Hardware :: Magsafe Adapter Sparked - Power Cord Fried?

Jun 30, 2009

so i freaked out when i tried to plug my magbook in and the magsafe adapter sparked! ya it was wierd. like when it touched the power port it sparked and i pulled it back immediatly.

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MacBook Pro :: Magsafe Power Adapter - Low Voltage Cord

Nov 2, 2008

I have found the magnetic end on ebay to repair my power cord ( one of the pins doesnt spring out anymore) Does anyone know how to get the power brick apart without wrecking it?

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Jul 6, 2012

Can I use existing 85w magsafe adapter from existing macbook pro with new MBA 13 magsafe2 port ?

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Aug 27, 2008

I have both a MacBook (personal) and MacBook Pro (work; provided by NASA). The MacBook has a 60W Magsafe Power Adapter; the MacBook Pro has a 75W power adapter. I am going on international travel for several weeks, do I need to bring both adapters with me? Would there be any problems caused by using a higher-power (75W) power adapter to charge a MacBook or vice versa?

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Mar 9, 2009

ive noticed that everytime i charge my macbook the block that connects to the wall gets very hot is this something common?

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May 24, 2010

I have a Macbook that is nearly three years old, and I'm on my second power cord. The first time I had trouble, the casing had melted off right next to the MagSafe part that plugs into the computer. I got another, and now it seems it won't charge at all. There is no apparent physical damage. At first, I could do a little jiggery pokery and if I got it in just the right place, it would charge. It seems that now even that is gone. I'm wondering if: 1. There is some obvious fix that I am missing, or 2. Where I can get an affordable replacement. I realised this makes it sound as if my current cord is brand new, that is not the case. It is about a year old.

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MacBook Air :: Use Old Magsafe Power Adapter?

Jun 3, 2012

I just bought MacBook Air, because my MacBook Pro died... I need two magsafe power adapters (for work and home) and I was wondering whether I could use my old ones from my MacBook Pro? The watt is way off, though (85 W versus 45W).

Info:
MacBook Air (13-INCH, MID 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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MacBook :: 60W MagSafe Power Adapter For Apple?

Aug 10, 2009

has anyone tried a 3rd party power adapter? i have a MB alum and correct me if i'm wrong, but it needs 60w - right? is there a downside to this?

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MacBook Pro :: Magsafe Power Adapter Woes?

Feb 8, 2012

I was very surprised and scared at the same time when I see my magsafe power cable frayed badly at one of the connections to the magsafe unit. I was very lucky to notice before sleeping, or else I would have ended up in a fire at my home. I was planning keep MBP for charging and go to sleep when I noticed this. But luckily I smelled burning and noticed that the frayed had part started blackening due to burning. I immediately disconnected it.  See the pic below.

I use the charger as it is expected. Remove it from the solid plug and not cable. Actually I use all apple products with care and respect and I love them. But this incident broke my heart. I have so many presentations to give this week, how I am going to survive without my laptop is a big question. I just saw many people have had such problems, and I am hoping Apple customer care helps me out tomorrow morning. Only 14 minutes left on charging before my MBP dies. Apple help.

Strange thing is my power charger was just replaced 6 months ago for a different problem(it just stopped charging without any reason or visible damage, no fall nothing). And now after 6 months the new charger gave up with a frayed cable. I work as a Teaching Assistant and have so many presentations every week, this is a unnecessary trouble for me.

Info:
Mac book Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

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MacBook Air :: It Can't Be Charged By MagSafe 45W Power Adapter

Apr 26, 2012

My MacBook Air 2011 can't be charged by MagSafe 45W power adapter after I charge it with 60W adapter, It happen few time, check the the system status, shows the AC charger not connected, I tried to plug and unplug serveral times, and keep the mag connector pluged for awhile, there's no light at all

Info:MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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MacBook :: New 60W MagSafe Power Adapter Doesn't Work?

Oct 10, 2010

I recently bought a new charger called the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter, for some reason for the first time when I plug it into my Leopard Macbook, it works. But when I take it out and plug it back in, it doesn't seem to charge. I would have to remove my battery and place it in again for the charger to charge my macbook. I don't think the charger is the problem because it charges on my macbook Tiger fine.

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MacBook :: 60W MagSafe Power Adapter Just Stopped Working?

Feb 12, 2009

is this covered by apple care? Do i have to get the 60W for my alum macbook or some people are saying that the 85w will work fine also.

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MacBook Pro :: Yellow Stains On MagSafe Power Adapter?

Feb 20, 2012

My MacBook Pro 13" is 1 month old, but since the first week of use I noticed yellow stains on the corners of the MagSafe Power Adaper! Is this normal?

Info:
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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MacBook Pro :: Will The Magsafe Power Adapter Work In Other Countries

Apr 21, 2012

I'm traveling soon, so I'm wondering if it'll work in another country. You know, the voltage and the plug.

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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MacBook Pro :: 85 Watt Magsafe Power Adapter Super Hot?

May 29, 2012

My battery doesn't last much more than a few hours during continuous web streaming, 2.) That my battery stopped charging to 100% two days ago..and 3.) Last night when I went to unplug it, the power adapter was very hot to the touch. Out of curiosity, I went and used my laser thermometer to get a temp reading of 120-128 degrees F. 

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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Hardware :: Magsafe Power Adapter With Built In Surge Protector?

Jul 21, 2009

I was wondering if the Magsafe power adapter that comes with the macbook pro has a built in surge protector?

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Sep 24, 2010

I've got the new i5 mbp which has the right angle magsafe plug. Can I use any older magsafe adapter on the machine?I need 2 more (one for work and one for home), i'm too lazy to take it out of the bag, or I always forget to put it back when I need it.

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MacBook Pro :: 60W MagSafe - What To Do With Long Cord

Aug 11, 2010

The website says this: to be the perfect traveling companion, the adapter has a clever design which allows the DC cable to be wound neatly around itself for easy cable storage. I'm lost on the above. I just bunch it together and put it in the side pocket of my laptop case. What are they talking about in the above? What gets wrapped around what? The cord is very long and I've read reviews of how happy users are that they no longer trip over it.

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Nov 9, 2007

I keep getting error 0x 80020022 "communication to disc drive failed"no matter what i try burning. Firmware is up to date, and I'm using hi-quality discs. It's holding up my livelyhood

Information:
g5 dual 2.5
Mac OS X (10.4.9)
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MacBook Pro :: Magsafe Put Stress On On Cord At Connector

Oct 12, 2010

I really like the new design of the Magsafe power cord connector. But both designs still put stress on the cord at the connector, if your Macbook is moved. I hope Apple gives the Magsafe a swivel, so the cord can move more freely as the laptop is moved. Am I the only one thinking this would be a good idea?

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MacBook Pro :: How To Plug Magsafe With Extension Cord

Mar 18, 2010

Just wondering about the differences whether using the extension cord or connecting the transformer directly to the AC. I mean, which one of this two options:

- macbook ------------[TRANSFORMER]>A/C
- macbook ------------[TRANSFORMER]------------------>A/C

Do you understand what I mean? just would like to see if its safier using the second option, or what's the difference.

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MacBook Pro :: Wrap The Cord When Putting Away Your MagSafe Charger?

Aug 2, 2009

A few of you may not know, but the prongs on the power adapter are supposed to be used to wrap the cord around when you are putting it away.

I'm curious to know if any of you actually do this.

I'm afraid to do this because I fear that the cord will eventually get weak from being wrapped around and the part of the wire that connects to the actual power adapter might become loose.

I'd like to know if someone has done this very frequently and hasn't experienced any problems.

Example shown here:
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Dec 20, 2009

Someone switched off the power to my iMac the other day. Since I've rebooted:a] System Profiler shows no awareness of FireWire ("Unable to list FireWire devices" in red) b] Every boot takes about five minutes, 3+ of which seems to be spent waiting for a response from the FireWire socket (the logs show a 3-minute gap followed by a line that goes something like this:"/usr/lib/exec/hidd: Timeout waiting for IOKit to be quiet")
c] if it's idle long enough to go to sleep, it goes into a kernel panic (the last line in the log before the panic says"kernel[0]: IOPMSlotsMacRISC4::determineSleepSupport has canSleep true")b] looks connected to a], but I can't see any connection with c] (apart from the reference to IO).

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MacBook :: Lose Power To It Within Three Minutes After Power Cord Comes Off?

Apr 9, 2012

Last Thursday I down loaded software updates from apple and have been losing power very quickly ever since. It just seems like as soon as I remove the power cord I lose power with in three minutes.

Info:
MacBook, iOS 5.0.1, purchased feb 2009

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Laptops :: Magsafe Adapter Light Off?

Jun 17, 2010

I wonder if somebody has a similar problem. MacBook pro 2008 (15", 2.2 GHz, 2 GB RAM) has the Magsafe adapter light off when fully charged. When disconnected-reconnected, it starts glowing green again.

History: about 6 months ago, the screen wiring and video card were replaced by Apple. The battery was replaced a long time ago. Symptoms after card replacement (not necessarily related to it) included spontaneous wake from sleep when the lid was closed, although the "wake from sleep at Ethernet activity" was disabled. In the Apple store they reset the power management unit and the unwanted wake up stopped. The computer is always plugged into the wall outlet when at home but travels often during the day and is on battery power then.

Two other laptops (2007 and 2009) always have the adapter green light on when the battery is fully charged. The "abnormal" one now has a replacement adapter plugged in and for several days the light was on when charged. Today it turned off again. Apple does not list that option and only vaguely states that when fully charged, the adapter light is green. Anything to do with the power port contacts? If yes, how can one diagnose or repair it? Will Apple hardware test do it? Or is this within normal behavior? Also, I am not sure whether this is serious or not since the battery charges...

I did not find any answers on the web, so I am posting it here.

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Hardware :: Magsafe Adapter Holder - Name?

Nov 9, 2010

I saw over the last couple days some type of rubber/plastic (maybe even neoprene?) case/holder that you put the MBP magsafe adapter in and then you could wind the cord around it. I think it was orange in color. Does anyone know what this item is called? Added after about 20 minutes of searching the web: [URL]

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MacBook Pro :: Magsafe L Shape Adapter Getting Very Hot?

Apr 10, 2012

It especially happens when I am watching videos. I bought a cooling pad to help with how hot the macbook gets, but the magsafe adapter is burning hot to the touch. It's making me nervous. Is this normal? Can it be replaced? My macbook was only purchased

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 15 inch

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MacBook Pro :: Finding Magsafe Adapter Split?

Dec 25, 2010

So there has been a kink in my magsafe adapter since I first got it. Today the cord just spit, has this happened to anyone else?

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Hardware :: Magsafe Adapter Hissing Noise

Jan 26, 2010

I have been noticing lately that there is a slight hissing noise on the magsafe adapter particularly when its plugged in to MBP in a quiet room.

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Hardware :: Macbook Pro MagSafe Adapter Not Working

Feb 1, 2010

My Magsafe adapter for my Macbook Pro all of a sudden stopped working. It's no longer charging my MBP. I've noticed usually when charging my MBP if i listen to the adapter it will give the sound like very small motor or gears are running. Now it just sounds like a long beeping sound. I was wondering if this is some known defect, because I made an appointment with the Genius bar for tomorrow and from what I have heard Apple is known for replacing defected parts even if they are out of warranty.

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