I was wondering if this issue is constant for you guys:
I received my first mbp, and on the first day, when I was changing it from one wall socket to the other, the magsafe stopped providing power. I did the SMC reset as per applecare instructions, and was advised to swap for a new one, which I did.
Today again when I was swapping it to another power socket the problem reappeared. I followed the troubleshoot guide at apple and let the magsafe unplugged for a few min, then suddenly voila its working again.
So what do you guys think?
should I pissed, and call for another magsafe,
or this is something that I should be pissed and is a design problem with the magsafe itself?
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Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
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I find my connector is pretty finicky (cord to computer, not cord to wall). I sometimes need to plug it and unplug it a couple times before it provides a good connection and starts charging the battery. When it's got a bad connection, the glowing light on the power plug only glows dimly, and the battery icon in the top-right of the screen shows a power cord connection but states "not charging." Is that what's happening with you?
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Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
nope, there is no light at all on the connector.
From the looks of it, its kind of a generalized problem from the info that Im gattering -
I was getting a problem when I had inverted the magnetic connector, so that the wire would not be in the way when I plug in a USB drive. It worked initially, but then mostly it would not work so I went back to connecting the wire the traditional way and it has worked since then. I do have hits and missses where I connect the magsafe to the Mac and there is no light, but taking it out and connecting it again usually fixes it.
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If you have an AppleCare store nearby, I'd suggest taking it to the store to have a certified Apple technician look at it. They should have the best judgement as to whether it needs a repair or replacement, regardless of whether or not the problem is minor. After all, you just dropped over a grand on this computer, it should work without any problems.
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Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
try over 2 grand (R$3100 - U$ 2066), its brazil we here pay 2x-4x as much as anyone in the north america
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The LED light on my magsafe port sometimes doesn't light up, but it still charges my mbp.
I would say that it's not a problem until it Doesn't charge your battery. -
Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
it aint charging it either, it never happened again, and Im still weary about it.
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magsafe failures
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Karamazovmm, Aug 1, 2011.