[Noisebridge-discuss] thinksafe - a magnetic power connector for thinkpads

[Asheesh Laroia]

Excerpts from Jake's message of Wed Jun 06 00:42:10 -0400 2012:
> http://www.instructables.com/id/ThinkSafe%3A-A-Magnetic-Power-Connector-for-Thinkpad/
> 
> thinksafe - a magnetic power connector for thinkpads
> 
> "My Thinkpad's power connection started getting flaky, so I made a 
> magnetic connector that works just like Apple's MagSafe connectors. It's 
> effective, cool-looking, and breaks away cleanly when kicked. I used 
> common materials that I had around or could find at my local hardware 
> store, so you should be able to duplicate my efforts.
> 
> "These directions should work for any power connector that has the same 
> basic design, if you make adaptations for differing sizes. See the second 
> and third pictures in this step for a "before" portrait and a little bit 
> of terminology.
> 
> "This modification isn't destructive in any way, so it should be possible 
> to restore your laptop to its original condition just by removing the 
> pieces you've glued on. You can't use an unmodified power adapter once 
> you've modded your laptop, but fortunately it's pretty easy to make the 
> plug part, so you can make two or more spares.
> 
> "Remove the battery before working on your laptop, and unplug the power 
> cord.

In my personal opinion, this is totally awesome. If people want to get
together to work on this sometime, I would mega sign up. Doubly true
if I'm free when it happens (something like a Doodle poll would be
great).

-- Asheesh.