Keep Your Power Cords Intact
Posted: December 31, 2013
Electronics are pretty much useless without power. Unfortunately the cables we use to charge our devices tend to break. Don't keep spending money on power cables, use this trick to help make cables last longer.
Electronics are pretty much useless without power. Unfortunately the cables we use to charge our devices tend to break. Don't keep spending money on power cables, use this trick to help make cables last longer.
Nick Mediati, Associate Editor at TechHive, shares a simple way to help preserve your power cables.
Save your power cables with a little help from twist-ties
I've owned four Mac laptops over the last decade or so, but I've gone through countless power adapters. Invariably, the adapters fail because the cord frays where it meets the brick or the connector that plugs into the computer. Argh. So annoying. While you might not be able to prevent power adapters from failing, this simple hack could help extend the life of your power adapter or computer cables.
What you'll need
- The power brick or cable that you want to help protect
- 2 twist-ties
- Cyanoacrylate-based glue (like Super Glue or Krazy Glue)
- A sheet of newspaper or plastic to place on your work surface
- About 15 minutes
How to do it
Step 1: To start, take a twist-tie and snugly loop it around the connector end (or brick end) of the cable, about a half inch from where the cable meets the brick or connector.
Read the entire article Save Your Power Cables With a Little Help From Twist-Ties on Tech Hive.