What is the purpose of the flaps on the 85W new MagSafe 2 power adapter?

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What is the purpose of the flaps on the 85W new MagSafe 2 power adapter?

When looking over the new MagSafe 2 85W charger, I can't help but wonder about the two hidden flaps on the converter portion of the device. While holding the converter with the cord protruding from the from the right, and the prongs (or extension cord) facing left, two hidden flaps can be pulled out from the top right and bottom right of the device. Does anyone know what for what purpose Apple included these flaps?

Thanks in advance,

Kevin

P.S. My only idea is that they are built to stabilize the converter if you wish to stand it upright.

P.P.S. If you don't actually know, but have an idea, offer it up. Any ideas would be great.

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jul 28, 2012 12:32 PM

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Jul 28, 2012 12:43 PM in response to kstanfield65

I thought it was to make winding the power cord around the adapter easier ? Ha

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Jul 28, 2012 12:44 PM in response to shldr2thewheel

shldr2thewheel wrote:

I thought it was to make winding the power cord around the adapter easier ? Ha

It is....that's why the end of the cord has a lock so you can clamp it onto the cable once you've rolled it up...

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Jul 28, 2012 12:45 PM in response to Bimmer 7 Series

I should never second guess myself 😉

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ds store

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Jul 28, 2012 12:46 PM in response to kstanfield65

Flaps are for wrapping the cord around, however I don't recommend doing that, it tends to wear out the cable as it's too tight of a loop.

Wrap the cable in a larger loop about twice the size or 6-8 inches across and use a couple of twist ties instead.

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Jul 28, 2012 12:48 PM in response to ds store

ds store wrote:

Wrap the cable in a larger loop about twice the size or 6-8 inches across and use a couple of twist ties instead.

good advice that's what I do as well.

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Jul 28, 2012 12:56 PM in response to kstanfield65

Thanks a lot

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