iBook charging problems.

[SkyBell]

I plugged in my iBook G4 to charge a few minutes ago, and noticed it wasn't charging correctly. It would charge for a few seconds, then stop for a few, and resume charging again. At first, I thought it was the crappy charger I bought from eBay, but no, it's also a problem on the original charger (although I have gotten it to stop now on this one).

I've pretty much accepted I'm screwed, or least that's what I'm assuming. But I want know, what is causing this, and how much will it cost to fix?

Thanks.

 

[maclover001]

What happens if you take the battery out? Can you run from A/C power consistently?

If you can, my vote goes to a bad battery.

 

[oneEG6]

Could definitely be a battery. Does it light up like normal? Does it matter if you slightly move/jiggle the end that goes into the iBook? I know from getting yanked around a lot that those dc-in connections can get loose and need replacing. I had a used iBook that this happened to, the local Apple store fixed it for $150.

 

[jonbrasher]

This just happened to my Powerbook G4. Take your charger to a local apple reseller or apple store and confirm it it NOT the charger. If it the charger is not the culprit it is most like your DC in/Sound card. These can be found on Ebay and replaced by you if you do not not have apple care and do not wish to pay a pro. The rate for my local apple reseller is $95/hr plus parts. It would probably be about $95 + part cost to replace the DC in. Save yourself some money buy the part off ebay (mine was $50) head over to ifixit.com and replace it yourself.