Power Adapter Contact Points Burnt

The contact points on my power adapter (it's a replacement that I purchased in '09) for my MacBook Pro (purchased in '07) looked blackened and burnt. I looked at the place where it plugs in to charge the battery and the two end contact points are also black (as if burnt). How did this happen? What's wrong and what should I do? Is there a way to prevent this from happening again once it's fixed?

How recently did the blackening occur? Are you plugging the power brick directly into the wall, or using the power cord (the 3 pronged extension) to plug in? What "contact points" in the power adapter are you referring to (not the magsafe, but the brick itself)?
It's possible that the power adapter simply failed. Are you using power outlets that have been issue-free otherwise? You might just need a replacement and be good to go. I would take it in to the Apple Store. Because there's evidence of burning, a Genius might be more inclined to offer a free replacement, especially if you emphasize the possibility of fire and property damage.

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It's actually glowing red right now as I type.
Got up this morning and noticed that my power adapter wire, the part where it goes from the block to the magnetic end into the computer was torn right when the wire begins leaving the power block. I have it beside me all the time and I never move it so I was questioning whether it got torn somehow. So I thought w/e it still works I plug it into the computer and it works fine... I move the power block a few inches and it stops giving power. When I moved it again... it turned on and I could see the wires glow red... apparently the wire got to hot or something and burnt through the rubber casing...
Anyways I can manage like this for a while as long as it keeps on giving power, but where do I get another charger for my laptop? I want to try to order it as soon as possible.

You can order new adapters from your local Apple reseller (they may have them on hand so it's at least worth a call) else the Apple Store online. I would order a new one ASAP. Not only is it potentially dangerous for your computer it's also a fire hazzard.

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i unplugged the power adapter from the powerbook and the male end has broke off and stuck in the powesupply hole. so wedged in, is there any safe ways to fix it? never opened up my powerbook and had a looksy.... :[

I've done this once. Some have suggested putting a drop of superglue onto the tip of a small stick (like a toothpick) and carefully touching it to the broken tip.
I had success heating a small glob of solder to a small wire with my soldering iron, and touching it to the broken tip, then removing the iron quickly. I held the wire with tweezers. One has to be careful in any event to not touch the outer hole with glue or solder.
Naturally you remove the battery first. Access to the power jack isn't much better when the computer is opened.

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When I play DVD movies through Apple's DVD player, and then eject the disc (by clicking the eject button in the DVD player window), everything is normal, until I unplug the power adapter (while the computer is running, but without the DVD in the drive). Then, everything freezes - the pointer locks up, the keyboard locks up, everything. The only way to get out of this is to hold the power button down.
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It's also only started doing this since I installed drivers for my new Epson Stylus D88 printer - could this be a problem?
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I've found out that it's not actually a total freeze, it's a 10 second hang and I'm impatient!!
But, during the hang, it appears as if everything is frozen.
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At this point, it's pretty much assured that there's something wrong with the laptop.
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AC Power Adapter issue with new (refurbished) ibook...

I just got my refurbished ibook today and went to plug it in and test it, and then wanted to charge the battery on it. At first I thought it wasn't doing anything when I went to turn it on (it made the starting sound but the power button didn't turn on or anything), but then after trying a couple times, I noticed that the black screen had a faint image of an apple on it. I had the screen too far to the front for me to see it clearly (as it's an lcd screen) and later when setting my preferences, I had noticed the brightness was just too dim which I adjusted...
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So I turned it off and now it is sitting there (hopefully charging), but that little green light on the adapter where it plugs into the laptop is just that, still green...
Does all this mean that there is a problem with the power adapter and its ability to actually charge my laptop? I got this refurbished (from TigrfDirect) with a 1 year warranty (from Apple) so this should be covered, but as I just received the thing today, I really don't want to have to deal with a messed up AC Adapter...
Also, I haven't even yet checked the battery itself to see what # it is and if it is one of the ones that is part of the recall or not... I would hate to have to do that and not have a working AC Adapter, though of course if the adapter is't working, I can't charge the thing anyways, so I guess I would have to wait another few weeks with dealing with Apple and the warranty issues anyways.
I looked in the help section and the only suggestion they had for if your battery doesn't charge is to take it out and put it back in and then attach the adapter again. I guess I could do that at the same time I check on the battery's recall status, I just hate opening my computer up as soon as I get it. Also the battery cover is not totally flush with the rest of the case, one corner sticks up a bit, and I think it was a replaced item as it doesn't have the little LED lights that the computer says should be there to tell me how much the battery is charged (unless this is UNDER the cover for some reason, but the cover is bright white compared to the rest of the ibook coloring, so it seems as it was just a basic replacement cover used)...
Ok, so thanks for any input you might have. I will let people know in a couple hours if the ibook has actually charged at all during that time or not...

So I did the reset button thing and it didn't do anything at all... If I plug in the power adapter without the battery the laptop will not turn on at all, so I am guessing that it definitely is the adapter and will have to contact Apple to somehow get a new one. Oh great, tomorrow's Friday and isn't this a holiday weekend? Which means it will probably take even longer to get them to send me a replacement adapter... You think that buying a refurbished mac would mean that they would have tested out all the parts/components first before reselling it...
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I just hope that I can get a new AC Adapter soon, so that I can at least be able use my laptop with some kind of power until the new replacement battery shows up. This must be some kind of terrible joke. I get the laptop to be able to use it for a few hours and then have it be without ANY kind of power for posibly up to 2 months? I seem to have the worst luck with Macs, which makes it strange as I have never had any problems with all the PC's I have ever used (and I started using computers when I was 4) but I have now had an imac die (possibly the HD), an Apple studio monitor start flashing on the screen possibly due to connector problems, and now this (and all within 2 months). I am almost ready to just give up, but I have spent too much time and money on all this mac stuff (and all for my obsession with OS X) to do it just yet.
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I just bought a power adapter and it is not working, says "not charging". The same for the mobile charger. Anything I need to do in the setting?

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I have a G4 Titanuium and today when I plugged the power adapter into my AC outlet it was making a clicking noise. This is before I plug it into the Powerbook. When I do plug it into the Powerbook I cannot charge my battery. Does anyone know what this coud be. I think I will end up having to buy a new power adapter but I would like to know what has failed as it worked perfectly yesterday.

My PSU started clicking, it worked for a short period but very soon if was totally dead. I tried to open the thing but it was a bit of a mess when I finished and I wa no-where near spoting any short etc. Regret you just have to get a new one.
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I've had a quick search through the communities and there are a lot of posts about chargers and indicator lights, but I'm not sure I'm really satisfied about my own issue so I thought I'd ask anyway.
Basically, I bought a spare power adapter (genuine Apple 85W MagSafe2) for my new 15" Retina MacBook Pro in a store the other day, to save me lugging my main adapter to and from work all the time.
Using it for the first time made me realise that the adapter I got with my MBP behaves slightly differently re: the LED indicators. The new one from the store shows amber until the MBP is fully charged, then solid green once fully charged. This I believe is perfectly normal.
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I just wondered if anyone else had ever seen this?
I did reset the MBP's SMC settings too, but it made no difference. I'm inclined to think there isn't an issue with the laptop itself since the new adapter's indicators work exactly as I'd expect, but then again the original adapter seems to function perfectly so I'm wondering if there's just some trivial issue with the green LEDs or something like that.

Really doesn't matter if anyone else has or has not seen something like what you have. Your original adapter is faulty in one way or another and you should take it in to Apple with your rMBP to show them what is happening and Ask Nicely for a new one that works correctly.

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Where can I find a replacement for the power adapter tip?

I need to replace the small adapter that allows the power adapter to be inserted into a socket. Does apple sell this part separately?
The adapter itself works fine. But the tip that gets inserted into the adapter, and then the wall, has started to make sparks. I'm afraid it's going to catch fire, or cause a fire. When plugged into the wall, I hear sparks and I see smoke coming out. If I adjust it's position by slightly withdrawing it from the wall socket, so that there is minimal contact, the sparks stop. But I am a little worried now that I can't leave my MacBook Pro retina plugged in without risk of fire. This started about a month ago after two years of use without any issues.
To be clear, I'm not talking about the adapter itself, but the tip that gets inserted into the adapter, and in turn allows the adapter to be inserted into a socket.
It seems wrong to shell out $80 for a whole new adapter when all I need to replace is the wall adapter.

What about the world travel adapter
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB974ZM/B?fnode=MTY1NDEwMQ
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Please Help!
When i plug my power adapter in nothing happens. The tip does not light up orange or green, the computer acts like its not even there, it does not charge anything. I have tried different outlets and power strips and still nothing. I have tried using the long cord instead of the short nub I have also tried resetting the PMU which did not help. I also tried leaving it unplugged for 60 secs and still nothing...
Is anything else i can do to get it working? I really dont want to spend the 80 bucks on another one...
Thanks
iBook G4 1.42 1.5GB DDR SDRAM 60Gig HD Mac OS X (10.4.6) Mac mini 1.66GHz ICD 2Gig Ram 80Gig HDD

Since it's clearly not the outlet there are still two remaining points of failure, the ibook and the adapter. If you can, try a friend's adapter on your ibook and try your adapter on their ibook.
If your adapter doesn't charge any other ibooks/PBs out there it is likely dead and will need to be replaced. You can either get a new one from apple or find a third party one like this one.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001YXWVO/ref=pdcp_etitle/104-5595520-9388738?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=172282

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Also You can run the computer without your battery in but I believe it's not good for the computer.
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Thanks for the information, but I think we are talking about slightly different things. The watts are equal to volts * amps. I believe the power brick ensures that the mini is powered by 110W, but the the brick itself has to be appropriately rated for the local voltage or else it will not function correctly.
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I believe that you mean you use 240v power and your adapter works fine. Could you do me a favor? Could you look at the small print on your mini adapter and see if it says 100v-240v or something else? If it says 100v-120v and it still works in the UK, then mine might be ok for 240v as well.
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