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From: Rowland McDonnell on 2 Mar 2010 10:25 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > > > Flavio Matani <flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com> wrote: > > > > > Off to the Apple Store. Probably will need to buy yet another MacBook > > > power adapter. Taking the old one, though, as there is a known issue > > > with these things: the point at which the lead joins the magsafe > > > connector melts; it has done on this one -it started by having to wiggle > > > it to keep connection, then it started getting very hot at that point, > > > at which point I wasn't trusting to leave the mb plugged into it if I > > > wasn't present, as I like that machine -and my flat- in their current, > > > unburnt state. Last time (perhaps a year and a half ago) this happened > > > with a magsafe power adapter the Apple Store replaced it for free. Not > > > holding my breath for that, of course, but just in case... > > > > Some careful cutting of isolation with a pen knife > > `Insulation' does indeed electrically isolate things, but it's > `insultation' that you want to be cutting here. [snip] Well, almost. Today is a bad day. Speeling is not going well for me. Nors the tripwrirting/ Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: zoara on 3 Mar 2010 16:24 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > > > > > Flavio Matani <flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Off to the Apple Store. Probably will need to buy yet another > > > > MacBook > > > > power adapter. Taking the old one, though, as there is a known > > > > issue > > > > with these things: the point at which the lead joins the magsafe > > > > connector melts; it has done on this one -it started by having > > > > to wiggle > > > > it to keep connection, then it started getting very hot at that > > > > point, > > > > at which point I wasn't trusting to leave the mb plugged into it > > > > if I > > > > wasn't present, as I like that machine -and my flat- in their > > > > current, > > > > unburnt state. Last time (perhaps a year and a half ago) this > > > > happened > > > > with a magsafe power adapter the Apple Store replaced it for > > > > free. Not > > > > holding my breath for that, of course, but just in case... > > > > > > Some careful cutting of isolation with a pen knife > > > > `Insulation' does indeed electrically isolate things, but it's > > `insultation' that you want to be cutting here. > > [snip] > > Well, almost. > > Today is a bad day. > > Speeling is not going well for me. Nors the tripwrirting/ > > Rowland. I think right now that ucsm could do with cutting some insultation. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Peter Ceresole on 3 Mar 2010 17:33 zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > I think right now that ucsm could do with cutting some insultation. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh! -- Peter
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