Macbook Air - Intermittently Charging , Now not at all

I have this problem too on a 13" Macbook Air 2012 but I found if I put the charger plug the OTHER way (ie you block the left hand USB from being usable) the red light comes on again. Very annoying.

The problem is that the coating sparks off, if you look at those four little metal points, the coating disappears over time and the electricity doesn't flow correctly, reversing the plug works for a while, after that you have to eiter put weight on the plug or place something underneath to force it up so it connects.

I ordered a thrid party 1/0 board on Ebay, replaced it, works like charm! Also bought a fake power supply coz the original one had melted due to the messed up flow of electricity. Get your ***** together Apple coz you charge hansomly for them productas.

Same problem. Apple store charger worked. Then able to get mine to work by "uncoiling" the charger line a bit until light came on. But no confidence it won't reoccur. Seems like the fault is the charger, not the computer

I have the same issue. I went to apple store last year and got adapter replaced. Now, same issue happens again!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FWIW, that worked for me to...and will hopefully continue to work for me until I can afford to get it fixed. Thanks! 😀

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thank goodness, stone. the blowdryer tricked worked instantly.

How on earth did you come up with this solution? Im at work right now but will sure try it when i get home. I've had my MBA for all of 5 days and i already cannot charge it up! (bought it branc new from appla on monday) This is bananas. Is the problem with the laptop itself or the brick? Im not sure i want to have to blowdry my brick to charge my laptop everytime, i live in canada. Should they not replace everything for me? But will my replacement be afflicted with the say defect??? Shame on Apple!

So I was having these exact same symptoms and I have two magsafe 2 power adapters. They both stopped working around the same time and I bought a refurbished apple charger off ebay and it worked for a very short time before failing. I figured it was something weird with my MBA but just discovered that my magsafe connector itself (what plugs into my MBA) had lost one of the two connections from the power source. I resoldered the leads and viola! Charges perfectly every time, no heat radiator required. I would strongly recommend to check these wires and seeing if the adapters themselves are simply loose or partially connected. FWIW, there were absolutely ZERO signs of wear on the plug. Everything was underneath the adapter and not visible without disassembly. I followed this DIY on youtube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOb-8Tutt7M --

Hope this helps!

2012 13" MacBook Air with only sporadic charging. Even after replacing the charger it is getting worse every day.

Heating up the brick is not helping in my case. The action most likely to initiate charging is pulling and reattaching magsafe.

I have changed my reply. Now it seems heating the brick helps!

I have the same problem for my 2011 MBA recently! And I find the blow dry method works perfectly! Thanks for the useful trick! Btw, Can we request apple for replacement cord?

Worked for me!!! Thanks

people, people... a blowdryer? You really want to make your slick notebook work by modelling its hair? n**ga pleez... if it's under warranty, have Apelle solve the dem problem, if it's not order a - I/O board magsafe powerboard from Ebay and the two torx drivers, it's less than 40 bucks and you're good to go again.

If you're still lost... check out google for fixing guides to now exactly which screw drivers you need (there's 2). It's really not rocket science, even if you have no experience... once you've done it you'll be able to replace virtually anyting apart from the screen and its camera with zero effort.

GENIUS! Thank you, stone4345... I am shocked and thrilled that the hair dryer trick completely worked. You just saved me blowing $80+ for a replacement cord.

My MBA is 2 years old and on its 2nd birthday (last week) it just stopped charging no warning, no cable freing or wear and tear as I look after all of my Apple products. But, who would have guessed that it is of course not covered anymore. But surely, seen as there have been this many posts regarding the same problem, Apple need to look at this and get it sorted. It is not the fuse in either the small charge plug nor the long extension lead. I took it to my local Genius Bar...what help...they do not have a replacement charging cable in stock. So this means I now have to wait for a call, so I can make ANOTHER appointment with them, travel ANOTHER 30 miles each way to pick up a cable which is going to cost me £50 instead of £65. I am not happy with this arrangement, but if its sorted, then I do not have a choise. I just think Apple need to take note and get this issue with a 3/5 year warranty as are most power tool manufacturers, now able to supply batteries and chargers with a 3/5 year warranty, this should also be the case for laptop manufacturers. I look forward to any further input from other MBA users. FWIW, I have tried heating for 5 mintues with no luck.