Comments for Carson Blog http://oakenweld.com/cblog From the Battlefield: Uncut Drama from the Life of Carson Fenimore Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:52:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on Macbook Pro 85W Power Adapter Repair by Axel http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77&cpage=1#comment-229 Axel Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:52:59 +0000 http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77#comment-229 Hi, Due to the torn Coaxial cable (inner cable was ok) the MacBook Battery didn't charge. The small lamps were dead. Nothing worked. 1) I opened the adapter housing with a screw driver and a small hammer 2) Cut the plastic cover of the out going cable 3) cut approx. 2 cm of the cable casing of the Magsafe cable 4) now it was enough coaxial cable and I solder to the one of the adapter 5) fixed it with a glue strip to the plastic housing. Now it works Axel Hi,
Due to the torn Coaxial cable (inner cable was ok) the MacBook Battery didn’t charge. The small lamps were dead. Nothing worked.

1) I opened the adapter housing with a screw driver and a small hammer
2) Cut the plastic cover of the out going cable
3) cut approx. 2 cm of the cable casing of the Magsafe cable
4) now it was enough coaxial cable and I solder to the one of the adapter
5) fixed it with a glue strip to the plastic housing.
Now it works

Axel

]]> Comment on Macbook Pro 85W Power Adapter Repair by Hectique http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77&cpage=1#comment-228 Hectique Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:10:16 +0000 http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77#comment-228 Hi I have the same problem as lechuck where the pins have disappeared inside the cable. Any advice on this? Hi

I have the same problem as lechuck where the pins have disappeared inside the cable. Any advice on this?

]]> Comment on Macbook Pro 85W Power Adapter Repair by duncan http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77&cpage=1#comment-227 duncan Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:46:59 +0000 http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77#comment-227 my 2006 macbook pro magsafe connector failed right next to the strain-relief. by the time I was able to do something about it, the connector itself had sustained damage from the arcing of the frayed wires. I bought the airline kit & cut off the "aircraft" end of the cable, then joined this to the cable coming out of the adaptor. this works fine for powering the laptop, & is cheaper than buying a new adaptor BUT the battery won't get charged this way. so I still had to buy a new adaptor just because of the connector. the proper one has a chip in it, the airline one doesn't. so, my method is good to rescue an adaptor to keep as a spare (I use mine at my desk in the office). I had to open the case of the same adaptor today when the cable frayed at the other end. I think coaxial cable is a bad idea for laptop supplies- the high current heats the plastic sheath & makes it brittle. if apple had used some sort of double-sheathed flat-twin cable (like mains cable), this would not be happening. the repaired adaptor went back together without gluing, but I threw some strong tie-wraps round it anyway. duncan. my 2006 macbook pro magsafe connector failed right next to the strain-relief. by the time I was able to do something about it, the connector itself had sustained damage from the arcing of the frayed wires.
I bought the airline kit & cut off the “aircraft” end of the cable, then joined this to the cable coming out of the adaptor. this works fine for powering the laptop, & is cheaper than buying a new adaptor
BUT
the battery won’t get charged this way.
so I still had to buy a new adaptor just because of the connector. the proper one has a chip in it, the airline one doesn’t.
so, my method is good to rescue an adaptor to keep as a spare (I use mine at my desk in the office).
I had to open the case of the same adaptor today when the cable frayed at the other end. I think coaxial cable is a bad idea for laptop supplies- the high current heats the plastic sheath & makes it brittle. if apple had used some sort of double-sheathed flat-twin cable (like mains cable), this would not be happening.
the repaired adaptor went back together without gluing, but I threw some strong tie-wraps round it anyway.
duncan.

]]> Comment on Macbook Pro 85W Power Adapter Repair by lechuck http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77&cpage=1#comment-224 lechuck Sat, 08 May 2010 03:07:38 +0000 http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77#comment-224 hm... i also have a problem with the green/orange dot part... the pins that are by the sides, they dissapeared inside the cable. hmmm... hm…
i also have a problem with the green/orange dot part…
the pins that are by the sides, they dissapeared inside the cable.
hmmm…

]]> Comment on Macbook Pro 85W Power Adapter Repair by sandy http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77&cpage=1#comment-222 sandy Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:15:50 +0000 http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77#comment-222 The best thing about this post is that, it can convince masses.Its language is easy and conveys the theme of the article in a most appropriate way.The write is not just playing with the words but he is actually providing use full information.The content is unique and depicts the theme very well The best thing about this post is that, it can convince masses.Its language is easy and conveys the theme of the article in a most appropriate way.The write is not just playing with the words but he is actually providing use full information.The content is unique and depicts the theme very well

]]> Comment on Macbook Pro 85W Power Adapter Repair by Thanasis http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77&cpage=1#comment-219 Thanasis Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:28:19 +0000 http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77#comment-219 I tried to chisel along the seam with patience but I ended up ruining the whole surface, probably because my screwdriver was too thick. Then I removed the two corner flaps (which was relatively easy by applying moderate sideways force on them), and I placed in the now available space the tip of a pair of pliers. By pushing the pliers in the available space, I opened slowly the handles of the pliers. This put force from the inside towards the outside on the two corners and voila!, the apparatus opened with a snap! Try it before chiseling I tried to chisel along the seam with patience but I ended up ruining the whole surface, probably because my screwdriver was too thick.
Then I removed the two corner flaps (which was relatively easy by applying moderate sideways force on them), and I placed in the now available space the tip of a pair of pliers. By pushing the pliers in the available space, I opened slowly the handles of the pliers. This put force from the inside towards the outside on the two corners and voila!, the apparatus opened with a snap!
Try it before chiseling

]]> Comment on Macbook Pro 85W Power Adapter Repair by Martin http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77&cpage=1#comment-218 Martin Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:44:08 +0000 http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=77#comment-218 I was able to fix the magnetic (computer) end of one of these power supplies when the same thing happened. I locked the rectangular metal part in a BIG vise, then tapped the white plastic case off with a screwdriver point. The soldering was a bit fussy, but manageable with a pencil-type iron and a solder remover. I just made a note of where the inner wire and outer braid were soldered and reproduced it. The strain relief was molded on and couldn't be saved. Thanks for this post, Carson. I was able to fix the magnetic (computer) end of one of these power supplies when the same thing happened. I locked the rectangular metal part in a BIG vise, then tapped the white plastic case off with a screwdriver point. The soldering was a bit fussy, but manageable with a pencil-type iron and a solder remover. I just made a note of where the inner wire and outer braid were soldered and reproduced it. The strain relief was molded on and couldn’t be saved. Thanks for this post, Carson.

]]> Comment on Carson and Celeste Wedding Video by Natalie Putnam http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=111&cpage=1#comment-215 Natalie Putnam Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:31:54 +0000 http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=111#comment-215 CONGRATS CELESTE!!!! I am so happy for you. Thanks for posting the video. I loved seeing you and your new husband. You are a cute couple and you will love being parents. Natalie CONGRATS CELESTE!!!! I am so happy for you. Thanks for posting the video. I loved seeing you and your new husband. You are a cute couple and you will love being parents.

Natalie

]]> Comment on Carson and Celeste Wedding Video by Chris&Jae Stringham http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=111&cpage=1#comment-214 Chris&Jae Stringham Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:50:49 +0000 http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=111#comment-214 Congratulations! What an adorable couple! And man will that baby be tall :) Congratulations! What an adorable couple! And man will that baby be tall :)

]]> Comment on Vegan by Stotlaat http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=110&cpage=1#comment-212 Stotlaat Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:57:00 +0000 http://oakenweld.com/cblog/?p=110#comment-212 oh, I see. The baby was conceived while Carson was on a diet of weeds and kelp. THAT is why the word "Vegan" appears at the top of the expose about the happy origins of baby fenimore. I should have predicted this. The pictures of the two combatants on the big ballooonie thing were representive of the bloated feeling in early pregnancy and the good hearted play that leads to the condition. The pictures at the beach of feet in the sand were a muffled cry to all the world, wanting to reveal the pregnancy, but waiting for the right time. Anyone who's attended public school knows that the origins of life on the planet were in the sea. And then the fish got legs. Yes, the signs were always there, right out where we could all see this coming. And now, at last, the picture of the potato shaped object in the familiar windshield-squeegie-vee of an abdominal ultrasound printout confirm what none could have guessed: the Fenimore's will be discussing baby names! oh, I see. The baby was conceived while Carson was on a diet of weeds and kelp. THAT is why the word “Vegan” appears at the top of the expose about the happy origins of baby fenimore.
I should have predicted this. The pictures of the two combatants on the big ballooonie thing were representive of the bloated feeling in early pregnancy and the good hearted play that leads to the condition. The pictures at the beach of feet in the sand were a muffled cry to all the world, wanting to reveal the pregnancy, but waiting for the right time. Anyone who’s attended public school knows that the origins of life on the planet were in the sea. And then the fish got legs. Yes, the signs were always there, right out where we could all see this coming.
And now, at last, the picture of the potato shaped object in the familiar windshield-squeegie-vee of an abdominal ultrasound printout confirm what none could have guessed: the Fenimore’s will be discussing baby names!

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