Has anyone else ever had the cord of their magsafe charger start sparking or catch on fire (as it burns through the insulation and rubber) right behind the adapter? I've had it happen with I believe three chargers across two different computers.
The ironic thing about the Apple Macbook charger is that despite its complexity and attention to detail, it's not a reliable charger. When I told people I was doing a charger teardown, I rapidly collected a pile of broken chargers from people who had failed chargers. The charger cable is rather flimsy, leading to a class action lawsuit stating that the power adapter dangerously frays, sparks and prematurely fails to work. Apple provides detailed instructions on how to avoid damaging the wire, but a stronger cable would be a better solution. The result is reviews on the Apple website give the charger a dismal 1.5 out of 5 stars.
Yup had one catch one fire, was just thankful that I was around to see it happen and stop it from burning the house down. The charger was around 4 years old but I never wrap the cable so it seems like a major design flaw.
