P.Potoczky

Q: Charging cable become yellow from day to day.

Hello,

 

i am owner of macbook air 13 CTO i7, and i noticed today in office when i came to the office the charging cable begins to turn yellow at the notebook connecting side.

I would like to ask if it's something what happend because of bad quality of apple products or it's just not quality rubber turning yellow on the charging cable.

Everything, notebook, cahrging cable, all i have is always protected and every product have case, so it just cannot became unclean...

I saw few videos and forums about this, and it looks like apple is trying to avoid this answer, should i send my macbook to the authorized service?

Posted on Sep 1, 2016 11:45 PM

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  • by Krazirob,

    Krazirob Krazirob Sep 1, 2016 11:45 PM in response to P.Potoczky
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    Sep 1, 2016 11:45 PM in response to P.Potoczky

    I wouldn't say you need to send your macbook to service but you should definitely look into your cable.......sometimes the cables can get too hot due to a short in the power supply or the connector. I would take your AC adapter to the store and have them check it out....would hurt to make sure there aren't any debris where the connector goes into the notebook.

  • by tygb ,

    tygb tygb Sep 2, 2016 3:39 AM in response to P.Potoczky
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    Sep 2, 2016 3:39 AM in response to P.Potoczky

    Its indicating to change the charger , for the time being wrap up a brown tape at the connecting side , also do not round up the wire when you don't use the charger . The wire should be straight .

  • by P.Potoczky,

    P.Potoczky P.Potoczky Sep 2, 2016 4:43 AM in response to P.Potoczky
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    Sep 2, 2016 4:43 AM in response to P.Potoczky

    thanks tygb, i thought the charging cable were made for rounding up the wire, but i will stop, otherwise i am afraid i will broke the wire or he will get damaged in bag if it's not rounded up, btw the notebook is just 6 months old.

  • by tygb ,

    tygb tygb Sep 2, 2016 6:09 AM in response to P.Potoczky
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    Sep 2, 2016 6:09 AM in response to P.Potoczky

    Yes precaution is better than cure as in my charger the wire has turned yellow , i don't know the life of charger one day i have to purchase new one .

  • by P.Potoczky,

    P.Potoczky P.Potoczky Sep 2, 2016 11:13 PM in response to tygb
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    Sep 2, 2016 11:13 PM in response to tygb

    Maybe the apple company might be reading there forums, and start improving the wires with for example cloth, not cheap rubber. I am for same idea like precaution is better than cure.