We have a Macbook about 3 yrs old. It has a power cable that plugs into
the 110v line with a small box one one end which I assume is a transformer/rectifier and then a magnetic connector to the computer.
Recently it seems that the magnetic connector is a bit fussy about how the connection is made and often the little orange/green light on the connector either does not light or lights only briefly and then goes off........I believe the intermittent connection is with the connector pins to computer pins and not the cable............once a good connection is made, if I hold the connector against the computer to keep a good connection and then wiggle the cable, there is no problem. What makes the pin to pin connection so temperamental now.....
just wearing out and need a whole new assembly soon? pins need cleaning? if so how? anything else?
Also twice today the screen went very dark so it was hard to see even when connected later to 110v. I pushed the on/off button to restore. What causes this? I thought it might be low on charge for the battery but it usually gives an early warning message when that happens.......none seen today.
the 110v line with a small box one one end which I assume is a transformer/rectifier and then a magnetic connector to the computer.
Recently it seems that the magnetic connector is a bit fussy about how the connection is made and often the little orange/green light on the connector either does not light or lights only briefly and then goes off........I believe the intermittent connection is with the connector pins to computer pins and not the cable............once a good connection is made, if I hold the connector against the computer to keep a good connection and then wiggle the cable, there is no problem. What makes the pin to pin connection so temperamental now.....
just wearing out and need a whole new assembly soon? pins need cleaning? if so how? anything else?
Also twice today the screen went very dark so it was hard to see even when connected later to 110v. I pushed the on/off button to restore. What causes this? I thought it might be low on charge for the battery but it usually gives an early warning message when that happens.......none seen today.