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I got a broken Magsafe charger from a relative. She specifed it sometimes charges and sometimes it doesnt. I found that the issue was a loose plug on the 230v side of the power adapter. I cracked the charger open and resoldered the pin. Closed it backed and taped it so noone gets killed. Now this is the strange part, i have my other charger and it works no problem, LEDs and all. The other repaired adapter charges the computer (you can see it on the notebooks display) but, the status led stays off. Can anyone tell me what is causing this? Its just cosmetic but id still like it fixed for her. Thank you very much.
If it charges fine then the issue may be with the led board that you have in the magnetic charger plug. Replacing the charger cable would probably solve the issue, since the Mac part of the charging circuit works fine with another charger, if I got right. I’d just install Coconut battery App to check the correct power is supplied to the Mac, but if that is right comparing the two chargers data then it would only be more of a cosmetic matter. Even if unrequested, I’d stress once more the risks of dealing with the inners of a Magsafe..charged capacitors can indeed stop one’s heart beat, they are very very dangerous beasts.
