How to trick Apple Macbook Pro to work with aftermarket charger :-)

[ktmmotocross]

Hello.
Again need to trick some laptop to work with aftermarket charger. Now it is apple. I have apple charger, but it is broken, so how to trick aftermarket charger to work with original apple cable?

[SMDFlea]

Re: How to trick Apple Macbook Pro to work with aftermarket charger :-)

have a look at these cables . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AC-Adapte...p/323508977614

[ktmmotocross]

Re: How to trick Apple Macbook Pro to work with aftermarket charger :-)

i have cable from original charger, but now i see that it is shorting in end.

U have confirmed that with good "original" cable , macbooks working with PSU ?

[SMDFlea]

Re: How to trick Apple Macbook Pro to work with aftermarket charger :-)

I can`t confirm it, i don`t repair many macbooks,when i do i use original and aftermarket chargers not DC supply. I think @piernov can give you better info .

[piernov]

Re: How to trick Apple Macbook Pro to work with aftermarket charger :-)

Yes you only need the cable and connect + and - of PSU set to 18.5V. The identification chip is inside the tip of the cable.
Use a cable that come from a 85W Magsafe, it'll be compatible with all the Macbooks.
Also there are Magsafe 1 and Magsafe 2 cables. Basically Magsafe 2 is for Macbook Pro Retina and Air after 2012, and Magsafe 1 is for the older machines.
Use a Magsafe 2 when appropriate, the Magsafe1 to 2 adapater (or forcing the connector onto the pins) won't work properly with 2015 machines.

If you try to buy a "new" cable on eBay/Aliexpress, be aware that you don't know what you get. Most are 60W cables. Sometimes, you randomly get a 45W or 85W.
I bought 2 Magsafe1 and 1 Magsafe2 60W cables, and one of the Magsafe1 was actually 85W (obviously the one I soldered onto a 60W adapter thinking it was 60W as well).

[ktmmotocross]

Re: How to trick Apple Macbook Pro to work with aftermarket charger :-)

do u think this will be good?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/NEW-...AbTest=ae803_3

[ktmmotocross]

Re: How to trick Apple Macbook Pro to work with aftermarket charger :-)

i was thinking that it would be worse, but it was not so bad

[ktmmotocross]

Re: How to trick Apple Macbook Pro to work with aftermarket charger :-)

resoldered, glued with transparent hot glue, cut to nice shape and worked like a charm