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Ultimately reducing all the countless worthless old and unused plugs, and headphones. I think it would have been prudent to offer credit for returning old gear or offering discounted/gratis 20W based on a similar principle. So either way people must buy even more adapters contributing yet more e-waste. You can’t say that you’re not providing the new 20W chargers (which are the new standard) because there are two billion was it? chargers already in circulation, and that this is good for the planet when those adapters are 90% + old 5W adapters that cannot charge even the new iPhones efficiently let alone support the new accessories. The point is the more that these types of details crop up the more It supports that they are being greedy. And if not then it’s been poorly thought out and executed, however knowing Apple, I find it difficult to believe they would make a mistake this large but I digress.

The thing that is bugging me about this - and I accept the environmental argument in and of itself, and anything that we can all do to make a difference in reducing e-waste really helps, but even as an admitted Apple (cringes) “fanboy” I have to say that this has been an additional benefit for Apple, but primarily about the revenue in my opinion. Glad I got my 11 in September than wait in October for the 12.

Macbook pro magsafe 2 charger broke plus#

I thought it was a gimmick from the start, plus the 12 series is having serious problems. This thing is becoming a bigger and bigger white elephant as each day passes. I see USB-A wall sockets all over the place, yet to see a USB-C one. My Anker charging puck works just fine charging my iPhone X with a 5v/2a power supply, and I even have a 5w wireless charger that is slow but fine for overnight charging. Apple could have had a fallback to PD 2 or below, and had the dock charge one or the other items so that in a pinch (likely when travelling), you could borrow a super common USB A charger or use a USB A wall socket. A slightly more expensive voltage regulator that supported USB PD 2.0 and 3.0 in the dock would have dealt with that. LMFTFY: The 29w charger only deals with USB PD 2.0, and therefore whilst the 29w USB C PSU can supply the required 3a at 5v or 1.67a at 9v, it won't because the dock needs PD 3.0, and the USB PD 2.0 fallback doesn't provide enough juice. And Apple's page saying nothing more than it's incompatible. So I chose a hybrid solution.A quick look at MagSafe Duo's specifications explains why the charger doesn't work with the older adapter.Īnd as well as not telling us here, the later linked article also has no mention of the 29w power supply directly. You could just put a couple wraps of electrical tape on it but electrical tape just gets all sticky and doesn’t last very well. The best thing to do would be to put some heat shrink tubing on it but unfortunately the magsafe adapter on the end of the cord is pretty big and the heat shrink tubing that will fit over it won’t shrink down tight over the cord if it’s big enough to slip over. I didn’t want to let it get bad before I protected it. I just noticed that of my MacBook Power Cords just started fraying. Repair Attempt 1 (if you’re curious as to what didn’t work well):

Macbook pro magsafe 2 charger broke how to#

I have repaired my cord in another way, which is going to last a long time and I share how in another blog post here: How To Repair a Fraying MacBook Power Cord – Take 2

The black sticky residue left by my electrical tape once the power brick got hot–not good This method has worked find on the magsafe end but since the power brick gets hot, it melts the electrical tape and you end up with this situation: Now that I’ve repaired this cord in the way I share below, I need to confess that this did not turn out to be a good long-term fix.