked like a charm for around two hours and now its not charging again... Any thoughts on that?
Just buy a new charger it's much easier
For the sake of anyone else reading, my guess is that your soldered connections were weak. As the power supply heated up from use, one of the weak connections expanded until it was no longer connected.
my 8 year old power brick just tore the cable in the same place cause the outer rubber was so worn and brittle.... hope i can fix it
Where did you get the replacement cable from? Thanks.
+TECH GUY You can buy it on ebay.
Get one on amazon for less than 10 dollars shipping included
That's what I did. Amazon prime for 8$
Great vidio thanks guys
Tnx
The volume of your recording is very low. I had to hook up external speakers to be able to hear it
omg i wish i could do this ah
Thanks! I did it! But when i charge the notebook i can not use a touchpad. He's doesn't work well. Anybody had the same problem?
Are you having a problem with battery swelling? If your battery is getting old and swelling, it pushes against the touchpad and makes it difficult or impossible to click it.
Thanks for ur answer. RUclips's lags. This is my 3rd try to answer you. Yes, my battery is 6 years old. There is no swelling problem i guess. Before i "fixed" all was ok but now when i try to move cursor he randomly moves.
This is what I would try, at least to eliminate a variable: close the lid on your MacBook to put it to sleep. Remove the battery while leaving the charge cord connected. Open the lid, taking care not to let the charge cord get disconnected. Verify if the touchpad is working correctly or not.
It may not be battery-related and the problem could be coincidental. But this test will let you know for certain. That your cord was fixed shouldn't have anything to do with the touchpad operation. The touchpad acts the same whether the cord is attached or not, correct?
Now someone to tell me how to get superglue out of my hands :)) With 4 hands seems to be easier but i only have 2 so i had to try the glue part twice and when i had to reopen the brick my fingers become full of super glue :))
Hi, great video. i foolishly removed both wires and did not take note of which goes where. is there a way of working it out by looking at the circuit board? i hoped the board would show a negative and positive sign but unfortunately not. The layout of my circuit board looks different, the principles should be the same. Mine is probably a copy, though was sold as genuine like so many on ebay. i have attached a link to two closeup photos of the front and back of my board. Are you have to advise? Image link: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5DDuYWnVxxPQmdYRlEzRk5ja1k
very good video, but the music was awful! I appreciated the fast-forwardings and the written comments. But rather some verbal comments or at least some non-intrusive music for sound.
thank you, apple disliked 4 times
There's an 'L' in Solder...
Ok, it's done but you can do it simpler and cleaner!
instagram.com/p/BIIOOlwjOZA/?taken-by=janoliv
How? Can you pleas explain? How did you manage to pertain the old connector? Or you bought completely new cable?
what is this i cant understand this that what he is doing
What a mess.....Why apple design this way?
To stop people killing themselves or burning there house down...never do this