Macbook - Power Adapter Help..

iChatR00MS · iChatR00MS #1 (**permalink**)

05-04-2007, 12:49 AM

my power adapter just start flickering on and off and part of the rubber has melted near the end. i dont want to plug it for fear of ruining my macbook so i only have 1:12 battery left. does anyone know if apple will take care of this? i live in ohio and there are no apple stores anywhere near me. any help on what i should do will help?

eric · eric #2 (**permalink**)

05-04-2007, 01:48 AM

well you should definitely call apple.

not sure if they definitely will replace it free of charge, but you need a new one regardless. do you have applecare or is the macbook less than a year old?

iChatR00MS · iChatR00MS #3 (**permalink**)

05-04-2007, 01:58 AM

i dont have apple care but i purchased my macbook alittle over 3 months ago

buttuh · buttuh #4 (**permalink**)

05-04-2007, 02:10 AM

You're covered for the first year.

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iChatR00MS #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 04, 2007 Posts: 2	05-04-2007, 12:49 AM my power adapter just start flickering on and off and part of the rubber has melted near the end. i dont want to plug it for fear of ruining my macbook so i only have 1:12 battery left. does anyone know if apple will take care of this? i live in ohio and there are no apple stores anywhere near me. any help on what i should do will help?
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Member Since: Apr 17, 2007 Location: CA Posts: 71 Mac Specs: 2 GHz C2D MacBook 2GB RAM 80GB HD	05-04-2007, 02:10 AM You're covered for the first year.
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