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Step 4Expose Some Wire
The power cord itself isn't your standard two-wire cable. Instead, it's a very thin coaxial setup. The core provides the ground and the outer cage acts as a ground. In order to splice these, we first need to separate them.
Start by carefully stripping off the outer casing. Wire strippers could work here, but be careful not to cut through the ground wires. I didn't have a wire stripper, so I used a knife and my fingernails. Once the outer casing is off, separate the ground wires and strip the casing from the inner cable. There will be some thin green floss mixed in to the ground cage that provides padding and strength to the cable that you can separate out and trim off.
Now we need to get a some exposed wire on the adapter side to splice the cord on to. See that little plastic thing that the cord passes through as it enters the case? It keeps the cord from getting yanked off of the board when you pull on it. Inside the plastic thing, the cord is tied in a knot. If you can cut away the plastic thing without cutting through the cable, you can untie the knot and get a decent length of wire to work with. As you can see in the second photo, I couldn't, but it worked out anyway.
Once you have the cord exposed, repeat the stripping process from earlier and splice away. To do this properly, you should probably twist the wires and then bind them with solder. I didn't feel like getting out my soldering iron so I just wrapped them with electrical tape.
Start by carefully stripping off the outer casing. Wire strippers could work here, but be careful not to cut through the ground wires. I didn't have a wire stripper, so I used a knife and my fingernails. Once the outer casing is off, separate the ground wires and strip the casing from the inner cable. There will be some thin green floss mixed in to the ground cage that provides padding and strength to the cable that you can separate out and trim off.
Now we need to get a some exposed wire on the adapter side to splice the cord on to. See that little plastic thing that the cord passes through as it enters the case? It keeps the cord from getting yanked off of the board when you pull on it. Inside the plastic thing, the cord is tied in a knot. If you can cut away the plastic thing without cutting through the cable, you can untie the knot and get a decent length of wire to work with. As you can see in the second photo, I couldn't, but it worked out anyway.
Once you have the cord exposed, repeat the stripping process from earlier and splice away. To do this properly, you should probably twist the wires and then bind them with solder. I didn't feel like getting out my soldering iron so I just wrapped them with electrical tape.
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My tip:
Use a hacksaw to open the adapter (if you have one!)