Hi, everyone. A few hours ago I woke up and started charging my MacBook Pro. For some reason it would not charge the computer unless I placed it in some specific angle. I looked for a problem and noticed a large tear near the main charger. I've delt with stuff like this (iPhone chargers and the like) so I figured if I put some tape around it, I could prevent any further damage. As I was looking for tape in my room I started to smell something smokey. I looked over to the charger and saw smoke coming out from the tear. I quickly unplugged the charger and was unsure of what to do.

I grabbed some duck tape and wrapped a few layers around where the tear is. The charger works fine but should I still be worried that it will start burning up again? Remember that when it started burning up, there was no tape yet (it started to burn up after about 10 minutes of being plugged in). Since I put some tape around it, should it be ok? I wont leave it on overnight just to be on the safe side.

I also don't want to purchase a new charger since they cost around $80.00 at the Apple Store. Will the tape prevent any further burn ups? I've never experienced that with any other ripped chargers.  

I'd be worried for your safety if it was smoking, I'd suggest taking it to some Apple shop and exchanging it for a new one, they're only like 20$.  

If you experience any sort of issue with electrical equipment, especially one that involves smoke, never try to fix it yourself by simply using things like tape or something of the sorts.

$80 may seem like a lot, but if you don't purchase a new one or get your old one replaced you will be at risk of paying a lot more money because something very problematic could easily happen.  

or just buy one off of amazon or something, everything is cheaper there  

Put it in the microwave.  

Posted by Albie

Put it in the microwave.

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By the way, your charger might be defective, so buy a new one.  

I mean unless you want your house catching on fire.

Hey! Then you could sue Apple!