If your power cord is kinked but still works, try changing the way you store it.If it still doesn’t charge, have it checked out by a technician. If your power adapter doesn’t charge your laptop, first check that there is no debris in the computer port blocking a good connection (we often see tiny metallic fragments that are attracted to the magnetized port).If your power cord develops any sort of crack or tear in the plastic that covers the wires, replace it right away.When should you replace your power adapter? Don’t crimp it by running it through too tight a space.Don’t always wrap it in the same exact way.Don’t do anything that forces the adapter to bend right at a juncture.In our opinion, you really shouldn’t have to think so much about how you treat your power adapter, but if you want to avoid the inconvenience and possible expense of replacing your adapter pay attention to how you treat it. If you use the little power block “feet” to wrap your cord (as intended), it’s easy to damage the cord by wrapping tightly time after time–the power cord becomes kinked and can fray inside or out. The plastic covering frays or shows strain at the juncture at either end of the cord on many adapters. These adapters require a little bit of special care because they’re vulnerable to damage.Īpple is known for its design, but to us the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air power adapter design has always been flawed. We’ve been seeing a lot of damaged Mac laptop power adapters recently.
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