Macbook charger stalling

My MacBook Air is plugged in and the icon appears in the upper right of the screen, but the green light is not on. The computer is not losing power as I use it but it is not charging either. It just stays stable at 65%.

Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the appropriate method.
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
If this does not help, contact Apple.
Genius Bar reservation
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

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In when i connect the macbook to the power adapter, there's no bright light showing (only very vague green in the dark) , and it shows in the system profiler that its connected but not charging.
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By the way also completed al restds (SMC etc).
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