What does it mean when my magport charger flashes between green and amber and isn't charging the MBP?

It runs the computer but won't charge the battery...trying to figure if it's a battery or charger issue. I can't find any info on it flashing between the two colours. The battery appears to be in good shape and it only a few months old

Unless it's from a same model of Mac, I wouldn't do this.
For some reason the laptops are having issues using other models of chargers, I think Apple started doing this recently to avoid people using the wrong charger with the same connector.
So just take the machine in for service,
I have some MagSafe trouble shooting links here under #1 SMC Reset
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