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License: Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike (by-nc-sa) Intro: MagSafe for the Rest of Us: A DIY Magnetic Power Adaptor
We all know that one of the most common places for a laptop to break is its power adaptor. The combination of being directly attached to the motherboard, heat, and constant moving and shifting leads the connector to become loose and sloppy. Eventually the connection stops working altogether. Apple has solved this problem on their laptops by use of a magnetic power adaptor, unfortunately for us they also patented the idea. This is my version of a magnetic power adaptor for an Acer 1410 laptop, You should be able to modify the steps fairly easily for work for any laptop though. It is effective, easy to build with common materials, and takes the strain off of the internal connection and motherboard. It also holds on well enough to not come off unless it is supposed to. Edit: There have been some changes to the design, mostly involving using thin copper foil in place of aluminum duct tape. There were heat issues involving the aluminum tape, these issues have been resolved by swapping out the aluminum tape for copper foil. Thanks to instructables members jeff-o and CyberBill for their insights and suggestions. This modification should be completely reversible and do no harm to the laptop or original power adaptor. Please always take your time to work safe and unplug the power cord and laptop battery. A big thanks goes to breath for his original ThinkSafe instructable located here: ThinkSafe: A Magnetic Power Connector for Thinkpads
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Image Notes 1. Please Note: Aluminum Duct Tape has too much resistance to be used in this application, please use Copper Foil instead 2. 2 Part Epoxy. Mix the 2 parts together and it hardens in 6 minutes and fully sets in 16 hours. Make small batches because it dries quick and you will have to
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make more for the next bit 3. Wire Studs. I used Pico brand, 22-16 size, Part Number 1769 DP. Buy extra of these because you will need them. 4. Assorted washers, make sure they are conductive AND magnetic. My first few didn't have enough stick to keep the magnets attached. Go to a place that sells them individually so you can get a precise fit 5. Neodymium Ring-Shaped Magnets. I used 4x Magcraft brand, 0.500 x 0.125 x 0.250", Part Number NSN0814
Image Notes 1. Amaco brand ArtEmboss Light Weight Copper Embossing Foil, 9.25 x 12" sheet. This thin, soft copper foil is used for embossed art, it is very pliable and fairly cheap, it also has no coating or adhesive. I procured mine at a DeSerres art store.
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be openly exposed which could lead to a short circuit. Now cut off any excess copper so that it fits below the edge of the power adaptor. You are now ready to make your Center Power Pin.
Image Notes 1. Cut a piece of copper foil that is just wide enough to cover the metal part of the plug.
Image Notes 1. You may find it easiest to have the copper hang over the edge slightly and then to press the copper+magnets onto the plug.
Image Notes 1. Add a washer to the back of the magnets if they don't sit against the plastic of the adaptor plug, this will allow the epoxy to hold better.
Image Notes 1. Cut the excess copper foil to fit below the end of the adaptor.
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Image Notes 1. Last magnet added, make sure they hang over the edge slightly.
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Image Notes 1. Epoxy the magnet/washer to the plug and your power adaptor is complete!
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Image Notes 1. Separate the 2 pieces of the Wire Stud, use a pair of pliers to push the pin out of the back of the plastic
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Image Notes 1. Cut a piece of copper foil that is the width of the plastic piece from the Wire Stud.
Image Notes 1. Wrap the plastic piece until it is wide enough that the small washer fits over it snugly.
Image Notes 1. Epoxy the smaller washer to the copper foil, leaving enough space from the end that the larger washer will sit flush with the end of the plastic piece.
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Image Notes 1. Larger washer sits flush with end of plastic piece.
Image Notes 1. Make sure that the large washer has direct metal to metal contact with the small washer and/or copper foil.
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Image Notes 1. Epoxy the large washer to the side of the laptop, taking care not to get any into the socket. Hold for a few minutes, making sure it sits flush
Image Notes 1. Wrap the pin with a bit of electrical tape to keep it from shorting out on the inside of the magnets when it is connected to the power.
step 7: Done!
You're done! Now you can trip over your cord as much as you want. Also i don't see how Apple has a patent on this idea when they stole the idea from Japanese deep fryers. oh well. Anyways happy modding!
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Image Notes 1. Thanks again to breath for his ThinkSafe instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/ThinkSafe:-A-Magnetic-Power-Connector-forThinkpad/
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Image Notes 1. Epoxy the large washer to the side of the laptop, taking care not to get any into the socket. Hold for a few minutes, making sure it sits flush
step 8: Removal
I had to remove this mod once I had finished it to make changes to the design, these are shots of after the modifications were removed and before the changes in design were implemented. As you can see there are no permanent marks or damage to the original power adaptor or charging port on the laptop
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