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MagSafe Power Adapter Broken

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MacOCD

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Feb 11, 2009
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My power adapter broke for my MacBook, the wires are fine,nothing is wrong there, but when I plug it into my laptop, the light does not turn on. At one the light was on for maybe 2-3 seconds and quickly turned back off. I have been trying to find a diagnosis by using google, but all I have found was problems with the wires, not the adapter itself.

I was wondering if any one had any quick solutions for this problem (if there is any) or if I just need to spend the 60$ to get a new one.

Thanks
 
Well first you have to figure out if the problem is with the adapter or the computer. Given that it's a magsafe adapter I don't think it's on the computer side. Can you borrow an adapter from a friend or go to an Apple store and use one of theirs?
 
Mac-Michael said:
Well first you have to figure out if the problem is with the adapter or the computer. Given that it's a magsafe adapter I don't think it's on the computer side. Can you borrow an adapter from a friend or go to an Apple store and use one of theirs?
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I have plugged in my brothers, and it works, battery in and out, I have also done an SMC reset but didn't fix the problem.
 
MacOCD said:
No, the wires are fine, they look perfect, they are tightly connected and don't wiggle.
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oh, I didn't read your post properly :)

As for boring expenses, the 85W adapter I got recently cost me the equivalent of $120.
 
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