Q: My MacBook Pro 15" will only charge with a 45w charger!
i Have a late 2013 15" MBP Retina A1398. A couple of weeks ago it stopped charging from the regular 85w charger. Bummer but no big deal since it charges fine with my wife's 45w charger from her MBA - I can charge the battery at least until I can afford a replacement.
The charger had blown the 3A fuse in the AC plug so i replaced the fuse, upon plugging back into the mains the charger audibly popped like there was a short or something inside the charger failing, the computer wasn't connected to the DC side. I replaced the fuse again and plugged in again just to check i wasn't imagining the symptoms - same result. I naturally assumed this was the fault of the 85w charger so I bought another (genuine but used unit) from eBay to replace it straight after i got paid.
It arrived today and it won't charge or power the computer either. The seller describes the charger as used but 100% working so I can return it from ebay but my main concern is my computer.
Am I just unbelievably unlucky to find 2x85w chargers which have failed or is there something going wrong inside my computer? The computer still charges from my wife's 45w charger absolutely fine.
Can anyone help?
15" MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7)
Posted on Mar 10, 2016 12:09 PM