60W Magsafe Problem

I've gone over the forums and the like but cant seem to find someone with the same problem.
it charges just fine but if i move the cord leading into the T connector around it will go from orange/green depending on charge state to a pale/unlit green then about 5 seconds later it goes back to normal but never stops charging.
my guess was a connection to the lights come off/loose since theres not been a problem with the charge cycle

I would never take anything to Best Buy to be checked, but suit yourself. It sounds as though the DC cord may be frayed where it meets the plug. This happens when the cord is jerked out of the MagSafe port or is often disconnected improperly.

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I am in India and I have a 60W MagSafe Adapter which I run without any problems as adapter supports 100-240V (India runs on 230V - https://www.google.com/webhp?#q=india+voltage)
I have a Volex extender that I'd love to use but I am not sure if I can use it in India as it has the following details printed on it 2.5A 125V. Can I use it without using any voltage converter or am I good to go?
Thanks

The PSU has the following operating range.
Electrical and Operating Requirements
Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: –13° to 113° F (–24° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet
Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet
Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet
I am not familiar with with the Volex product you mention, but you state that spec is for 125V use. Try getting an adapter that fits the plug on your PSU and fits the outlet in India.

Can you plug in your 60w magsafe power adapter to peru without harming it?

Can you plug in your 60w magsafe power adapter to peru without harming it?

Yes you will need a plug adapter, the power supply is rated for 100v-240v. Apple has a travel kit full of adapters you could also check the web for a particular one for your needs.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB974ZM/B/apple-world-travel-adapter-kit
Hope this helps.

Old ver. 60W MagSafe Power Adapter (Input: AC 100-240V 50/60Hz, Output: 16.5V---3.65A)

Hello,
I bought 60W MagSafe Power Adapter (Input: AC 100-240V 50/60Hz, Output: 16.5V---3.65A) in Hong Kong
Can I use it in the U.S.??
Thanks!!

I am still needing a response to this issue to determine if I need to return the power adapter. Thanks so much!

85W or 60W Magsafe?

I have a Macbook and have to replace the 60W Magsafe. Can I use the 85W Magsafe with the Macbook or not? Thanks for the help.

Not sure about no damage. With numerous people fraying their power supplies, and undercurrent can create issues with electrical charging, I would no more put an 85W light bulb in a 60W lamp than an 85W power supply in a 60W machine.
Use the supply that is to spec. If you can't find one, there are alternative sources*:
http://www.macmaps.com/frayguide.html
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

Netzteilstecker für 60W Magsafe 2 Power Adapter

Ich will einen Netzteilstecker für 60W Magsafe 2 Power Adapter(MacBook Pro 13" Zoll Retina) kaufen, ich habe den im Apple Store nicht gefunden und im Internet gibt es überall Netzstecker. Ich will mal fragen, ist der Apple Netzstecker kompatibel für alle Netzteil Adapter ? Oder wo kann ich einen richtigen kaufen?

You can either return to a retail store or go to this website and follow the instructions...
http://store.apple.com/us/help/returns_refund

Can Macbook(2007 late) 60W MagSafe Power Adapter be used for New Macbook Air 13" ?

I just upgrade my old Macbook (2007 late) to the new Macbook Air 13" (2012 Mid).
The old Macbook have a 60W Magsafe power adaptor, it's T style.
I am wondering if this kind of old T style 60W magsafe adaptor can be used on my new Macbook Air which is using magsafe 2, if I just purchace a "magsafe to magsafe 2 converter" on the Apple Store?
Can anybody share your experience?

Thanks captfred's reply.
I go to Apple reseller to get the "Magsafe to Magsafe 2 converter" and test it with my old T-style 60W adaptor.
So far, my new Macbook Air is still working.
Hope my experience can help other user.
BTW, I don't know how to change "This helped me" to "This solved my question".
So, sorry captfred, I can't add your point.

Magsafe Problem

Hi all,
Currently I'm facing a problem with the Magsafe adapter. The adapter stopped working, no light, does not charge, wires are slightly visible near the magnetic thingy, and once I even heard a "sizzling" sound from it. I've been using it since I first bought my Macbook (white, late 2006), and only encountered this problem now. My question is related to the 'replacement' that Apple is providing stated in this Troubleshooting article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1713
I'm in Singapore, I inquire with the (Asia) Apple hotline abt the article, and they cfm that I could bring my adapter for evaluation before they can change it, BUT my local service center refuse to look at it, stating that they never heard of such support. Unfortunate the hotline is already close for the day, and since I only made an enquiry, I didn't really ask for case number.
While waiting for Monday to come for me to call the hotline again, I'm just wondering if this support is only available for US/Canada customers? Any kind soul knows about this? Thanks in advance =)

not sure if it's limited to US only, but I had similar issues with my old out of warranty powerbook g4. the wires were showing, sparks flew, and it smoked up. I called applecare up and they sent me a new because it's a fire hazard even though it's been out of warranty for 3 years. call them up and explain the issue with the service center, i'm sure they can help you somehow.

Magsafe Problems

I have a mid-2010 MacBook 13" White Unibody and it's less than a year old; In the past couple of days I've been noticing some slightly worrying changes in my magsafe. It appears that in some positions it will refuse to charge my MacBook, I noticed some grot in the adapter and proceeded to carefully remove it as instructed by the troubleshooting page provided by Apple. Quite strangely, it appears to charge when there's a kink in the cable, it also moves around a lot within the adapter and fear that it is the Mac not the cable and will gradually deteriorate. Another worrying change is that when it is charging it generates a lot of heat... so much so that last night it caused the rubber bottom to warp and I have had to order a new rubber bottom via the replacement scheme provided by Apple. All other forums I have read haven't quite been able to put my mind to rest, does anyone know of what's wrong with my Macbook and how I could go about fixing it? Perhaps a new Magsafe cable?

I've come across this before with the odd Apple rep. You have to expain to them that you do not need the complimentary telephone support but a hardware repair. You have a 12 month hardware warranty and faulty hardware to report not a support question.
If they insist on not helping try another call to a different rep and then move on to Customer Relations
Apple define Complimentary Support here;
http://www.apple.com/support/complimentary/
Best of luck.

85W or 60W MagSafe power adapter?

I'm buying an extra power adapter for my MacBook to use at the office.
Both the 85 watt MacBook Pro and 60 watt MacBook power adapters have MagSafe on them. They are both the same price. Should I consider the 85 watt adapter for my black MacBook? I was thinking that I could get the larger wattage version so that I'm not fully taxing the unit, allowing it to run cooler and potentially prolonging the life.
I know this is kind of an off-the-wall question, but I'm curious about these things. Any thoughts are welcome.

It's easy these are very good instructions on How to Upgrade Your MacBook's Hard Drive.
Here is the Apple Apples DIY hard drive replacement instructions.
The only step they left out is the need for a number 8 *Torx Driver* to swap a shield from the old drive to the new. Apples DIY Warranty Info
I bought this drive.
Western Digital Scorpio WD3200BEVT 320GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive - OEM
I also bought an enclosure to put my old 80 GB drive in and used it to recover my system with. It also is now used for storage. No sense wasting good drive:->
OWC Hard Drive Enclosures
These are are good sources.
OWC MacBook Ram and Hard drives
NewEgg.com LapTop Hard Drives

Another Magsafe Problem

Hello everyone! I am a life-long Apple fan and Mac user and I like to think that I have a very good understanding of the software aspect of the computers. Yesterday, however I encountered a problem that has to do with hardware, so I'm hoping I'll find some help here.
As I was packing up my computer for my trip back to school (I was home for Thanksgiving) I noticed that my power cord was broken. Now I had been reading the discussions about 'melting cords' and I don't think my cord had melted. The wires were visible where the cord meets the white adaptor - not at the end where the cord connects to the computer. I promptly unplugged it and covered the exposed wires in electrical tape. I ordered a new one off the web immediately because A) I don't live anywhere near an Apple Store and B) I figured that due to the damage, it was probably from my own use and transportation. It's going to take 3-6 weeks to get to me.
So here is my question: I am very careful with it, it is only plugged in when my computer is running low on batteries and I only leave it plugged in while it is charging. Is this the right thing to be doing? I can't stop using my computer because I am a student and all my school stuff is on my computer (notes, essays etc.) I am noticing that when the computer says it is all charged, the yellow light does not change back to green, but instead, stays yellow. This is probably due to the faulty wires, yes?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated and sorry for the length!
Pam

Here is an article on power adapters you might find helpful:
How to keep power adapters from fraying:
http://www.macmaps.com/frayguide.html
As for the one you have, I think you can continue to use it if you are careful and watch that nothing gets hot. The cord is designed to be thin and light and flexible, and consequently it is more fragile and easily damaged than people realize. The end where the cord connect to the brick and to the computer are particularly vulnerable.
As for the amber light staying amber and never turning green, this is odd. But mine will sometimes be amber even if the battery is fully charged. It makes me wonder how accurate the percentage in the menu bar is, as it seems to vary by a couple of percentage points. So it might actually still be charging a little bit, but I don't really know.
I think there actually have been some power adapters with manufacturing flaws. If you are under warranty and think that might be the case, you could call Apple and ask about it and maybe sent the old one to them after the new one arrives. It's a pretty big grey area, but if they thought it was a manufacturing flaw, you might be able to get a free replacement, in which case they would refund the purchase price of the new one you ordered.
Good luck!

Magsafe problems and apple care

Hello folks,
It seems like my Magsafe power adapter has finally kicked the bucket. I noticed that the portion of cord nearest to the brick that gets plugged into the wall started melting and frayed wires became visible in the exposed jumble of internal stuff. The area where is melting/fraying occurred is also slightly (ever so slightly) brown. I have apple care on my mac book pro, are these kind of things covered by warranty?
Also I have discontinued using the adapter and am running only on battery power (two hours left!)

Folks,
This is just a follow-up. I took my Macbook Pro and frazzled/melted Magsafe connector to my nearest Apple Store, which happens to be in Shibuya Tokyo. They exchanged it for a new one, almost no questions asked. Except the clerk did ask if I was "injured" by the melting. Apple care, best warranty ever, even works overseas!
Oh and it seems like wrapping the cord of the Magsafe may contibute to the melt downs. According to the clerk, I mean Genius' explanation one shouldnt wrap the cord around the Magsafe when stowing it. Hmm....

Why does my 60W MagSafe power adapter fail to work at times?

I have had my MacBook 13" for a year now and this is the second time the charger has failed,allthough it is working allright now.
I remember the first time a coupe of months after I recieved my laptop the Apple tech had me do some adjusting to my system
preferences if I remember correctly.It worked fine till now so having forgot what the fix was the last time I unplugged the adapter
checked it out and the connections on my notebook as well.I then removed it from my surge protector and plugged it into a wall
outlet.It worked but wait,then I returned it to the surge protector and it also worked so now I am at a loss.Computer problem or
just the adapter,what do you think?

I begin to understand. Nevertheless, "Mozilla Support" would be understood by an average person with average capacity to include the support of anything Mozilla produces, or so it would seem.

Burnt with Macbook Pro 13" 60W Magsafe Power Adapter

I just bought a Macbook Pro 13" and unboxed it. As usual with my heavy duty devices, I decided to charge it for a day and then begin using it. As I plugged it in, the Magsafe LED flashed on. During the night, there was an issue with my electricity as the main power flickered on and off. The next morning, many of my different appliances were burnt along with my charger and my son's Macbook Pro charger. Is it really burnt or might there be an issue with the computers themselves?

well if you just bought then you should be able to return it for a refund and buy the same one again.

60W MagSafe Power Adapter no longer working?

Hi,
I have the 2009 MacBook Pro and I recently have been having trouble with my MagSafe Power Adapter. I checked if it was just the cord that wasn't working properly, so I switched out the adapter and put in the extension cord instead, same issue. Then I checked to see if it was my battery in my MacBook and used a different charger, this one charged it. I checked with another MacBook and it didn't charge it as well. Anyone know if Apple Care takes care of this or I actually have Best Buy's Geek Squad coverage would this cover it?
If anyone knows anyway to fix it it'd be greatly appreaciated because I don't want to buy the new MagSafe Power Adapter with the weird silver handle because in my experience those don't hold in as well as the old ones.

Linda.h wrote:
Hi,
I have the 2009 MacBook Pro and I recently have been having trouble with my MagSafe Power Adapter. I checked if it was just the cord that wasn't working properly, so I switched out the adapter and put in the extension cord instead, same issue. Then I checked to see if it was my battery in my MacBook and used a different charger, this one charged it. I checked with another MacBook and it didn't charge it as well. Anyone know if Apple Care takes care of this or I actually have Best Buy's Geek Squad coverage would this cover it?
If anyone knows anyway to fix it it'd be greatly appreaciated because I don't want to buy the new MagSafe Power Adapter with the weird silver handle because in my experience those don't hold in as well as the old ones.
Occasionally, the adapter does die out, so you've done everything to test it out, indicating it is gone. If you have the standard warranty, then you have a year from purchase, or three years if you purchased the extended AppleCare. I'm sure if you take it down to your local Apple store (bring your laptop with you), they'll diagnose it. And they probably have replacement adapters in stock.
Don't know anything about the Best Buy thing. Given the strength of Apple's warranty and service, you may have overspent for their coverage.

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