#Apple macbook charger recall for free#
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Good Luck and I hope the new breed of chargers doesn't cost 79$ or fail so easily.

#Apple macbook charger recall how to#

If you use heat shrink tubing instead (which I have had good results with in the past) make sure you slip it on before you start! Congrats on fixing a problem Apple should have never had! Please send me your ideas on how to make this a more friendly process, I would be very interested. In reality i think that I always pull on the cord to unplug the charger so I opted for hot glue hoping it would take better straight on yanks vs shrink tubing's side-to-side protection (who knows though). I used hot glue, making sure to apply at least the first large blob all once in one blast to ensure uniformity. Solder your connections and use electrical tape on the unshielded wires to protect from shorts. Split the outer sheath wire into two equal groups and tin them to connect to the two points on the MagSafe. I removed the rubbery plastic that is used to secure the joints enough so that I had something to solder to (soldering iron melting and exacto surgery). Exacto Knife (Skilled use of a dremel could save you a lot of time too!) 4. Skills Required: -Adventurous case cracking -Exacto surgery -Hot glue sculpting -Soldering wires Materials necessary: 1. Preparing the Power brick for soldering/ soldering. Preparing the Magsafe connector for soldering/ soldering. In this Instructable I will cover opening the power brick case via brute force. You must be making a killing on these chargers. You can do it! Apple you should be ashamed of yourself. This instructable is to provide hope for people who must forgo grocery shopping this week if they plan to buy a new charger. Apple knows about this problem, but they have done noting to remedy it. If they do not replace it then start working on this instructable. I would cite reviews on the apple store website if they do not replace yours. These wall plug adapters shipped from 2003 to 2015 with Mac. Apple has determined that, in very rare cases, the two prong Apple AC wall plug adapters designed for use in Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Argentina and Brazil may break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched. You may want to take your charger to apple straight away and see if they will replace this charger. Apple AC Wall Plug Adapter Exchange Program.

If you use the tabs that fold out and allow you to wrap the cord around the brick you are probably reducing the life of you charger. Eventually the rubber sheath separates from the MagSafe connector or the Power-brick and the wire begin to fray or short, sometimes affecting charging and sometimes smoldering. The wimpy wire used in the design is simply to weak to take any real stress, coiling, and yanks.

#Apple macbook charger recall for free#

Thirdly, if you identify that you have one of the designs being recalled, you can either take the charger (and – very important – the device it came with, or the serial number thereof) into an Apple Store or authorised Apple Service Provider for free replacement or, contact Apple Support, where we are guessing they will send a replacement with a return bag or something similar.Apple really dropped the ball on the design of this charger.

#Apple macbook charger recall code#

Redesigned adapters have a 3-letter regional code in the slot (EUR, KOR, AUS, ARG or BRA).” If you have the redesigned adaptor then you’re OK too. An affected wall plug adapter has 4 or 5 characters or no characters on the inside slot where it attaches to an Apple power adapter. “Compare your adapter to the images above. Secondly, follow Apple’s instructions on their website to identify whether you have the old or revised model: Those designed for Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States and Apple USB power adapters are unaffected so you guys and gals are A-OK. However, what you need to actually know right now at this very minute, is whether your charger(s) are affected, and if so, what to do about it.įirstly, the recall is only for devices sold across Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Argentina. Not good news for Apple’s bottom dollar, particularly given recent forecast revisions and reports that the iPhone has reached peak saturation amid declining sales.

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So, unless you have been living under a rock lately, you will by now have heard that Apple have announced a mass recall of their AC chargers, shipped across a huge rage of Mac and iOS devices sold from 2003 to as recently as 2015.