Light stays green on power cable, but battery is not charging

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Light stays green on power cable, but battery is not charging

Hi. My battery indicator is at 44%, and it is plugged in to the mains. Even thought the battery is not fully charged, the display light in the power cable stays green and my battery is not charging.

Has anyone else encountered this problem, and what do you suggest I do?

Thanks,

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macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Jan 20, 2007 6:53 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 21, 2007 4:38 PM in response to pacita

I have the same problem. My mac was at 100% and so I used it, unplugged, for a little bit. Plugged it back in at 95% and the light on the charger mag head stayed green but it wasn't charging. Unplugged it until it was at 85% and then tried it again but the mag head was still green and no charging. The icon says it's plugged in but I checked the battery and noticed there is no amperage going in . . .

Battery Installed: Yes
First low level warning: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 3216
Remaining Capacity (mAh): 2652
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 12009
Cycle Count: 77

Does anyone know what's the problem? Is it the charger or the battery?

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Answer 2

Jan 22, 2007 10:09 AM in response to aquagreen

Does the light glow bright or weak?
There are some people in this forum, include me, that have the same problem. The light on my power cord is green, but only very faint.

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Answer 3

Jan 22, 2007 10:21 AM in response to pacita

Hi pacita,

Welcome to apple forum.

Try to turn your macbook of, and disconnect the magsafe from your power outlet and macbook.

And restart your macbook and plug that magsafe back to power outlet and macbook, and see how it goes.

Try to reset PMU and PRAM to "refresh" that macbook.

Also calibrate your battery to get you better battery reading.

Good Luck.

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