Repair your Powerbook 65W AC adapter at home

As Tony Korologos of The Apple Blog notes, those Apple-supplied AC adapters take a lot of abuse. I know mine certainly does; traveling back and forth between work and home with me every day, being shoved in and out of my bag...not to mention the fact that my kids just love to yank on it for whatever reason (I think it's to hear me say, "Don't yank on that."). Eventually, the cord begins to wear at the very point where it meets the casing of the adapter, and the unit develops a short. That's what happend to Tony – twice. The first time around, he simply purchased a new adapter. The second time it happened, he took matters into his own hands. You're a brave man, Tony. A brave man with a soldering gun.

First, he used a hammer and a screwdriver to coax the casing apart. Next, after some careful snipping, twisting and slodering, the unit was reassambled and working like a charm. You can get the full details of the process here. Sure, it's a little taped up, but those things are nealy $90US!

[Via The Apple Blog]