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Q: New Power cord with old Mac Book Pro

I have a MacBookPro from 2006. Recently had to get a new power cord. If I run the computer on the battery

and then plug the cord into the computer, the battery does not charge. The computer will shut down as

the battery dies and then the cord will start charging. Quite irritating as I have to shut down the computer to get the

computer to recognize the power cord.

 

Has anyone else had this happen and what can I do to remedy the situation?

Thanks.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Mar 1, 2012 4:56 PM

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  • by Courcoul,

    Courcoul Mar 5, 2012 9:28 AM in response to Catie
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    Mar 5, 2012 9:28 AM in response to Catie

    In case it helps, here's the master support document for all stuff MagSafe related:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1713

     

    BTW, as a side note and trivia, if you remove the charger's built-in plug (which Apple calls the "duck head") and don't have the AC cord extension at hand cause it was lost or misplaced, in a pinch you can use any standard computer power cord that ends it what's called a "figure-8 plug":

     

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  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Mar 5, 2012 10:18 AM in response to Courcoul
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    Mar 5, 2012 10:18 AM in response to Courcoul

    Courcoul, greetings friend;  You clever so and so.  Any issues with polarity?  (The Apple connector is idiot proofed for the likes of me)

     

    Ciao.

  • by Courcoul,

    Courcoul Mar 5, 2012 10:44 AM in response to OGELTHORPE
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    Mar 5, 2012 10:44 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

    It is AC after all. Would be the same if you were using the duck head and plugged the charger one way or the other; the blades are both the same width and not polarized. Only thing that may be amiss if you used a regular figure-8 cable instead of the official grounded AC cord would be the round ground connector on the wall plug, which goes to the metal button on the charger:

     

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  • by Sunshine65,

    Sunshine65 Sunshine65 Jun 29, 2012 12:28 AM in response to Courcoul
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    Jun 29, 2012 12:28 AM in response to Courcoul

    Hi,

    Does the MacBook pro power cable not working indicate that there is something wrong with the mother board?

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