[Ti] Power Supply plug

[Roger Snyder]

On 3/29/03 16:28, "Jerry Krinock" wrote:

> (2) Carefully scrape the plastic off the old plug, re-solder the wires on,
> and then "pot" it in a blob of epoxy.  You'll increase your risk of cancer
> if you melt any of the plastic and breathe the vapors.  Also, it will be
> difficult to solder if they use cloth-stranded "Litz" wire as is common.
> And it will look like hell, but will work fine if you do it correctly.

 I took my first one apart when it stopped working entirely, and it is a
difficult, but not impossible, soldering job.

    Since mine was still under warranty (and if I butchered it up it would
not be) I decided to get a replacement (spoke to Apple at 4pm, had it the
next am). 

    If it happens again, and the new one shows no signs of breaking, I'll
fix it, but I've been soldering for over 30 years (I soldered my first
computer in 1979) so I have some experience. You don't want to be shorting
these things out.

-- Roger