Apple battery charger flashes orange

Just follow these steps if the led on a Apple battery charger blinks orange:

1. Clean the contacts on the charger with a dry cloth, try charging. If the led still blinks try 2.
2. Clean the contacts of the batteries, try charging. If the led still blinks, try 3
3. Try charging new batteries. If the led still blinks, return the charger for replacement and take the batteries you tries charging with you for testing.

Cleaning the contacts does the trick 9 out of 10 times!

HHere is a radical solution. Apple introduce yet another mind blowing innovation; put a cable on the mous/trackpad/keyboard and do away with batteries altogether. Simple, effective, and cheap!

I would also like to add that you should also check the power source.

I had a similar issue and my outlet was the root cause.

I had the same problem with a brand new Apple charger. I got them working by plugging the charger in and out several times. Each time, I waited a few seconds until it was blinking, and then unplugged it, and then plugged it back in, waited until it started blinking, repeat ... The package I bought looked like it had been on the shelf a long time -- presumably the batteries had self discharged. I think it just took a few jolts to get enough juice into them to the point that the smart charger believed they were charging normally.

My charger and batteries sat unused for several years. Rubbing all contact points with a cloth this evening, as suggested here, got them charging with a solid orange light again. Thank you!

Rub the contacts (of the battery and the charger) with a piece of cloth (which you use to clean your spectacles or computer screen) will do. No harm to use a bit of alcohol to wet the cloth beforehand, but do not re-try charging until all things are completely dried. This charger is extremely stringent -- generates faulty message whenever the contacts are not perfect.

Stenito's answer is the one that works. The battery wiggling is really just achieving the same thing.

For whatever reason, this is a very common problem with Apple chargers - no idea why. (I have two chargers and they both have the same problem and have had since shortly after I bought them.

I suggest using just a little optical cleaning spray on a cloth and use that to wipe the contacts clear then let it dry well before replugging.

@gadgetfish - Thanks a lot! Apple products are sorta expensive in india so this technique really gave me a sigh of relief!

Try using a pencil eraser to clean the contacts. It worked on mine and is the usual fix for a lot of battery issues.

This works for me, plug in one battery only for 10-15 minutes then fit the second. If I remember correctly, NimH's need a bit of a wallop to get started, I suspect the charger may be a little under-rated but I could be wrong. Anyway, always works for me.

Cleaning the contacts of the charger and batteries, with a dry cloth solved my issue with the blinking led.

I found that some oxidation generated a light grey oxide layer on the minus pole of the batteries.

Scraping that away solved the problem for me.

SImply using a dry cloth didn't help here.

Ronald

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Thanks Gen45 - you were spot on! Just gave the contacts a clean et voila - working perfectly

This fixed the problem in my case as well...

I found out that it was a charger problem (rather than a battery one) simply by moving a battery between slots. On one slot, the charger LED lighted up green (as the battery was full), and on the other one, it started flashing orange the moment I moved it.

Then I tested it with several other batteries as well (just to be sure) and saw the same behaviour. Then I took a close look at the contacts and also saw some marks/gunk on the problematic slot; so I just gave it a nice rub with some tissue paper until it was shining again.

That's it, it worked.

Cleaning the charger also worked for me too. I was surprised. Another poster said that his terminals looked clean - same with mine. Didn't look dirty. A quick wipe and the flashing orange lights have gone.