Mac Magsafe Power Adapter Not Charging

If your macbook pro battery isn t charging the most likely place to check for trouble is in the magsafe charging cable.

Mac magsafe power adapter not charging.

A replacement adapter might not be the same size color shape or wattage as the original adapter that came with your computer. Inspect every inch of the cable. If connecting a magsafe adapter to a macbook doesn t light up the power led chances are the socket you are connecting to is not working okay. Your power adapter won t charge the computer.

The adapter s white insulation separates from the magnetic end of the magsafe connector. Disconnect the magsafe adapter from the mac and from the power outlet. Maybe the adapter is not getting its power could be a loose socket or an improper connection. But it should power and charge your mac like the adapter that originally came with your computer.

The adapter only charges the computer intermittently. Whatever the cause may be in most cases it s actually the adapter and not the magsafe connector. Let it sit unplugged from anything for about 5 minutes. It could be frayed broken or burned.

Then reconnect the charging plug to the wall outlet then reconnect magsafe to the macbook pro. If you need help using your magsafe adapter see apple portables. The macbook air comes with a 45w magsafe power adapter and the 13 inch macbook from 2006 2009 and t the macbook air comes with a 45w magsafe power adapter and the 13 inch macbook from 2006 2009 and the 13 inch macbook pro use the 60w power adapter.