mopedimus

I’ve used Apple devices since the 4S and the iPad. Granted, my job required me to travel a lot, and I’m somewhat neurotic about charging. My cables consistently frayed and failed over six months to a year. As a shipboard electrical safety inspector, I regularly saw others’ cables fail similarly, at the ends where the cable feeds to the connector. The only cable that has not failed me in years in the one that came with my Series 2 Apple Watch. The reason for this is that the cable was supported by a watch stand, so there was no bending.

For portable wire, it has long been standard to put a 2-3 inch plastic mold around the cable, with bend spacers cut into it. Your surge protectors likely have it, so do your lamps, kitchen appliances, home electronics, and even most wall warts, as well as 3.5mm headphone connectors.