Beatrice Murch is not a woman who lets a minor problem like a broken power lead get in her way.
She’s just posted a fantastic story book photoset on Flickr, showing just how she fixed her PowerBook power supply when the cable broke, as shown above. So she did what a lot of geeks might do: she took it apart. (AFTER safely disconnecting it from any sources of actual electricity — see warning from Safety Police, below.)
And lo and behold! It worked!
A note from the Safety Police: DO not disconnect and mess around with stuff that carries electrical charges unless you KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING and take all appropriate precautions to prevent death or injury from electric shock. Electrocutions are your own responsibility. And painful. Beatrice, I should point out, is clearly an experienced hardware hacker and therefore does indeed know how to stay safe. Make sure you do too. Safety Police out.
(All pics used under CC license. Thanks Beatrice!)
Giles Turnbull is a freelance writer in England. He also writes for the Press Association and The Morning News. You can find out more at his website, and follow him on Twitter @gilest.
