{"id":324585,"date":"2010-02-15T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5472278"},"modified":"2010-02-15T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-15T22:00:00","slug":"this-diy-magnetic-power-adapter-will-keep-your-laptop-safe-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/324585","title":{"rendered":"This DIY Magnetic Power Adapter Will Keep Your Laptop Safe [DIY]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/500x_500x_2010-02-15_115602.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" \/>Ever trip over a power cord and launch your laptop across the room? Me either, but that&#8217;s probably because of my laptop&#8217;s MagSafe breakaway magnetic power adapter. If your laptop doesn&#8217;t have one, check <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5472066\/add-a-diy-magsafe-connector-to-protect-your-laptop\">Lifehacker&#8217;s<\/a> guide for a DIY version.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need an existing power cord and about $32 in materials:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Neodymium Ring-Shaped Magnets (enough to cover your adaptor plug with some overhang)<\/li>\n<li>Wire Studs (to fit into the power socket)<\/li>\n<li>Steel Washers (asst. sizes, make sure your magnets will STICK to them)<\/li>\n<li>Thin Copper Foil (Note: aluminum duct tape has too much resistance)<\/li>\n<li>Electrical Tape<\/li>\n<li>Two-Part Epoxy Adhesive<\/li>\n<li>Nail(s)<\/li>\n<li>Calming Incense (to keep you sane while working with the fiddly bits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The process of modifying your existing power cord actually seems rather easy, but please follow the instructions closely and don&#8217;t poke any wall outlets with the nails. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/MagSafe-for-the-Rest-of-Us-A-DIY-Magnetic-Power-A\/\">Instructables<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/hackaday.com\/2010\/02\/14\/homebrew-magsafe\/\">Hack a Day<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5472066\/add-a-diy-magsafe-connector-to-protect-your-laptop\">Lifehacker<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=ad1d151a678321dc57ea197df98ab829&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=ad1d151a678321dc57ea197df98ab829&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"http:\/\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?eui=2226\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=sBdyqcvnjtw:BhmFQomp1XE:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=sBdyqcvnjtw:BhmFQomp1XE:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=sBdyqcvnjtw:BhmFQomp1XE:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=sBdyqcvnjtw:BhmFQomp1XE:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=sBdyqcvnjtw:BhmFQomp1XE:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=sBdyqcvnjtw:BhmFQomp1XE:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/sBdyqcvnjtw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever trip over a power cord and launch your laptop across the room? Me either, but that&#8217;s probably because of my laptop&#8217;s MagSafe breakaway magnetic power adapter. If your laptop doesn&#8217;t have one, check Lifehacker&#8217;s guide for a DIY version. You&#8217;ll need an existing power cord and about $32 in materials: Neodymium Ring-Shaped Magnets (enough [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1556,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-324585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324585\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}