Safe to use 3rd party AC adaptor on iBook G4?

adcx64 · Apr 12, 2011, 04:10 PM

Hi guys, I just bought an iBook g4 on eBay and it comes with a 3rd party ac adaptor. Is it safe to use it to charge the battery?

JaguarGod · Apr 12, 2011, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by adcx64

Hi guys, I just bought an iBook g4 on eBay and it comes with a 3rd party ac adaptor. Is it safe to use it to charge the battery?

I have used a couple of these Macally adapters in the past and they work really well.

adcx64 · Apr 12, 2011, 08:47 PM

I really don't know the brand on mine, but it shouldn't harm the battery right?

iThinkergoiMac · Apr 12, 2011, 08:49 PM

Your computer controls the charging of the battery. If it's safe to power the computer, it's safe to charge the battery.

adcx64 · Apr 12, 2011, 08:52 PM

Thanks a lot! I was worried the third party adaptor would harm my iBook.

Nameci · Apr 12, 2011, 10:12 PM

used original were pretty cheap as well... I have both for my PB, the 3rd party replacement is just for standby, just in case the original one fails...

Apr 12, 2011, 04:10 PM	#1
adcx64 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Moon	Safe to use 3rd party AC adaptor on iBook G4? Hi guys, I just bought an iBook g4 on eBay and it comes with a 3rd party ac adaptor. Is it safe to use it to charge the battery?
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Apr 12, 2011, 08:49 PM	#4
iThinkergoiMac macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Terra	Your computer controls the charging of the battery. If it's safe to power the computer, it's safe to charge the battery. __________________ 13" 2009 MBP, 2.26 GHz C2D, 8 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD; 2.2 GHz C2D MB, 6 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD; 32 GB iPod Touch 3G -FWIW, my handle is iThink_ergo_iMac. There seems to be some confusion on this issue.-
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Apr 12, 2011, 10:12 PM	#6
Nameci macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Mi Casa, Las Islas Filipinas	used original were pretty cheap as well... I have both for my PB, the 3rd party replacement is just for standby, just in case the original one fails... __________________ - PowerMac G5 Quad, Quadro FX4500 512MB, 16GB RAM, 60GB SSD Boot Drive, Airport Extreme, 23" Alu ACD, Apple KB and MM, iSight, M-Audio AV-40
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Apr 12, 2011, 08:47 PM	#3
adcx64 Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Moon	I really don't know the brand on mine, but it shouldn't harm the battery right?
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Apr 12, 2011, 08:52 PM	#5
adcx64 Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Moon	Thanks a lot! I was worried the third party adaptor would harm my iBook.
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