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Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by ryanSrich on Sunday March 20, 2016 @09:23PM (#11325615)
I was going through 1-2 chargers per year between 2013 and 2015. In December I said enough was enough and decided to take a stab at designing a more durable one. If there's any interest I can write up a post on it. I have a Frankenstein version that I use daily, and I even looked into DIY kits for making the chargers more durable but it was cost prohibitive.
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Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by ics on Sunday March 20, 2016 @10:02PM (#11325733)
You should. I've been jury-rigging the same three chargers (down from 6) since 2007 and not looking to upgrade, so no USB-C for me. The chargers themselves are great but the connectors are a chore– no matter how gentle I've been, eventually the heat softens them, then a tiny torque and it's torn.
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Re:Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown: convincing outside ... by moreati on Monday March 21, 2016 @03:58AM (#11326737)
Yes please, I'd like to know more. If you don't have time for a full write up even a photo dump (e.g. to Imgur) would be interesting.
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