MBP won't run off charger, but original battery on life support

I want to run my MBP off just the charger, because my battery is (surprise) bulging.
However, it won't even try to start.
The charger (not original) appears identical to original (original pulled exposed wires from base) but was given with the new 13"; I thought all MBP's had the same charger, tho, and it's the Macbooks that use a lower power cord?
Advise, explain.

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