Can I charge my macbook with my MBP magsafe adaptor?

[buyusfear]

I tried searching, but nothing I found said exactly what I needed to hear.

I have a macbook that I'm setting up for a friend (blackbook), who forgot to give me his magsafe adaptor. If I need to charge his macbook, can I use my Macbook Pro's (penryn) magsafe, or is that not a good idea?

Thanks!

 

[Tallest Skil]

Yes, but it doesn't work the other way around.

 

[buyusfear]

So I won't hurt the Blackbook using my MBP's adaptor?

The last thing I want to do is melt his notebook.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Nope.

 

[buyusfear]

Sweet, thanks for the quick replies!

 

[Ice-Cube]

Yes, but it doesn't work the other way around.

It does work the other way around. I have always been using the MacBook magsafe with my MBP. Just takes longer to charge thats all.

 

[175170]

It does work the other way around. I have always been using the MacBook magsafe with my MBP. Just takes longer to charge thats all.

I'm guessing it could also damage the MacBook Pro if you were using while charging.

 

[Skeletal-dæmon]

Tallest Skil is mostly correct.

In the short run, you can charge a MB from a MBP adapter with absolutely no problems whatsoever. In the long run, and it had been documented, you can destroy the battery regulatory system that controls how the battery charges and discharges. Thats not to say that will happen, its unlikely, but the risk is there. Its like putting an 8 amp fuse in a 5 amp light. One day the bulb will explode.