Comments on: Gripes with the MacBook Power Cord http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/ science, technology, atheism and humour Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:22:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Yasuko Bashore http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/comment-page-1/#comment-17704 Yasuko Bashore Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:00:27 +0000 http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/#comment-17704 Very informative text. I've found your site via Google and I'm really glad about the information you provide in your posts. Btw your blogs layout is really broken on the Kmelon browser. Would be cool if you could fix that. Anyhow keep up the good work! Very informative text. I’ve found your site via Google and I’m really glad about the information you provide in your posts. Btw your blogs layout is really broken on the Kmelon browser. Would be cool if you could fix that. Anyhow keep up the good work!

]]> By: Jess Sabiston http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/comment-page-1/#comment-17174 Jess Sabiston Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:29:27 +0000 http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/#comment-17174 When one views the issue at hand, i have to agree with your determinations. You understandably show cognition about this subject and i have much to find out after reading your post.Much salutations and i will come back for any further updates. When one views the issue at hand, i have to agree with your determinations. You understandably show cognition about this subject and i have much to find out after reading your post.Much salutations and i will come back for any further updates.

]]> By: jinxie http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/comment-page-1/#comment-2016 jinxie Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:34:57 +0000 http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/#comment-2016 If you didn't already get it replaced, do so asap. My cord was having the same problem and it *did* catch fire. Apple replaced it. If you didn’t already get it replaced, do so asap.

My cord was having the same problem and it *did* catch fire. Apple replaced it.

]]> By: mike http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 mike Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:12:19 +0000 http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/#comment-1303 kinda similar to my issue: the cord is burnt from the inside out near the magnet part of the power cord and it sucks because, just like yours, most of the wires were separated when it fried and now i have to move it in a certain position to get any power from it and because my lappy is over a year old, i don't think the Apple Care stuff will cover it any longer the worst part is that if you touch the part where the frayed wires are poking out you get a share of the current flowing through and it sometimes sparks, which could potentially ignite the pants i wear under the cord yours doesn't seem quite as bad does it? =D kinda similar to my issue: the cord is burnt from the inside out near the magnet part of the power cord
and it sucks because, just like yours, most of the wires were separated when it fried and now i have to move it in a certain position to get any power from it
and because my lappy is over a year old, i don’t think the Apple Care stuff will cover it any longer
the worst part is that if you touch the part where the frayed wires are poking out you get a share of the current flowing through and it sometimes sparks, which could potentially ignite the pants i wear under the cord

yours doesn’t seem quite as bad does it? =D

]]> By: Adrian Corscadden http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 Adrian Corscadden Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:13:29 +0000 http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/#comment-1074 The problem is on the low voltage side of the transformer, so it is not too dangerous. I am still going to open up the case and re-wire it though. The problem is on the low voltage side of the transformer, so it is not too dangerous. I am still going to open up the case and re-wire it though.

]]> By: Fred Frith http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/comment-page-1/#comment-1073 Fred Frith Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:41:10 +0000 http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/#comment-1073 Your actually tempting fate if you have a loose conductor wire on the 120V side of the circuit ( Thats the side that plugs in the killer wall receptacle) If you did have a short in the cord, it would have exploded by now, and I do mean explode. Where the danger lies is the fact that your electrical pathway to the notebook power transformer is being narrowed. What you end up with is a type of miniature heating element at the point of cable failure so this thing could heat up and burn. If your adept at technical stuff tear it apart nd replace the power cord. If your not inclined that way I would replace the power transformer as soon as possible. Electrical fires can cause some major damage. Your actually tempting fate if you have a loose conductor wire on the 120V side of the circuit ( Thats the side that plugs in the killer wall receptacle) If you did have a short in the cord, it would have exploded by now, and I do mean explode. Where the danger lies is the fact that your electrical pathway to the notebook power transformer is being narrowed. What you end up with is a type of miniature heating element at the point of cable failure so this thing could heat up and burn.
If your adept at technical stuff tear it apart nd replace the power cord.
If your not inclined that way I would replace the power transformer as soon as possible.
Electrical fires can cause some major damage.

]]> By: » iCal day Lives on in Leapard » Observations of a Student: Adrian Corscadden http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 » iCal day Lives on in Leapard » Observations of a Student: Adrian Corscadden Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:25:28 +0000 http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/#comment-1047 [...] to have to bear with another Apple related post. If you don’t like apple, you can look at my previous post and admire some broken Apple [...] [...] to have to bear with another Apple related post. If you don’t like apple, you can look at my previous post and admire some broken Apple [...]

]]> By: Siani http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 Siani Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:48:54 +0000 http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/#comment-1046 I have a similar problem, with a Windows-based laptop. Ironically, someone told me to get a Mac, as such things apparently never happen. Unfortunately, whenever the power goes, so does my wireless connection. Ugh. I have a similar problem, with a Windows-based laptop. Ironically, someone told me to get a Mac, as such things apparently never happen. Unfortunately, whenever the power goes, so does my wireless connection. Ugh.

]]> By: Adrian Corscadden http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Adrian Corscadden Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:05:57 +0000 http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/#comment-1023 It is just a fake wood table, but it still is a bit sketchy and I have been unplugging it when I'm not around. Thanks for the concern though. It is just a fake wood table, but it still is a bit sketchy and I have been unplugging it when I’m not around.

Thanks for the concern though.

]]> By: blueyes http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 blueyes Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:57:52 +0000 http://www.acorscadden.com/apple/gripes-with-the-macbook-power-cord/#comment-1017 I'd be careful with that because it looks like that's a wood table of sorts and it could possibly catch on fire left too long unattended and plugged in. I’d be careful with that because it looks like that’s a wood table of sorts and it could possibly catch on fire left too long unattended and plugged in.

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