I run a triple screen setup and utilize most of my ports and this adapter is the only one that can pass power through. But the battery just drains and dies. I removed my networking dongle and directly attached the power cable and it charges fine. Please update this adapter for adequate power
More details. So you can see this behavior when viewing the system report in about this mac.
When the cable goes through the adapter:
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
ID: 0x7002
Wattage (W): 55 <------ This is the problem right here.
Family: 0xe000400a
Serial Number: C4H03130**6PM0WA3
Name: 96W USB-C Power Adapter
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Hardware Version: 1.0
Firmware Version: 1070051
Charging: No
When directly connected:
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
ID: 0x7002
Wattage (W): 94
Family: 0xe000400a
Serial Number: C4H03130**6PM0WA3
Name: 96W USB-C Power Adapter
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Hardware Version: 1.0
Firmware Version: 1070051
Charging: No
Hi i_rina,
Tested your theory. Connected nothing else to the Mac but one adapter. And to that adapter nothing but the charging cable. Just 56W reaching the đź’».
i tried another brand new adapter thinking “hey the adapter could be faulty”. Same results.
Hello Sam,
Charging your Mac is extremely important, and we want to ensure it's charging as expected. When using an adapter you may experience a decrease in charging speed, or the Mac not charging at all. When charging the Mac it is recommend to connect the charger directly to your Mac.
You can find more information in the article Charge your MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3.
Have a great week!
Hi @ManJor
I just updated to the Macbook Pro 16" . The way I had it setup totally worked on older models ( I have gone through a few). Also this recommendation doesn't seem to be right when the adapter itself is advertising a port (a physical port) just for passthrough power. Are you telling me thats just for show?
For all the old macs the adapter seems to pass sufficient power, but the new mac needs more and the adapter just doesn't seem to have been updated, thats all.
I actually found another post in the community that put up power characteristics and complained about the same thing.
Hello Sam,
While the adapter allows for power to pass through and provide power to the Mac. If additional accessories are connected, that can decrease the power going to the Mac. You may also notice a decrease in charging, or not charging if the adapter is used with a Mac the that may require a higher wattage charger. That is why it's recommend to connect the charger directly to the Mac itself to ensure it is charging properly.
Take care.
Even the new version of the digital AV multiport adapter does not pass enough power to the the 16" macbook pro.
