MacBook Battery Problems.

[ItsTime]

I have seen this a lot on the internet when i have been doing research but i would like a new opinion please as some sights and threads are a few years old.

Firstly i have a MacBook 10.4.11 that is somewhere between 2 and 3 years old. I have had no problems with the Mac up until yesterday. Yesterday i was charging my Mac and everything was fine but i noticed that the MagSafe Adapter was lit up Green, even when unplugged from my Mac. I shrugged it off until this morning when i realised that when i unplug my adapter the Mac just turns off and won't turn back on until i plug the adapter back in. I have seen different threads about it being a battery problem or a charger problem but i am not sure where to start as most of the threads say that their Battery Icon on the Mac screen has a black "X" through it. Mine just has the Forks in the battery icon and where it would have a Time or % of what is left in the Battery, it just has a (Calculating...) and when i click to see how much it has charged, it says 0%

I also downloaded Coconut Battery and here is what it says:

Current Battery Charge: 0 mAh
Maximum Battery Charge : 5093 mAh

0%

Current Battery Capacity: 5093 mAh
Original Battery Capacity: 5020 mAg

100%

Can anyone shed some light on my situation, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Pax]

Almost certainly your Magsafe has blown up, mine did.

Do About This Mac > More Info > Power
Under battery condition it should say "normal". If it says "check battery" your battery is dead.

When you plug the Magsafe in, wait a few minutes. Then the AC Charger info at the bottom of the page should change to Connected - Yes Charging - Yes.

You may have to wait a few minutes from when you plug in, it doesn't always start charging right away. Also you will need to refresh the page using cmd-R.

When you plug it in and it says "charging - Yes" the battery info should show Amperage - and a positive number between 1500 and 200 mA depending on how long it's been charging.

Luckily the Magsafe is much cheaper than a new battery!