Dead 3 pin (uk) power adaptor

can anybody tell me how i get hold of a new 5 volt adaptor as mine is bereft of life

My power adaptor (Model D12-50-A for WRT54G v.5) is about 3 years old and, in the last couple of days, is getting very warm, almost hot, to the touch and gving off lots of heat. Is this normal and does it mean it's time to buy another one? Thanks for and advice to an old codger.

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Last year, I bought a USB power adaptor for my wife's iPod so she could charge it stand-alone. That died on us. Then in January, we bought another, and last week, the new one died on us.
The USB cables are fine, because the iPod touch will charge using the identical adaptor that came with my iPhone. It's just the little transformer brick that's died on us.
One dieing is an anomaly. Two is the beginning of a pattern. Any idea what's going on here? Anyone else experience this sort of problem? Both the iPhone and iPod touch are under Apple Care. Will they give us the time of day on these chargers? Suggestions?

Before contacting Apple, you may just need to reset it.
Put the hold switch to the OFF/White position. Now toggle it ON/orange then back off again. Then press and hold both the MENU and center buttons on the iPod and hold them for a good 15 seconds or so. Your iPod should reboot starting with the Apple Logo screen.
If it doesn't work the first time, give it a second or third go. Sometimes it takes a few/several tries.
See this thread as an example of what I mean by needing to try it many times...
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5065208
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
Patrick

No Power Adaptor--How to Restore

I was trying to restore my old IPOD mini to factory settings. My problem is, in the second step I need to plug the Ipod into the power adaptor it originally came with, however I have lost it over the years. I really don't care if it is restored anymore, I just want to get it working again but can't because it is stuck with a display on the screen of a power adaptor (which unfortunately I do not have). Is there anything I can do to make this display go away and get it working again?

Connect the iPod to a 6-pin FireWire port on a computer, or its power adaptor, or a car adaptor, or a unit such as the iPod Hi-Fi, or try using this method to charge the iPod. If there's a retail Apple Store nearby, they will likely charge it enough for free if it's brought in as well.
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Which power adaptor cable?

Hi..I have a BT Relate 2100 home phone and the dog has chewed the power adaptor cable. Can I purchase any telephone power adaptor cable that has a RJ11 connector on one end and a 3 pin adaptor on the other as I can't find one exactly for the BT Relate 2100?
thanks for advice...

No you cannot use any one as the voltage will be different, suggest you check the voltage on the pack you have, if you cannot find a replacement can you not re-join the wires?
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Do both of Apple Store's iPod power adaptors work with the new Touch 2G?

Hi,
Many thanks in advance for your attention.
Looking to to get an Apple USB power adaptor for the iPod Touch 2G.
In the Apple Store, two are listed, one smaller (and newer) than the other. In the newer one, the prongs are not retractable; in the larger (older) one, they are.
1. Does anyone know if the larger (and older) power adaptor works with the iPod Touch 2G USB-only interface?
2. I know that many power adaptors and speakers and car adaptor sets, etc. in the past had a combo Firewire/ USB power interface. That is why the new iPod Touch 2G (or iPhone 3G) does not charge up or power up with these speakers and chargers, etc. (Speakers such as the original Bose Sound Dock).
3. Is it true that the older (larger) power adaptor works better in all kinds of power situations (different outlets, etc. in different countries); that the older (larger) power adaptor is more travel-versatile? The Apple store perhaps notes a difference, noting that the newer power adaptor works only with USA-style outlets. I see no such note with the older adaptor.
4. Finally, does anyone know of a USB-only interface that would work with the iPod Touch 2G that is not Apple's (and perhaps not as insanely priced)?

Many thanks for further clarifying.
I don't know 100% for sure that the Apple USB cable for the iPod Touch is different than the Apple USB cable for the iPod Touch 2G.
But:
I have read (somewhere) that the tiny pin connectors are different. That is why an iPod Touch 1G could be charged by (for example) a Logitech mm50 Speaker set and an iPod Touch 2G cannot.
An iPod Touch 2G can still connect to the Logitech mm50 Speaker set. It will still play and you will hear music. But it is no longer charging. And I have read of iPod Touch 2Gs getting very hot in these cradles. That can't be good for the poor iPod in the long run.
So for the Apple USB power adaptors to work, (which both came out before the iPod Touch 2G), they must have some override or blocked pin if they can work with both generations of iPod Touches.

Powerbook shuts down when power adaptor isn't plugged

I bought my powerbook G4 about 3 years ago and I've been having alot of problem with it in the past few months (yeah I know it's old lol).
When I first got it my friend told me not to use the battery while I'm working with the laptop, instead use the power adapter by removing the battery from the laptop and use the adapter instead. I tried to do that, and it didn't work.
Even now when I tried to remove the battery and just use the adapter, it's just doesn't want to start up.
I also got this problem whenever I'm using my laptop I always have to have the adapter plugged in or else it will shut down without any warning.
I checked the battery level with the button on the battery cover, it's always on 100% charged. BUT it won't turn up unless I plug the adapter in back.
I can't afford a new macbook pro so yeah =(
thank you!

There is another battery involved: the backup battery or PRAM battery. It resides to the right and under the optical drive (see image from iFixit.com guide) and remembers startup configurations when there is no AC or main battery power connected.
My PB's backup battery is dead and, If I let the main battery run down, I have to reset the computer to get a valid restart even after reattaching the AC power adaptor. If the backup battery is dead, then what little life is left in your main battery will be doing the work to hold the system parameters when you are off AC power.
The backup battery looks like this:
http://www.ifixit.com/Parts/images/products/155/155035s.jpg
It's a difficult install unless you are familiar with the inner workings of the Powerbook and how to get to them. It's also hard to find these that are new. And who wants a "Used" battery.

HELP i cant charge my zen micro! (power adaptor troubl

I own a pink creative zen micro 5gig MP3 player. when i bought it, a special edition USB.2.0 power adaptor came with it, which is exclusi've to the 5gig zen micro mp3 players. this adaptor plugs into the wall, and charges the player, meaning i can charge my player anywhere without a computer.
well, now its stopped working. the charge just does not go through to the player, and i know it is because of a problem with the adaptor and not the player because the player still works when i connect it to a computer.
this is seriously irritating beacuse for some reason the player takes a huge amount of time to charge using my computer (as i write this it has been charging for almost and hour and the little charge level indicator in the corner of the screen has not changed from "completely empty")
what could be causing this and how do i fix it's

Starryeyefly wrote:
well, i've just figured out that for my player to charge through the computer, the zen software that comes with the player and allowes you to transfer music has to be installed. (kinda dumb for me not to realise, but it does seem rather unnessesary)
It's not needed, at least you need to update to one of the later firmwares. I suggest using the ..0 firmware, but you want to charge your battery up a bit first before trying to update.
With the ..0 firmware (and the later v2 firmwares) you can lock the charger (slide the power button over) then connect to USB and all the power is dedicated to charging the player.
but that still dosent solve the problem with the wall adaptor. no indicator shows when i plug it in, it just wont charge.
i used to leave the adaptor plugged into the wall when my player had finished charging, with the power socket left on. im starting to think that it may have screwed the adaptor.
I'm not sure what's up with your player or adapter. An adapter could fail but it's very rare. If you have a voltage meter you can check the outputs from the first and fourth pin, which should be 5V. Be careful though.
Leaving the adapter plugged in won't cause any issue to it, other than wasting a little electricity.

Is there away around the Power adaptor icon for my ipod?

I did a factory reset on my iPod today b.c i have been having trouble syncing up the ipod using iTunes. I used the latest firmware updater from Apple btw.
So when the factory reset was complete the app told me to plug the iPod into it's power supply, but I don't have one!
Now the ipod has the Power adaptor Icon on it because it's waiting to be pluged in, is there a way around this? I'm using an Apple USB cable if that makes any difference.
Thanks, Tim

Connect the iPod to your computer with a FireWire cable if your computer has a 6-pin FireWire port, or use a car adaptor, or try the option on this page.
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Ibook portable power adaptor

The cords on the power adaptors seem to wear out at either or both ends. The break in the cord is so close to both the plug and, or the power brick that a solder is not possible. The plug comes apart and with a little shrink tube and epoxy is back in service but I can't get the brick apart without some serious damage. Any one have a technique to separate the halves of the brick? Thanks

The only ways I've seen (online repair hints) to open the plastic case
has been to pry the halves apart; and some home repair persons have
used tape to put the halves together again, to make a repeat job easy.
+Which model iBook do you have, requiring further AC adapter repair?+
That was noted in a few site pages, showing duct tape holding the sad
little plastic halves together in an awful unsightly unfashionable way...!
Repairing a PowerBook G4 45w AC Adapter (same as 12" iBook G4s)
http://www.farlowstudios.com/2007/02/repairing-a-powerbook-g4-45w-ac-adapter/
Inside the 65w PowerBook/iBook G4 adapter:
http://homepage.mac.com/morganreid/Menu2.html
iBook G4 Power Adapter DC Plug repair - how to:
http://repair4laptop.org/contrib/appleibook/ibook_charger_plugrepair.html
Some other ideas and links to content, including non-mac:
http://repair4laptop.org/notebookpowersupply.html
For my iBook G4, I have three adapters. An early white 45w with non-grounded
two-pin wall plug on a long cord, a later white 65w with long cord and toggle head;
& an unused original adapter sealed in plastic that came with my mid-2005 iBook.
So far, the two in use do nicely and look almost like new. The third one still is new.
Hopefully the link contents help.
Good luck & happy computing!

DOA power adaptor - service followup failre

I bought my first Apple yesterday at the Apple Fifth Avenue (NYC) store. I battled 95 minutes of New York City Christmas traffic and parking-hunting to try a Mac Book Pro. When I got home, I unpacked it, and discovered the power adaptor was DOA.
I was surprised because I had heard so much about Apple quality. I was more surprised at the phone service. After waiting about 25 minutes, my call was handled by someone who had trouble understanding my address. He then said he needed my credit card because they would charge me if I didn't sent the dead adaptor back in time.
I don't need the dead adaptor, and I also don't need the hassle of taking it to the post office heaped on top of the hassle of having to invest my time and effort to remedy Apple's quality control failure.
I'm braving the Christmas traffic and parking one more time. To take the machine back to the store and return it for a refund. It's back to HP for me. One failure is 8 machines, and they were easier to deal with.
What a disappointment. The Mac Book Pro is beautiful looking and probably would have been fun to learn about. Those of us who have not been Apple people sometimes wonder how much of the Apple myth is true and how much is myth. I am sorry to be disappointed, in part because I despise Microsoft.

Sorry for your bad experience. I had many bad experiences with the one Dell computer I owned, so I feel your pain. Apple's policy on returning defective parts is the same all over. In my experience they have sent me the replacement part with a FEDEX return package that was picked up at my house. They took my credit card, but did not charge it as the part was returned.
Perhaps you should clarify their return policy on your power brick. I suspect that once you give them your card, they will send you a new one.

Power adaptor of the sf302-08p

Hey,
We are looking for a power adaptor for a cisco switch Sf302-08p. We can't find the adaptor anymore and we have to orde a new one, but we can't figure out the order number of the adaptor. The voltages is 48vdc and has an 4 pin connector . Do someone know the type or ordernumber of this adaptor?
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Stefan

Hi Stefan, the power adapter does not have a separate part number. What you can do is call the SBSC, a lot of times they will RMA a whole unit to you then you may remove the power adapter and ship back the unit that was sent. The SX300 RMA process is always advance replacement since it is the defined service level for the warranty.
-Tom
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Power Adaptor, Battery or left I/O board Going Out?

This is driving me crazy, Im slowly losing power..
I have a MBP 17 That I purchased in mid January from Apple directly.
Battery is no longer Charging, The Light on The Magsafe light is very Dim but shows Green, not visible unless the adaptor is covered or in a dark room.
This started seven days ago. At first I was able to charge but it has progressively gotten worse. Four days ago the battery information stopped showing if the battery was charging. But Looking at the Charge remaining Battery information in System Profiler showed it was slowly charging back up.. Now It is slowly Using the battery while Plugged in, As in about 1% per hour. With the Better Energy Savings set. Even with the MBP off It will not charge the Battery...
Light On the Adaptor will not go off, even when the adaptor is unplugged from the MPB. Light will only go out when unplugged from the wall.
I plan to run Hardware test when I get back home some time early next week.
Steps I have taken.
Cleaned Receptor for the Magsafe adaptor.
Checked to make sure no Pins were stuck, bent or missing.
Tried Both the Plug adaptors,
Tried different wall outlets - My House, My Friends House, at the local Coffee Shop.. No change
Reset the PRAM and NVRAM
Reset SMC
Thank you for your time.
Here is the Battery information from System Profiler.
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: SMP-ASMB014-378e-838
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: ASMB014
Pack Lot Code: 0002
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0110
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0102
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 5897
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 6140
Health Information:
Cycle count: 21
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 12420
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 1
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
Charging: No
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When you live outside of the United States, it can be difficult to obtain the excellent service that we in the US enjoy. I don't know who you contacted in Chile or in the US since I do not see a support site for Chile--only Brazil. But I'll give you the page for contacting Apple for Support and Service:
http://www.apple.com/support/contact/phone_contacts.html
If the problem first appeared after 13 months, then you are out of the 1 year warranty period for the computer. However, the battery warranty may still be in effect since that was extended. More about that below.
When you call Apple with unresolved issues, you may wish to ask for Apple Customer Relations. They are an upper tier whose mission is to try and solve problems so that Apple customers are happy.
Also, I am wondering about the diagnosis you received and if you might want to look for a second opinion. When there are charging problems such as you describe, in general you want to look at the battery, the power adaptor (charger), or the left I/O Board. If one or more of these are malfunctioning, you can get charging problems. If your computer is working while plugged into the power adaptor without other issues, I would not expect there to be a problem with the logic board. Sometimes if someone does not know what is wrong, they will diagnose the logic board. But I would be very skeptical of this diagnosis until other possibilities are eliminated.
The first thing to do is to reset the SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411?viewlocale=en_US
The next thing to check is to see if your battery might be covered by the following article. If it is, you should be able to get a free replacement from Apple. The article will also help you to recognize the characteristics of a malfunctioning battery.
http://www.apple.com/support/macbook_macbookpro/batteryupdate/
Since you can apparently run your Mac from the Power Adaptor alone, it would argue that the adaptor and the left I/O Board are both working to some extent.
You might check your battery characteristics in the System Profiler and compare them to what the OP posted. If you have under 300 cycles and battery health of "fair" or worse, then your problem could well just be the battery. If so, it would be a far less expensive fix than a new logic board, even if you have to buy a new one.
Do you happen to have any friends with the same MBP? If so, see if you can try their power adaptor and then their battery. Swapping out your battery and power adaptor with ones that are known to be good will go a long ways towards isolating the problem. If your problem persists with a known good battery and a known good power adaptor, then you may be looking at a new left I/O Board, which is much less expensive than a logic board.
Good luck!

M7332 Power Adaptor needed in UK!

As other posts my power adaptor pin broke off in my iBook G3! I need to ask the local computer shop to fix it, but am trying to prepare by buying a new power lead in the UK. All I can find are ones in the USA.
Many thanks for your help,
Abby.
iBook G3 (Dual USB) Mac OS X (10.0.x)

Hi, Abby. Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Try the online UK Apple Store:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/ukstore?productLearnMore=M8943
This won't carry the same number as your old adapter, and doesn't look anything like the old one, but it will work great with your iBook.

Broken Power Adaptor - part stuck in ibook

Hi,
The centre metal pin on my power adaptor has broken off and is stuck in the adaptor socket on my ibook. I can (with a bit of wiggling) get the adaptor plug in the socket and it does charge, but it isn't ideal and I'm worried about creating further damage.
Has anyone experienced this before? Can you tell me how I can get the bit of metal out of the socket?
Thanks

I shall be interested to know what happened with you Lukas.
Annoying thing is that I can hear and see the pin inside the socket. It seems ridiculous that you should need to replace a whole powerboard when, in my case, you could probably get it out at the right angle.
I'm amazed that the pin broke off in the first place. I have enjoyed my ibook but have been disappointed by it's flimsiness. One of the rubber feet broke off when I first bought it and now 18 months later the adaptor breaks, even though it has been used sparingly and within normal parameters.
I am prepared to accept the consequences of not having applecare, but not when the problem appears to be the result of an apparent design fault.

Power adaptors

I am having a problem with my comtrend power adaptor,one of them is dead. i have tried the resetting procedure,tested it in other sockets -nothing. I e mailed bt tech help but have recieved no reply yet. Will I have to buy anew adaptor? If so where do I get it from and how much is it going to cost me?Is there anything I can do while waiting for a response from bt to get my bt vision working?
Thank you

Had same problem a few months ago I rang BT vision explained the problem, they tried to double check that the plug was dead by cheking it in different sockets etc. Then quite simply said we'll send out a new set (got the black ones with a through plug) within two/three days, no problem.
they were dead right about it and supplied a mail bag to return the old dead ones
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