Tracking Power Cord Usage
Hello,
We are using iPads as a slideshow display in the lobby of our business. Very frequently I find the iPads unplugged and out of charge, which obviously renders the iPads useless until they are plugged in again. I have a feel our receptionists are unplugging them to charge there iPhones. I have secured the power cords to the iPad security locking harnesses, but they still find a reason to unplug them.
Is there a way to track exactly when the iPads are unplugged? We have cameras facing the iPads, but that's a hefty task to scan the video data manually. If I had an exact time, this would be easy.
Any ideas? Thank you!!
Thinking more about this, it's probably visitors needing to recharge there phones. Provide power strip. Put receptionist in charge of problem. Proclaim yourself as visitor friendly by providing power strip. Could get furniture with power outlet.
I think for some reason they are called wet furniture.
Robert
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In the interest of prolonging my battery life should I need my MBP to travel extensively, it is inadvisable to leave the power adapter plugged in during home use? That is to say, will it have an affect on the battery life if the power adapter is always in?
In the interest of prolonging my battery life should
I need my MBP to travel extensively, it is
inadvisable to leave the power adapter plugged in
during home use?
not necessarily (see below).
That is to say, will it have an
affect on the battery life if the power adapter is
always in?
leaving your computer plugged in 24/7 will not cause any problems.
however - to keep batteries healthy, they need to be fully
drained then recharged ("power cycling") on the order of once per
month.
as long as you remember to do this, the batteries will stay healthy even
if you almost always stay connected to AC power.
some people then ask - why don't i just remove the battery then,
if i'm going to be on AC power most of the time. no problem - but
if you lose AC power, then whatever you were working on then is
lost. the battery is acting like an uninterruptable backup power supply
in that case..
bottom line is to power cycle your battery once/month no matter what.
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MBP random shutdown even with power cord plugged in
My MacBook Pro (original) has now randomly shut down 5 times since I installed 10.5.6 the week before Christmas. 4 of those 5 times happened with the power cord plugged in, the green indicator light on and the installed battery fully charged. I have two batteries and it has happened with each of them at least twice. Yesterday I got my first shutdown while on battery only. After each shutdown I was able to restart the computer and it operated normally, even the one on battery only.
These shutdowns are fast and complete. There is no warning of any kind. The screen just goes blank. It is not sleeping, there is no pulsing light on the front. Using the start key begins the process from scratch with the Apple "startup chime."
The occurrences have gotten more frequent. The first two were within 24 hours of when I installed 10.5.6 and they happened within several hours of each other. Both of these were with the power cord attached and fully charged batteries. I swapped the battery after the first one. When it happened again, I swapped them again.
The next time I had the problem was 1/30 (last Friday). The only significant software installation I had done between installing 10.5.6 and then was to install iLife '09 on 1/28. All software updates had been installed in a timely manner. Friday the laptop was plugged into external power and the battery was fully charged, but I don't know which battery was installed.
2/1 I had an issue where my computer couldn't locate the OS file on startup so I did a archive and install. It operated normally since then until yesterday, 2/4 when I had two shutdowns. The first I had the computer on external power and a fully charged battery. The second was the ONLY time I have had the shutdown occur while on battery power only. I was on a flight when the second shutdown occurred. I had used all the power in the battery that was installed when the first shutdown happened (down to about 11 minutes remaining). I then swapped batteries without shutting the computer down. The system rebuilt itself normally and I began working on iPhoto. About an hour later it just shutdown. I was able to restart the computer normally and used it for another 45 minutes or so before I shut it down for landing.
I called Apple Care this morning and they advised me to get an appointment with a Genius. I resist being without my laptop but will try this and let them look over the console log to see if they can find anything.
I have done all the basics, reset the PMU, zapped the PRAM and repaired disk permissions. The next thing I am going to do is to calibrate both batteries. I doubt this will have any impact on the issue because most of the shutdowns have occurred with external power connected. I just haven't done this in a while.
Any ideas out there? Anyone have a similar problem?
I have another issue on my Mac Pro since installing 10.5.6 and my wife's iMac G5 has a completely different issue since installing 10.5 (I didn't install this OS until last week so I could get the new iLife on it). Seems like this latest OS version is a bit buggy or at least incompatible with a lot of Apple's products in different ways.
Fight On!UPDATE:
Service was due and now that I saw the machine fail 4 times in a day doing the same process I knew I could duplicate the issue on demand. That's a big bonus.
Called Apple Care yesterday morning and the guy I spoke with read over the notes on my case after I told him what happened the day before (black friday, 4 shutdowns). While he didn't transfer me to a Product Specialist, he did talk to one for quite a while (I was on hold for about 20 minutes while he did this). He said I could ship it to Apple and they would look at it or I could take it to an Apple Store or Authorized Service Center. Thinking this was the next step I had secured a time at the Carlsbad Apple Store for late that afternoon (my usual & closest store, Escondido, was booked all weekend). They told me to take it in and reference the case number. The Product Specialist thought it sounded like a logic board and would duly note that diagnosis in the case history.
After the conversation ended I decided to make sure I could cause the failure. So I started the process (threw out the face.db from the iPhoto Library package and opened iPhoto whereupon iPhoto begins a scan of the images for faces. Having over 12,000 images gives it a lot of work). This time I decided to monitor the workings of the laptop using iStat Pro (freeware widget download & I recommend making a small donation it's so good). I kept track of the processes at 5 minute intervals, the CPU usage, numerous temps AND the fan speed. The latter seemed to be the critical. Shortly after the fan speed got to 4700 the shutdown occurred. It took 36 minutes from the time I started. The fans kind of confirm to me that it could be the logic board.
I took the laptop to the Apple Store and started the process in front of the "Genius." He read through the case as well as the printed copy of this thread and other notes I brought from previous shutdowns including the data I mined from iStat Pro. He was unimpressed and thought it was a non-issue. I guess that's only fair because I was unimpressed with him. He figures it's my system because of a software conflict somewhere. His answer was to do a clean install and reinstall all the software from the original disks. I told him I have spent over 50 hours on this issue to date and that what he was suggesting would take at least that much and guarantee nothing if it's a database issue...duh! Disagreement. Oh, and he also doubted it would fail just from making it work.
43 minutes after starting the process, well after my "Genius" went home for the day (I was his last appointment), the failure occurred. The "Genius" he handed me off to was working with someone else next to where I was sitting. When the fans hit 4700 rpm I told her it was going to happen soon and as I finished my sentence the failure occurred! Cool.
They have the machine and I'll let you know what they do.
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After reading and resetting everything with Keyboard I still get blank white screen on 2nd? page of boot. The only way I can boot to Mavericks is unplug power cord, push and hold power button while plugging power cord in. Fans run at full speed, machine boots then runs normal except the dvdrw will not . The mid 2011 IMAC had the same problem with LION. I changed hard drives, formatted, and installed a clean install of latest os x mavericks. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac12,1
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
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OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:16:53
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ST3120026AS disk0 : (120.03 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Untitled (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 119.17 GB (87.12 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ?
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
CHICONY USB NetVista Full Width Keyboard
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Thunderbolt Information: ?
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ?
[loaded] com.nvidia.CUDA (1.1.0) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.0.61 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.0.53 - SDK 10.8) Support
Startup Items: ?
CUDA: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CUDA
FanControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/FanControlDaemon
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.arcsoft.eservutil.plist Support
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.configuration.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.intercheck.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.notification.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.scan.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.sxld.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.webd.plist Support
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[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
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Macs Fan Control
Firefox
Internet Plug-ins: ?
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
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BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
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Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
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CUDA Preferences Support
Fan Control Support
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ?
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
1% WindowServer
1% fontd
0% firefox
0% SystemUIServer
0% SophosWebIntelligence
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229 MB firefox
156 MB SophosScanD
152 MB InterCheck
131 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
115 MB SophosAntiVirus
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424 MB Free RAM
1.53 GB Active RAM
1.37 GB Inactive RAM
699 MB Wired RAM
1.26 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsI'd start by getting rid of the following software responsible for these extensions.
Kernel Extensions: ?
[loaded] com.nvidia.CUDA (1.1.0) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.0.61 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.0.53 - SDK 10.8) Support
Startup Items: ?
CUDA: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CUDA
FanControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/FanControlDaemon
Use the uninstaller provided with the Sophos software. You can uninstall CUDA via the preference pane. Be sure you remove the com.nvidia.CUDA extension which is located in the /System/Library/Extensions/ folder. Not sure if Fan Control has an uninstaller so you will have to do it manually:
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Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. In some cases the uninstaller may be part of the application's installer, and is invoked by clicking on a Customize button that will appear during the install process.
Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.
Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item. Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences. Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab. Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the "-" button to delete it from the list.
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If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, EasyFind, instead.
Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a ".pkg" extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.
There are many utilities that can uninstall applications. Here is a selection:
1. AppZapper
2. AppDelete
3. Automaton
4. Hazel
5. AppCleaner
6. CleanApp
7. iTrash
8. Amnesia
9. Uninstaller
10. Spring Cleaning
For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.
Be sure to remove your two Login Items. Finally do this:
Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks without erasing drive
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
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My laptop crashes - i think it's the power cord but i'm not for sure
I have a 2 year old Toshiba Satellite Laptop model # A205-S4707. I bought it brand new in 2008, but I just recently started having this problem. I at first thought it was a problem with the video card because what will happen is the video freezes up and will show different color lines or a black or blue box. I thought the window air conditioning unit by my desk being on may have something to do with it because I started noticing the issue at the beginning of summer when I started using the window AC. The problem would normally happen when it would be loading my programs when I first turn it on, but now it crashes 30 minutes to an hour or maybe 2 hours after I turned it on. I than thought it might be my power cord since there's a couple places in my power cord where the inner wire is exposed, so I taped the areas and plugged it back in and it still crashes, but not as much as it used to. The other day it wanted to crash every time I tried to start my laptop up, and since it would just crash after 2 hours of it being on. And this morning it wanted to crash while loading windows twice when I had it plugged in, but when I unplugged it it's working fine. Something tells me it's the power cord causing the issue - anyone else have any experience with this issue? If so, how can this issue be resolved? I can't go on depending on battery usage because I like leaving my laptop on when I'm asleep (I have it turned off when I'm at work - so it's on probably 15 hours a day). If anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it. My OS is Windows Vista.
THanks,
MikeI have an 18-month P305 series Satellite and for a while (approximately 8-9 months ago) I couldn't figure out why my laptop would all of a sudden shut down while everything was working fine, or sometimes it even shut off when I press the power button to turn it on. My laptop was also acting pretty wierd with the Illumination Buttons, they wouldn't respond and froze, wouldn't light up after the computer has turned on and sometimes it won't turn off if the computer's been completely shut down, yes, the lights still stay lit afterward.
Just last week, when I was moving my laptop around to adjust for comfort, the thing shuts down on me again, this time I realized that the ac light had a 'quick' flick and this tells me that there is something wrong with power supply, either DC jack or the cord by the plug. I usually disconnect the battery when I have it plugged in to preserve the life of the cells. So when every time this thing becomes loose, the laptop would shut off. I was actually blaming the problem with bad BIOS and and maybe faulty updated drivers. The other day, I held the wire (by the socket and the fuse) and kind of twist and turn it and sure enough, I lost power, and the ac light flickered. I knew right away that was the problem. I found an identical original OEM power supply on ebay for $15 shipped, received it today and all is well. All this time, the culprit was the power cord.
My advice is to take the battery out and run the power from the AC cord, wiggle and turn the 'wire' slightly by the dc jack, also, test the plug to the DC connecter; hold the barrel (the plug socket to the computer) and wiggle it, if it doesn't shut off then it's the wire and you need a new power supply. Make sure you buy one that is of high quality. I recommend OEM for safety reasons.
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Odd problem using mini display cord and power cord at the same time
When i connect my mbp to a monitor/tv while running on ac the macbook freezes totally. As soon as i plug in the power cord while running an external monitor the cpu usage goes crazy. Kernal task reporting 100.1 % cpu usage and also high cpu usage (powered, syslogd and configd). The only way to unfreeze the macbook is to unplug the power cord. When i do this the laptop runs perfectly fine again while connected to my monitor.
The odd thing is that it was running totally fine a few hours ago. but after waking up my mac its showing this issue.
Would love to get feedback.
ThanksI use a KVM switch with a Dell monitor that has DVI and VGA inputs. I only route the K an M portions (keyboard and mouse) through the switch. The computers connect directly via VGA and DVI to the Monitor, and then I use the monitor's switch to make the video switch. Works fine. Don't worry about taxing the monitor.
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I am waiting for my laptop power cord replacement I am leaving for the US for 6 months in10 days.
I received this information on the 25th of Sep:
Shipment Notification
30/09/2014
Thank you for choosing HP for your technology needs. We value your business.
This is an automated shipping confirmation of an order you placed for the HP AC Power Cord Replacement Program.
Your order was shipped on 09/30/2014 via DHL GM using tracking number 605115531103755620.
Please follow the instructions you will receive with your replacement AC power cord to dispose of your defective AC power cord.
Order Details:
Order No: HP149130
Order Date: 09/25/2014
Item(s) Information:
Item No: 213349-001
Description: Replacement power cord – CANADA wall plug
I went to DHL GM and checked the status and got this answer: I know I entered the number correctly because I copy and pasted it
Now What?
This question was solved.
View Solution.Hi,
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Received this Shipping Notification:
Thank you for choosing HP for your technology needs. We value your business.
This is an automated shipping confirmation of an order you placed for the HP AC Power Cord Replacement Program.
Your order was shipped on 11/17/2014 via DHL GM using tracking number
Please follow the instructions you will receive with your replacement AC power cord to dispose of your defective AC power cord.
Order Details:
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Order Date: 11/13/2014
Item(s) Information:
Item No:
Description: Replacement power cord – INDIA wall plug
Unit Price: $0.00
Quantity: 1
Thank you for your order. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced.
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But DHL website reports no results for it.
very confusing how & when I will recieve the power cord.
please help on this topic.Hi,
Please wait for 48 hours.
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X220 power cord doesn't completely get in
The power cord I plug into the back of x220i dosn't get coompletely in. I see the metal part of it when it's plugged. It also kinda dances inside a bit, it's not strong. Is that normal?
Should be fine.
I see a bit of metal on my T400 too. And the jack wiggles up and down in an arc of around ten degrees (rough usage). Zero contact issues though.
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Does a Laptop Warranty Cover the Power Cord?
Hi, I bought a HP Envy Touchsmart 15 and it is still covered by warranty. However, I cannot find any support help online such as the support chat which I find very odd since I just used it about a month ago when my battery died! Where did all the support go?
Anyways, when I plug in my laptop, the LED by the power port does not come on, and my laptop will not charge or turn on at all. My battery is dead, but I know it works becasue it is less than a month old. Since my laptop will not run on AC power even with the battery removed, I feel the power cord is the problem.
I would really like to know if my warranty covers the power cord, and if so how do I contact HP, since there is absolutley no information when I go to "Contact Us" besides the consumer forums.
I am a ECE student at UT in Austin, and every day I go without a laptop is hurting my grades. So I need help ASAPHi
Yes, power cord, adapter are covered under limited warranty. HP would replace it for you if it's faulty.
Check warranty: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/weInput?cc=us&lc=en
These are what I could find to help you:
Contact HP: http://h22207.www2.hp.com/us-en/contact-hp
Contact HP in Texas:
http://m.hp.com/us/en/store-finder/find.do?type=authorized&searchType=LOCALAREA&displayedAddress=787...
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I need a new power cord for my Mac book Pro its the T type mag connector. I don't need a Tech just a new cord. How do I buy one. The closest Aplle store is 75 miles away and I do not drive.
Are you in the US? Order one from here: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/power?mco=MTM3NjU xNDg
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Visual studio online - Excel power query usage and samples needed
Background
Visual Studio Online does not offer much in the way of reporting, when compared to (onsite) TFS... unless you utilize the REST API functionality.
The Visual Studio Online REST API is fairly extensive, but not very 'reporting' friendly to applications like Microsoft Excel.
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Are there any good examples of Microsoft Excel Power Query usage - to acquire and create reports via the Visual Studio Online REST API? I've searched - but surprisingly haven't found anything of substance. It is fairly simple to call a VSO REST
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Does a Mac Mini purchased in the USA require a power converter to operate outside of the USA or can I simply purchase a different power cord for it?
Depending on which European country (should their mains access plug/port shape vary) the
cord set with correct ends on it has to match. You can buy a cord that plugs into the Mini
where the factory cord goes, and the other end has one for the wall source shape. The wire
for the application should be able to support 110~240VAC.
With the cord or an accurate image in hand, you could either get a new cable to match both
realities (mini + wall supply mains local) or an adapter (US/Standard to EU/Local) for just
the head or input part of the original Apple cable. One plugs into the other, then into wall.
If you have a new Mini with a small modular plug/port on the computer end of the power wire,
it would have only two holes and no ground; the other end would have two prongs of equal
shape and size. Not a polarized plug and not a grounded three-prong. To get a replacement
power wire for the MINI to go from power source to the Mini is recommended, if you are going
to be staying in one location for awhile. A Travel Kit that offers no electrical conversion but only
the physical shape adapter kit, should a available in travel stores, airports; big box discount
stores, computer and electronic stores. This page shows the cord end of the appliance shapes.
The other end would be the mains shape for whichever country you are going to....
http://www.signalandpower.com/European-Power-Cords/
So to match the country or regional power mains type is a primary concern for obtaining the
correct replacement cord to supply the Mini with local mains power. The end which plugs into
the Mini is of a certain type (numbers for EU and elsewhere are published, see link + images)
& the end that gets plugged into the mains or utility side, needs to match the local specification.
The link to Apple, to contact for Support and Service information in prior post, should be able
to help find a source for the local replacement type cord they'd sell local people with a Mini.
Apple local sources offer replacements for this purpose; and for travelers, a second cord for
a direct use (not adapter plugs) is a better bet. For those who only need a cord in two places.
If you are traveling to Denmark, UK, Swiss or other EU countries require different adapters.
Even places where the power itself may be somewhat similar. However your MINI has an
automatic power supply that will conform to that energy standard, you only need to supply a
correct non-transforming adapter. Simply a connection to adapt one shape to another.
The general purpose travel kit that is not specialized to Apple power adapters, would have a
plastic plug/adapter with the local pins on one side, and the US/standard two slots on the other.
So, no circuitry nor any other change of electrical power inside this device would be required.
http://www.signalandpower.com/2-Prong-Plug-Adapters/
http://www.signalandpower.com/Convert-to-Europe-CEE-716-plug/
http://www.signalandpower.com/Swiss-AC-Power-Cords/
In other words, I believe my other post already covered this. On the ground on either end of the
path, adapters are common and the Mini does not use proprietary electrical components IF you
have one of the more recent shape aluminum models with the power supply built in. The older
Mini has the power brick and two wires. A US/Standard plug adapter to EU/Local would work in
either case, since all you'd do is plug the adapter plug into the local mains and the US plug into
that one... I see these kinds of discards for as little as 25¢ in thrift stores in Alaska. Or you can
buy a new one. Or you could get a complete cord with correct ends on it, for Mini + local mains.
Hopefully this helps somewhat. The only info missing is which EU country or region is involved.
Their shapes of plug are different, so the adapter end for local supply has to match their standard.
Swiss, Denmark, UK, and others offer different shapes and so on.
The Apple store in the location you are traveling should be able to supply you with a replacement
cable for a modern MINI, that has the correct local mains end, and the correct Apple mini end on
the opposite. Since the unit is automatically switching, the magic is done.
Since I supplied a means to locate any number of Apple stores, authorized service providers &
other Apple related vendors in my earlier reply: https://locate.apple.com/country you could contact
any of them along your route in the City in whichever EU country, to find a local MINI power cable.
In any event, I'm done...
Good luck and happy trails... -
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....
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