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imglorptoday at 2:02 AM4 repliesview on HN

How? The (US) charger's only got 2 pins so ground stays unconnected.


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pxxtoday at 2:26 AM

There are grounded duckheads for this purpose, e.g. https://amzn.to/4cnzuef (note out of stock. I guess your best bet is to use a UK duckhead, but half of those have a dummy ground...)

if you take the plug part from the brick you'll note that there's only two pins but the button-like thing is a ground

as noted in a sibling, the power adapter extension cable does plumb the ground through (https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mw2n3ll/a/power-adapter-e...)

BobAliceInATreetoday at 3:35 AM

Apple sells a 3-pin extension cable

US Version: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mw2n3ll/a/power-adapter-e...

bombcartoday at 2:25 AM

I don't know if this link will work - https://www.chargerlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/202206... but that metal round pin thing is a ground; and the three-prong cable connects to it.

Tsiklontoday at 2:18 AM

The extension cable they used to include in box with the computers, it has the third pin for the charger brick connector which is wired to ground

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