Always have iPad mini to the left of my Macbook Air while watching TV. If mini touches left side of Macbook, the Macbook screen goes black, and it shuts down. Just by touching. Anyone know why this happens?
MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
I tried to recreate your occurrence, could not recreate it.
The Air monitor feed cable is on the RIGHT side, so its extremely unlikely (near impossible) it could be EMI or RFI
There should no logical reasoning behind same.
However the IO board is on that side, but the Ipad mini even with a tri-field meter puts out next to nothing
Contact Apple for in shop diagnostic / examination 😊
I tried to recreate your occurrence, could not recreate it.
The Air monitor feed cable is on the RIGHT side, so its extremely unlikely (near impossible) it could be EMI or RFI
There should no logical reasoning behind same.
However the IO board is on that side, but the Ipad mini even with a tri-field meter puts out next to nothing
Contact Apple for in shop diagnostic / examination 😊
Is the iPad connected via USB cable when this happens?
Is the MacBook Air connected to power when this happens?
iPad is not connected and Air is not connected to power. I was just experimenting with exactly how it happens. The right side of mini where the volume button is touches near the left side of Air where the power charger port is, Air goes black. I move it away, and it comes back on. If it stays too long together, it will not come back on unless I hit power button on Air. I don't want to do it too much becuase it is so strange and could be harmful. Not really a problem since the solution is to just not touch them together.
Well, that sends my theory down the drain. :-(
Maybe it has something to do with the magnet on the power charger port of the Air
pardon while I try to recreate that, stedman was right, IF this was going to happen at ALL,... this should happen with one or both connected, you have NONE on power or connected
oddly, theres nothing on the right side near the volume buttons but the main board
Nope, nothing connected at all. No wires coming out of either machine.
well, Ive tried a dozen ways to recreate what youre saying, no "luck"
Yes, this would have to be EMI or RFI issue between both devices and the IO board, theres no other logical causation by mere metal on metal contact
if EMI or RFI, contact itself should not even need to happen, rather mere proximity
Can you post a pic of the EXACT type of contact causing same.
(with your IPAD OFF to not let this happen again)
what you MIGHT BE DOING is causing the Ipad LOCK BUTTON to contact the power connectors (which is possible) on your Air, causing a drop out
logically this actually FITS what is going on 😉
I'm grasping at straws here but have you experimented with putting the iPad into Airplane mode to eliminate the sources of RF coming from it. Again, I'm not sure what this will prove, or why it would happen. Other than that, maybe it is, as you suggested an issue with the MagSafe port.
I took a short video, but I can't put it in here.
verify that it is/was the LOCK button thats hitting the charging contacts (but dont actually do it)
It's close to the lock button, but the contact is still side to side.
yup, too bad the background is SO dark, hard to see
remove the IPAD cover,...is it a magnetic cover (I suspect it is) ?
If so thats the cause.....I could see your Ipad cover but it was DARK, hard to see
😊
No, I thought of that, too. My old cover was magnetic, but this one is not. Sorry, it is dark, but this way you could see the Air shutting off better. Yes, it is the cover lol. I just tried it without the cover, mini only, and it didn't work. Then tried just the cover, and it shut if off. This cover does not shut off the mini, though, like my old one so I didn't think it was magnetic. The back must be magnetic to help hold it in place. Hey, thanks! Maybe it is the magnets touching each other.
Always have iPad mini to the left of my Macbook Air while watching TV. If mini touches left side of Macbook, the screen goes black and it shuts down. Just by touching. Anyone know why this happens?
