Can the power adapter plug be replaced?

My poxy laptop slipped off the chair and landed directly on the power plug. I don't have a battery for the PB at the moment so power via the adapter was my only way of using it. Short of buying an entire new adapter I was wondering if the plug that goes into the laptop can be replaced since that was the only bit that broke. The rest of the adapter is all fine so it seems a bit overkill having to buy a whole new adapter just to replace the plug.

Your best bet will probably be to find a dead adapter with a good plug attached to it, cut off the plug and splice it onto your adapter cord. I've never found a source for the plug you need. I suspect it was made to Apple's order and isn't generally available.

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