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Macbook Pro battery not charging

Hi there, just before I opened my Macbook Pro to find it on 2% so naturally I plugged the charger in. The light didn't come on at first which I thought nothing of because sometimes it takes a moment but it hasn't come on AT ALL and when I click on the battery bar (which has a power plug symbol thing on it btw) it says "Battery is Not Charging" but also "Power Source: Power Adapter". I've also tried flipping the charger both ways.

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The weird thing is it's stayed on 2% for a while now even though it says it's not charging, so at least it's not running out of battery completely. I'm wondering if it might have something to do with the fact the charger I've been using for a few months now isn't Apple (my original got chewed by the dog and on a student budget I couldn't afford to splurge the $129 at the time so I opted for a knockoff one from a laptop repairs place that looked like it'd do the job) I've noticed it getting quite hot when I've been using it and such. I do plan to buy a proper Apple charger again eventually, probably next paycheck I guess if it looks like this one has had it, but I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to fix this problem for the time being or if it's a problem with my Macbook, I have lectures I need to watch online so I don't need my computer to die on me right now :/

This is the power info if it's any help

Battery Information:


Model Information:

Serial Number: W031641Z7D3LC

Manufacturer: SMP

Device Name: bq20z451

Pack Lot Code: 0

PCB Lot Code: 0

Firmware Version: 201

Hardware Revision: 000a

Cell Revision: 165

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 85

Fully Charged: No

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4589

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 513

Condition: Normal

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): 0

Voltage (mV): 10987


System Power Settings:


AC Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 13

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 13

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

Wake on LAN: Yes

AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400

AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1

Current Power Source: Yes

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep: 0

Standby Delay: 4200

Standby Enabled: 0

Battery Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 60

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 60

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400

AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

Reduce Brightness: Yes

Standby Delay: 4200

Standby Enabled: 0


Hardware Configuration:


UPS Installed: No


AC Charger Information:


Connected: Yes

ID: 0x0000

Revision: 0x0000

Family: 0x0000

Serial Number: 0x00000000

Charging: No

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Mar 13, 2016 4:35 AM

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Mar 13, 2016 4:38 AM in response to onebrokefangirl

Sorry the power information didn't paste properly before, here it is:


Battery Information:


Model Information:

Serial Number: W031641Z7D3LC

Manufacturer: SMP

Device Name: bq20z451

Pack Lot Code: 0

PCB Lot Code: 0

Firmware Version: 201

Hardware Revision: 000a

Cell Revision: 165

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 85

Fully Charged: No

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4589

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 513

Condition: Normal

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): 0

Voltage (mV): 10987


System Power Settings:


AC Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 13

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 13

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

Wake on LAN: Yes

AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400

AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1

Current Power Source: Yes

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

PrioritizeNetworkReachabilityOverSleep: 0

Standby Delay: 4200

Standby Enabled: 0

Battery Power:

System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 60

Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10

Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 60

Wake on AC Change: No

Wake on Clamshell Open: Yes

AutoPowerOff Delay: 14400

AutoPowerOff Enabled: 1

Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

Reduce Brightness: Yes

Standby Delay: 4200

Standby Enabled: 0


Hardware Configuration:


UPS Installed: No


AC Charger Information:


Connected: Yes

ID: 0x0000

Revision: 0x0000

Family: 0x0000

Serial Number: 0x00000000

Charging: No

Macbook Pro battery not charging

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