Comments on: Powerbook 65W AC Adapter Repair

By: Gizimod

Gizimod — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:21:31 +0000

my adapter out lasted my G4 powerbook. I replaced the powerbook when the dvi port stopped working. Use common sense man, obviously the cable will break if you excessively stress it. it comes with the long AC cable for a reason, so that you can maintain reasonable slack on the dc line to the computer. Maybe you should get a dell.

By: Firas53

Firas53 — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:24:49 +0000

Hi. I had my mbp 15 for 3 years now. Has always been treated carefully. Today when i plugged the 85w magsafe adapter to the wall i suddenly smell a strong fry smell. Didnt hear anything or see sparks. I looked at the LED light on the cable tip and its not lit. I quickly removed it from the wall. Now it doesnt work at all. I went to apple dealer store and they said its out of warranty and they also dont have spareparts for maintenance. Im not going to open the brick because i cant fix electronics!! Any solution?

By: MULDER

MULDER — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:14:17 +0000

Please go into more deatail. You are correct, mine is only 24v. However, it’s still going strong and so is my laptop.

By: No no no..

No no no.. — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:30:52 +0000

I wouldn’t recommend anyone to use these aftermarket power supplies for your G4 Powerbook Aluminium as the original supply is 24.5v yet the aftermarket ones all seem to be 24v the voltage of the original G3 Powerbook. This small fact could potentially cause an even bigger problem internally, leaving you with a problem that’s even harder to fix. Better to follow the authors advice and repair your own. Cheaper too!..

By: Van Slambrouck Daniël

Van Slambrouck Daniël — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:37:57 +0000

With mine is the main fuse , 3.15AT blown up and some places are burnd black near the fuse, after cleaning the board an replacing the fuse a smd resistor starts smoking and the value .Its seems to be impossible to repair corse of the white silicone with fixex all the components….

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:31:19 +0000

really?you are a amazing man,good work!!

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By: rarse

rarse — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:11:20 +0000

Last week, my MBP Magsafe wire was cut near the magnet. IThe was a silent recall from 2009 to exchange it for a new one.
Went to the Apple Store 5th avenue NY; they gave me a new one and told me to throw out the old one…

I’m going to repair the old one

By: theWitzDev

theWitzDev — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:12:17 +0000

again any help would be much appreciated. Im using my ibook for somewhat part time work related job. and its been helping me ever since.

thanks again.

By: theWitzDev

theWitzDev — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:10:16 +0000

Hi everyone! could you possibly help me with my problem. I have an iBook G4 bought around 2004. Since my first charger blow up, I bought another one last 2006. Now I’m having a problem again, the JACK seems to have a problem, It doesnt light up and my charger doesnt charge the battery. I’ve been trying to find an article which would give me the exact solution to my problem if I can fix it myself. I am not planning to buy another charger for this. I did looked up a reply posted around 2006 but its link is not found anymore.

Plz anyone could help me with my problem, since my ibook seems to worth of use for now for me.

Thanks.

By: AGDMM

AGDMM — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:35:23 +0000

Hi everyone, just to inform that I had my AC power since end of 2006. Had the same problem with the wiring, was working without a problem, but I think that due to the problem was affecting the charging not sure. After checking this info decided to open it up. Thinking for a while. Just did it and all looks great. Thanks for placing this great info. Let’s see how long will last until the next problem.

By: Arfan

Arfan — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:02:42 +0000

Just opened mine up, and was holding the metal casing inside, and then decided to insert the plug adaptor bit. I forgot that it was still connected to the mains. I’m just glad I’m still alive! I think I’ll just go out and buy a new adaptor!

By: Robby

Robby — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:21:38 +0000

Robby-
Check it out. If there happened to be any sparks, melting wires, smoke…right around where the cord meets the box, and you call Apple and tell them this and emphasize that you are aware that this is an on going problem and a hazard, maybe you even got shocked a little…they will send you a new one for free. It’s happened to me twice and they didn’t even ask for the old one to be returned. If everyone knew about this maybe Apple would be forced to fix the problem instead of having to give away replacement cords.

By: Robby!

Robby! — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:22:52 +0000

5 years after this article as written, the power adaptor problem is the same.

Mine just got the cord broken right where it joins the box.

I can easily fix that, but of course… there is no way I can open the white box.

They want me to pay 79 for a new one. I’ll try to fix it.

By: ant s

ant s — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:34:48 +0000

I didnt realise Apple sold such low quality at such high prices…

HAHAHA you morons. quit them.

i was going to say that the OP should have wrapped 5 layers of pvc tape, tapering in thickness from the base of the wire to a couple of inches in, to make a nice smoth curve with no fraying.