Battery adapter question

What does it mean when the adapter for the battery turns orange and then green and keeps flashing like that?

Orange means the battery is charging. Green means the battery is fully charged. The charging circuitry turns off once the battery is fully charged and will not turn on until the charge level drops below 95 percent.
If the light is constantly changing between orange and green then it means the battery is either not holding a charge or the control circuitry is not functioning properly.
You can try two things:
Have you ever calibrated the battery? If not that should be the first thing you try. The second thing to try is to reset the power management unit. If this doesn't resolve the problem take the computer in for repair (or replacement of the battery if that's the only problem.)
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