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What Is the Repair Score of the iFixit Fast Charger USB-C AC Adapter

by broabprobe on 7/9/23, 6:38 AM with 2 comments

• by kwiens on 7/21/23, 8:50 PM

  That's a great question. We didn't do it here because power supplies tend to have a history of reliability. I haven't had a power brick fail on me.

  It was an issue with the Airport Extreme back in the day, and that wasn't easy to open: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Apple+AirPort+Express+Base+Stat...

  To begin to answer you: We start calculating a repair score by identifying the critical components.

  For a power supply, what are the critical components? What fails in an AC GaN transformer over time? I don't know (yet).

  Right now, we aren't providing schematics / repair information, or parts for it. So that loses us two points right out the gate.

  Open to input and critique on the rest of the design.

• by broabprobe on 7/9/23, 6:38 AM

  "... in true iFixit fashion, we made sure you can see the tech that will power your stuff!"

  ...wouldn't 'true iFixit fashion' include a teardown and replacement parts? Is there some part of the UL spec that says you can't sell a power supply that's easily opened?