I remember the old macbook pro chargers, they and the cable would get so hot it melted the insulation of the cable (over time). Not to mention the self-desoldering GPU’s inside the actual laptops.

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joecool1029 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

I don't think it was heat melting the insulation, blame the TPE used reacting. Anyways thread from the last time Apple charger stuff was discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28054090

	▲	thenthenthen 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Ah thats interesting! The self desoldering gpu’s was also an issue with compliance, switching from leaded to lead free solder iirc.

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dylan604 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I had 2 cables that melted like this. I eventually bought the newer version with a different insulator. Used with the same charger and same laptop, but no melting.