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MagSafe Port Melting Off - Apple Says Its Normal
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If they're overheating and panicking - you've got a problem and they should fix 'em, no questions.
Your wear shown there is nothing more than that - physical wear. It looks like from repeated connection you've worn the powder coating off of the magnet.
Note that the actual power transfer connectors are in fine shape. That's where any potential problem is going to be caused (say by pissing on your notebook).
A CPU core temp of 195F is not going to melt anything, not even the CPU cores. Hell a case temperature of 195F isn't going to melt anything.
Your wear shown there is nothing more than that - physical wear. It looks like from repeated connection you've worn the powder coating off of the magnet.
Note that the actual power transfer connectors are in fine shape. That's where any potential problem is going to be caused (say by pissing on your notebook).
A CPU core temp of 195F is not going to melt anything, not even the CPU cores. Hell a case temperature of 195F isn't going to melt anything.
I had a "yo-yo" style power connector at work that developed a short from cable stress near the point where the AC cord meets the disk. Move it around a little, and you could see blue sparks inside, and it was easy to see where it had slightly burned the rubber internally. Only a matter of time before it started a fire.mkrishnan said:
And yes, that had zip to do with the connector port, but point is there's plenty that can go wrong with the old style, too. I'll also mention it was DRASTICALLY easier to accidentally short the old ones than the MagSafe ones before you plug it into the computer.
Back to the main topic, I'm STILL not seeing what you're describing in the photo you posted, but I'll take your word for it. Regardless, it sounds a whole lot more like an internal heat issue than anything to do with the MagSafe connector--if it were the connector, it'd be melting from the inside out, not where it contacted the case.
And the temperature you mentioned is, I believe, the internal thermal limit of the Core Duo--it's designed to run that hot, but it'll scale back its own speed/voltage to prevent overheating at that point. Intel's chips have been pretty good about that for a while--they generally won't even crash (or, quite literally, burn, like some AMDs) if you remove the heatsink from a desktop processor, just slow way down. If it's crashing on you, then the heat may be being generated by something else, so that even when the Duo scales back it's still not cooling enough.
Does sound like you've got a problem, but I doubt it's the MagSafe connector.
but it does crash.... well i guess ill send it in the the old box way.....
and i bought procare too to get it fixed asap.... meh... having regrets about it... anyone know if i can return it? the classes that come with it do sound like its worthe the 100 bucks though...
and i bought procare too to get it fixed asap.... meh... having regrets about it... anyone know if i can return it? the classes that come with it do sound like its worthe the 100 bucks though...
My magsafe connector doesn't get hot, and it looks as if the one in the picture has been removed and reconnected about a million times. I can also imagine getting the magsafe connector dirty before re-inserting it would make the problem even worse.
That MBP looks like it has had some abuse too.
That MBP looks like it has had some abuse too.
Nate4747 said:
doesnt even have a scratch on it...the only thing wrong with it is the faded magsafe port picture and the port itself