How to repair the charging adapter of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3/4/5/6/7

ID: 142509

Description: Due to design choices, in the connector of the...

Steps:

  1. Open the connector by inserting a blade in the two slots on the end.
  2. Some glue spots are holding the outer case on the connector
  3. Detach the glue with a blade and proceed to next step
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  4. Slide the outer case of the connector towards the cable side to uncover the connector
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  5. With the help of a knife or a pair of tweezers, remove the resin to uncover the wires.
  6. Be gentle!
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  7. Microsoft inserted this protective spacer to prevent short of the positive and negative conductors.
  8. Unfortuately this is not sufficient in many cases. We will replace this with a bigger spacer in the next step
  9. Remove the red spacer
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  10. Here is the short! Some threads burned, if they are not a significant portion, this can be ignored
  11. The two poles touched here, let's clean this area and remove any debris
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  12. After clearing the connector from any wires that can touch, use a sewing needle and a cotton thread to well insulate the two wires
  13. Use multiple turns to ensure the two poles can never touch each other again
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  14. Test that the adapter is working again before closing the connector. The white LED should turn on when plugged in your Surface Pro
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