Ac adapter / power cords, mac mini

where my ac cord goes into my power adapter, it seems loose, it works fine as long as it dosent move but once it does my mac mini will lose power. is it just mine and is it worth purchasing a new one.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
I can't say that I have the same experience with the power supplies and cables for the minis I own and look after, so I don't think yours is a common experience - particularly not if it is possible to cause power loss simply by moving or jiggling the cable.
Depending on how old your mini is, you may be able to get the supply replaced under warranty, but I would say that given the potential damage you can do to the hard drive (corruption of the catalog or data, not physical damage) by interrupting power while the drive is active, it would not only be worthwhile, but also rather wise, to go ahead and buy a new power supply if you can't get one under warranty for free.

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