Sunday, September 21, 2014

Week 3: Breaking stuff

Since my Macbook Pro™  MagSafe™ charger broke last quarter, I figured this was a good way to alleviate my worries of another one breaking (and costing me $70+) by fixing my old one so I have a spare lying around. My first big obstacle was finding a schematic to tell me what wires specifically needed to be desoldered, which didn't exist. 

Luckily, this guy had step by step instructions for me to follow. He was one of many blogs I'd found online, but what was nice about his approach was that it allowed for me to reglue the casing back together once the operation was completed. 

(Dramatization of Procedure)

Using needle nose plyers and a bit of leverage, I was able to crack the casing apart in a way that didn't do too much damage. After a little work, I finally got the casing off and could view the MagSafe™ charger in all it's glory

Close up on the affected area 
Dirty ;)


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