Battery won't charge unless I jiggle the charger

For the past week or two, when I plug my iBook in, it won't charge unless I jiggle the connection just right. Weirdly, the charge-indicator light turns orange when I plug it in, but you can tell by the battery icon that it's still running off the battery. If I jiggle things just right, though, I can get it to charge.
The battery is fairly new, still has more than 4000 mAh, and relatively few loadcycles. Would a new power adapter solve the problem? If so, anyone have a tip on where to get a cheap one? I don't really feel like dropping $79 on one at the Apple Store, as I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to keep the ol' iBook.

Hi Richard,
Thanks for the input. I was worried that someone might say something like that. The plug on my power adapter has been a little bent for the last year or so. My cat ran by one day, knocked it out, and bent it pretty badly. I bent it back with pliers, but I couldn't get it to look perfect, and I've been a little worried that the pressure over time could have broken the jack loose.
Hopefully that's not the problem, though, as I don't own a soldering gun. I'm going to try to borrow a power adapter from a friend first and see if the problem isn't coming from that end of the connection.
(P.S. I'm the same person who posted the question. I just realized that I was logged in under a different name.)
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