Longer power cord?

Does anyone know of a place I can buy a 15-20' powercord for my imac? I know I can use a standard cord, but I was wondering if somewhere sold an iMac style connector (with the round plastic shield on the end?) that was longer than standard.
Thanks!

Buy a Surge Protector with a long cord and plug your iMac cord into that.
examples:
Amazon.com: Belkin 7-Outlet Home/Office Surge Protector with 12 feet Cord
Shop Utilitech 6-Outlet Home Office Surge Protector with 15' Cord
Amazon.com: Tripp Lite TLP725 Surge Protector Strip 120V 7 Outlet 25ft Cord

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Seeking a longer power cord??? (G4-flatscreen IMAC)

Are longer power cords available rather than the standard 6-footers? If not, does anyone have a solution that would get me to at least 8 feet? Thanks.

Sure voltage drops off over long distance; but as all Macs have auto-switched power supplies capable of running with anything between 100 - 240 volts AC at 50-60Hz there really isn't an issue. I remember watching a colleague plug his Compaq laptop (rate for a 230VAC european supply) in to a 115 volt socket. It actually stuttered on DVD playback!
This won't be an issue. You can either use a domestic extension lead as JPT says or buy a longer 'cloverleaf' mains cable.
regards
mrtotes

Longer power cord for airport extreme

I am needing a longer power cord cord for my new airport extreme base station Model ME918LL/A. It's the cube one with the internal power supply. It only comes with a six foot cord and I need at least 12 feet to place it in the optimal place in our office. In suggestions where I can find a longer cord. Amazon and tiger direct sale cords that look similar, but I want to be careful and fry it the device. Has anyone else had a similar problem and where did you find a longer cord?

You may have to reconsider the diameter of holes through which
the wire has to pass, or discover an alternative power source at
a nearer distance to the AirPort Extreme (with backup power &
perhaps a backup battery type of power unit w/ power filter.)
Part of the problem with distance and electrical signal over wire
is that a larger capacity wire is needed due to loss over distance.
The greater the distance, and the larger the gauge is needed.
A lower-than-specification power at the unit likely would result
from too-long a power lead.
My AirPort units (Extreme and Express, in use) are protected by
a battery-backup APC or other automatic device that switches to
its own battery and takes the unit offline when power it too high
or when it is too low. And not one of the cheaper backup units.
So the issue isn't just a long cord, but one of significant better
quality than just a long cord of the same external diameter case
or layer of insulation over whatever gauge lies beneath.
That's a reason why the wire isn't longer; it'd also have to be larger
in wire gauge capacity and heavier. Then other costs would add up.
You may be able to ask a professional appliance company who could
look over the AirPort Extreme power cord and match the small end
where the unit plugs in, with one of a higher gauge wire (larger wire
so that's a smaller number wire for larger size/gauge; for the distance.
However you do it, have fun...
Good luck & happy computing!

Longer Power Cord for new G5

Just received the new 20" G5 and was a little dismayed at how short the power cord is. I want to situate my mac in the center of a room and I can, of course, use a simple extension cord but I was wondering if anyone made a longer power cord that would be compatible with the "mickey mouse" input on the back of the mac. Does anyone know if such an item exists and if so, how to get one?

Dale,
I believe the power cord is of standard length. It will be difficult to find a longer one. Perhaps you could build your own power strip for whatever furniture you want to place the iMac on. The power strip can have a long enough cord, and you would have something to plug other stuff in to.
Steve
PS - I find nothing 'Mickey Mouse" about the connector. It's too round

Longer power cords

I wish apple would make their iPhone and iPad power cords longer. It can be annoying when you have it plugged into a power strip on the floor and your desk/nightstand is high.

Just buy a usb extension cable

Buying a extra long power cable?

Where is the best place to get a extra long power cord? The one that Apple supplies is just not long enough.

You have a regular AC power cord going from the electrical outlet to the white converter box. From the converter you have a cord attached that has a MagSafe connector on the end. Can you not just use a regular AC extension cord from the electrical outlet?

Since the iOS7.0.2 update to my iPhone 4S, I can no longer choose use of my Bluetooth device if using the power cord to listen to MUSIC or answer my phone (choice of powercord as 'dock,' speaker,

Since the iOS7.0.2 update to my iPhone 4S, I can no longer choose use of my Bluetooth device if using the power cord to listen to MUSIC or answer my phone (choice of powercord as 'dock,' speaker, & phone only). Was this former-feature now an oversight?? I'd really appreciate having my Bluetooth once again listed as a choice of audio option. Especially considering the battery life is not what it was prior to this update, and requires recharging often.

Sorry to tell you but unless you have a Retail Apple Store close by, they are the only ones I have found with all the adapters and accessories. I bought an extra lightning to usb adapter the other day to use in my truck. Good luck....

I went to back up my iPhone4 and it said there was an update. So I clicked on 'update and backup' (or something close to that.) It took FOREVER...way longer than usual. When it was done, it showed the power cord w/an arrow to iTunes. ***??

I went to back up my iPhone4 and it said there was an update. So I clicked on 'update and backup' (or something close to that.) It took FOREVER...way longer than usual. When it was done, it showed the power cord w/an arrow to iTunes. ***??? I restarted my computer and tried the whole process again and still...the power cord with an arrow to iTunes. And I know this means I have to go to Apple and get another phone and will lose anything that wasn't backed up. Anyone else have this happen or have a solution so I don't have to do a restore???

Reboot your computer.
Disable your antivirus and firewall.
Connect the phone to a USB port directly on your computer, not to a hub. If your computer is not a laptop and has ports on both front and back use a port on the back.
If iTunes does not recognize the phone when you connect it see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
If it STILL doesn't work open a command window and type:
netsh winsock reset
Then try again. (It seems that a recent Microsoft Windows update may have corrupted network settings; this restores them to the factory default).
BTW, was there an error number associated with the failed update?

My Macbook pro keeps shutting down right after I log in. The power cord seems to be fine, so I think the computer has enough power. Right after logging in, it shows a grey background with a loading bar that loads only 1/4. Then it shuts down.

I have had my Macbook Pro since 2011 and it has been great until now. Suddenly, I can no longer get past the grey screen just after I log in. The grey screen appears with a loading bar, and the bar get 1/4 of the way complete, then the computer shuts off. My power cord seems to be working fine because this problem still occurred after using another power cord (from another Macbook). Keyboard does not light up, and the small green lights on the left side of the computer do not light up (this is an older version and these light indicate how charged the computer is). It is using the OS X Yosemite and recently had total clearing of the hard drive as it was transferring from one owner to another, so the hard drive isn't nearly full enough to be causing this problem. I've never run into this problem before with other Macbooks.
Help!

Hi. When you were in the recovery drive doing permissions, did you try and run a repair of the boot drive? Did you try single user mode? Try these first and then go back and try to reinstall the operating system.When I say repair boot drive I don't mean permissions. There are both options in disk utilities.When you open disk utilities ,you will see in the left column two drives plus possibly a boot partition that look like an external driv. click on the second drive and in first aid use repair disk. If you still can't boot and it will not let you restore, you may have to do a clean install. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18869?viewlocale=en_US

Why is it (and how is it possible) that you guys don't have any retractable magsafe power cords (or at least an accessory that would turn normal magsafe chargers into a retractable unit)? (Or do you?)

Way, way back it was cool that you could wrap the smaller cord around those retractable clips. However, even that has grown annoying.
For those of us who use the longer attachment (for which there isn't even a wrapping solution) dealing with the cords is time consuming (and basically impossible to do in such a way that it can withstand any real traveling).
At least one of the reasons there is no retractable cord option is that other companies can't design one themselves without violating your intellectual property rights. That said, Apple should really be the ones to tackle this particular cord-annoyance (all the groundwork for the design has already been done for you guys--all you'd have to do is tweak it to fit the specifics of your magsafe cords, and *voila*, fantastically manageable, clean, well-designed, and highly portable power cord for us all.
Suddenly: champagne would fall from the heavens, doors would open, velvet ropes would part, world peace, end to hunger....you get the idea.
It seems like this is the only place to give suggestions for things such as this...am I missing something?

Welcome Jessie!
Here's how to get your comment to someone working in Apple product development:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbookpro.html
That said, Apple shipped retractable cord chargers in the early PowerBook days. From talking to people who owned them, I get the impression that the constant in/out action caused many to fail prematurely. I suspect Apple abandoned them for a reason.

Week-old Pro won't turn on, power cord doesn't light up

I bought a new 13" non-retina MacBook Pro a week ago. Now my laptop will not turn on, and there is no green/amber light on the power cord when it is connected.
Backstory: I've already had problems with this machine. The same day I bought it, it no longer recognized my admin password that I had set up and logged in with several times. I had to reinstall the operating system.
The day it stopped working, I had been transferring some files from my old laptop to the pro via an external hard drive. The laptops charge was getting low, so I plugged in the charger. In order to do this, I had to unplug & replug the external hard drive's power cord to get both to fit. I was dumb and forgot that it was necessary for the drive to work, but after I had realized this I assumed that it wasn't such a big deal. After all, I had already transferred everything I need over and there was nothing on the drive that controlled the laptop in any way. There was a popup similar to when a flash drive isn't ejected properly. It said that some things on the drive could be corrupted, but I didn't pay much notice because, as I said, everything I needed was already off. However, after I clicked "ok", the machine shut down.
Now, my laptop is completely unresponsive. No lights, no fan, nothing at all that would show it is functioning at all. Pressing the power button does nothing. When I plug in the charger, there's no colored indicator. I know this isn't an issue with the charger, because I tried another charger and it too did not have a green/amber light.
Does anyone know what's wrong, or how I can fix this? If not, I'm bringing it back in to Apple to be fixed/returned.

Clare,
Please don't be insulted here, but sometimes the obvious is the stuff that bites us. Are you sure the power cord is plugged into a good outlet? If you're using the cord that attaches in place of the onboard AC connector, is it securely snapped in?
It seems odd that this happened when it did, meaning you were low on power to begin with. If you think about it, this is how a no power to the charger situation would behave.

Apple Mail in repair- Send computer and power cord?

MY MBP battery has needed to be replaced for a couple of months now and I have finally decided to get it fixed. I called Apple and am getting the box to mail my computer. On the phone I was told to send both my computer and my power cord. Why is this? My battery has been in the "replace now" condition for a while, so long that I've gone through multiple chargers. The only charger I have currently is a 3rd party one I bought because the Apple ones are too expensive. Let me reiterate: My computer's battery needed to be replaced BEFORE I began using the 3rd party charger. Is this going to cause a problem with getting my computer fixed?
Thanks!

Is this going to cause a problem with getting my computer fixed?
Yes, unless you send both the computer and the power adapter you can expect a delay. A Mac's charging system is comprised of its battery, the power adapter, DC-in board, and related connections. All are required to ensure a proper repair. "Replace now" means exactly what it says and must not be deferred.
The only charger I have currently is a 3rd party one I bought because the Apple ones are too expensive.
You may find your counterfeit power adapter to be very expensive.

Removal of Power cord leads to immediate shutdown despite fully charged bat

Yes,
My 2 week old Reconditioned MacBook Pro 15" 2.33/2gbRAM has started to shut down immediately when i take the power cord out.
I tried the SMC reset procedure 3 times (namely:
1) Turn computer off
2) Disconnect the AC Adapter and remove the computer's battery.
3) Press and hold down the power button for 5 seconds and then release the button.
4) Reconnect the battery and AC Adapter.
5) Press the Power button to restart the computer.)
No joy, still same problem.
What should I do next?
Any help would be most appreciated.
Thanks

I have been having several issues with my MBP (purchased 6-17-06) regarding sleep/shutdown/battery as have many others.
I called Apple Thursday (4-12) and gave tech support all of the following symptoms:
Does not go to sleep when lid is closed.
Sudden shutdown at various levels of available battery power.
Occasional, abnormal trackpad click (loud, hard?).
"Blinks" when woken from sleep to a blank, light blue screen.
Quiet buzz that stops when clicking or dragging the trackpad.
(Note: I do not have the bulging battery as some have mentioned.)
The tech support guy was going to have me zap the P-RAM, but I had already done that, with no effect. So next he had me insert the OSX install disk to repair the HD. There were no problems, so he issued a repair ticket, gave me a dispatch number, and sent out a box. It was on my step Friday and it will go out tomorrow (Mon. 4-16). I was probably on the phone a total of 20 or 30 minutes.
I expect it to be a logic board replacement, but I will update here when I get it back. My MBP will probably be back by Wed. afternoon if this is anything like my other experiences with Apple Care - very fast turnaround.
BTW - He was going to charge me $50 for the tech support, but I said it was a hardware issue, not software and it should not be my expense. He said he would "make a one-time exception" and not charge me this time, but I should really consider extending to the 3-yr Apple Care. I will consider it, but I know it's not right for Apple to try to charge anyone for this problem.
Sorry for going on for so long, but I want to make it clear if anyone is having these problems they should call Apple ASAP. Especially if you are still under warranty. They will/should fix it at their cost.
HTH Shannon
MacBook Pro 15" 2GHz Intel Core Duo 512 MB 667 MHz RAM Mac OS X (10.4.9)
MacBook Pro 15" 2GHz Intel Core Duo 512 MB 667 MHz RAM Mac OS X (10.4.9)

LS 15 Laptop Power cords (should they be recalled)

I have been going through our HP power cords at working pulling all the recalled LS 15 power cords. I get home and see that my Ideapad Y560 has the exact same cord with the same date codes being recalled by HP. Nothing on Lenovo website, and when I called and brought up my concerns with Support they literally told me to keep using my cords as long as it wasn't smelling or smoking.. I suggest folks you bought Lenovo laptops check their power cords against the HP website against the recall cords and start complaining to Lenovo if yours is on the HP recall list. Multiple retailers bought and used these chinese cords..
Solved!
Go to Solution.

LisAnn,
There is no recall announcement at this time. Lenovo takes these reports very seriously and is investigating.
This may take some more time, and I expect we will have a definitive answer - I really won't have more information until the teams complete the investigation and a determination is made.
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Mark
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Batterie/power cord question

I got the new MacBook Pro 17" and got a question about batterie/power cord use.
I always use mine at home and almost never bring it anywhere. So is it best to
keep the power cord in all the time? Or take it out when its fully charge then run
on batteries plug it in again when the batteries almost dead and so on?
Thanks

It would be better to leave the cord in, but only run down the battery all the way about once a month or so. It would be worse to run the battery down multiple times a week.
Try to keep the machine cool, since heat can really kill a battery.
A good essay on keeping battery life long is here.

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