MacBook Charger

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Oh not again, my MagSafe wire is broken! I'm tired of fixing it and don't want to buy a new one for 90 dollars. That was my feeling after many years using a MagSafe 1. Warning: During the process of building this case, I accidentally broke my charger (short-circuit), so be extremely careful while manipulating yours. Many times I received electrical shocks, even if the charger wasn't plugged in. This is because condensers keep an electrical charge and discharge it when you touch the wires. It's really painful: don't make the same mistake! If you start building your own case, I strongly advise you to wear insulating gloves while manipulating the charger. You also need to wrap the charger in a plastic sheet or use the one that comes with the original MagSafe. Warning: If you decide to use a jack connector for the power, know that this is a very common connector. You might have many devices that use this same connector, so don't let kids play with this charger. And don't try to plug another source of electricity into your charger. I strongly recommend using ABS for the case. This charger heats up a lot, and PLA will bend because of the heat produced, especially if you put the charger on a bed or carpet. Please do not start building it before you read my safety instructions above! I got tired of repairing and using electrical tape to secure the wire. After a few weeks spent in my backpack, the wire was breaking. Plus, once you open the case of your charger, you cannot put it back. Apple does this on purpose to prevent people from repairing it. So two years ago, I started thinking about a 3D printed replacement for the MagSafe 1. I came up with this 3D printed case, which allows you to nicely wind your MagSafe connector and prevents the cable from breaking! You can modify my design for your own purpose (for example, another type of connector or different screws...). For this design, I used the latest version of FreeCAD that was available: FreeCAD 0.18. I strongly recommend using this version or higher, as I experienced issues with 0.16, especially because I use many bodies for this design. Material needed: * MagSafe 1 60W (I think other powers will have bigger cases) * 2 M3 screws, 24mm * 2 M3 screws, 6mm * 4 M3 nuts * Jack DC 5.5mm x 2.1mm female connector * Jack DC 5.5mm x 2.1mm male connector Feel free to contact me if you have questions; I'll be happy to see people interested in this project!