magsafe electrical noise

richard.mac · Nov 5, 2007, 06:56 PM

im interested to know if anyone with a MacBook Pro core duo or newer sometimes has a slight electrical noise near the magsafe plug when charging. is there a fix? It also has a screen buzz noise after waking when the display has been off for a while. I probably should have sent it in for repairs but i never got around to it and my warranty is over

twombles62 · Nov 5, 2007, 07:24 PM

Mate, look at this. I've heard that the Magsafe cords that melt sometimes emit a buzzing sound. Watch out for that, it's a potential fire hazard.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=382304

LondonGooner · Nov 5, 2007, 07:28 PM

id check to see how hot the thing was if i was you. ^ mine was a genuine fire hazard and im lucky i realised what was happening.

khunsanook · Nov 5, 2007, 07:37 PM

Mine's been buzzing since day one. No problems until now that the springs in the little gold prongs are shot so it makes a bad connection. Time for a dreaded visit to the Thai Apple shop where I have to BEG to have anything replaced.

richard.mac · Nov 5, 2007, 07:57 PM

well ive never had problems with the magsafe. the cord and magsafe are not hot at all. the power brick is just a little warm and i pretty much always have it plugged into my MacBook Pro. hopefully i dont have any melting problems.

does anyone know if the buzz sound is related to the mac or the magsafe + power brick. if a buy a new adapter will the buzz sound go away? its pretty annoying in a quiet environment.

Nov 5, 2007, 06:56 PM	#1
richard.mac macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 51.50024, -0.12662	magsafe electrical noise im interested to know if anyone with a MacBook Pro core duo or newer sometimes has a slight electrical noise near the magsafe plug when charging. is there a fix? It also has a screen buzz noise after waking when the display has been off for a while. I probably should have sent it in for repairs but i never got around to it and my warranty is over __________________ http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4894/haxe.png If you can't innovate, I guess you just imitate, but it's never quite as good as the original.
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Nov 5, 2007, 07:57 PM	#5
richard.mac Thread Starter macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 51.50024, -0.12662	well ive never had problems with the magsafe. the cord and magsafe are not hot at all. the power brick is just a little warm and i pretty much always have it plugged into my MacBook Pro. hopefully i dont have any melting problems. does anyone know if the buzz sound is related to the mac or the magsafe + power brick. if a buy a new adapter will the buzz sound go away? its pretty annoying in a quiet environment. __________________ http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4894/haxe.png If you can't innovate, I guess you just imitate, but it's never quite as good as the original.
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Nov 5, 2007, 07:24 PM	#2
twombles62 macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Mate, look at this. I've heard that the Magsafe cords that melt sometimes emit a buzzing sound. Watch out for that, it's a potential fire hazard. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=382304
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Nov 5, 2007, 07:28 PM	#3
LondonGooner macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2006	id check to see how hot the thing was if i was you. ^ mine was a genuine fire hazard and im lucky i realised what was happening.
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Nov 5, 2007, 07:37 PM	#4
khunsanook macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East Asia	Mine's been buzzing since day one. No problems until now that the springs in the little gold prongs are shot so it makes a bad connection. Time for a dreaded visit to the Thai Apple shop where I have to BEG to have anything replaced.
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