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

[Ronald Cotoni]

Thats awesome. Thanks Jake!  I might build one of these.

On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 11:57 PM, Asheesh Laroia <noisebridge at asheesh.org>wrote:

> 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.
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Ronald Cotoni
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