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How to Repair a MagSafe Connector

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How to Repair a MagSafe Connector: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
  • Slide the housing back over the magsafe connector. It goes on either way round (there is a hole for the led on both sides.

  • Squeeze in place with the pliers. If it doesn't fit over the circuit board fairly easily, check that you don't need to file down the solder joints some more.

  • Slide the first of the pieces of heatsink up against the plastic housing.

  • Keeping it tight, shrink it in place. This is important to help avoid a future failure.

  • Repeat with the outermost piece of heatshrink.

  • Try powering it up! Remember that it will take a few seconds before the LED illuminates.

  • Orange light - success!

  • Abrading the top of the casing and applying a big blob of hot-melt glue seemed to provide more permanent, if less elegant, strain relief!

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