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Okay, here's the deal:
Accidentally ripped the smaller cable out of the power adapter for my 17" Powerbook G4. This was a 65 Watt adapter. I have an extra 60 watt mag safe adapter, so I spliced the smaller wire off the 65 watt adapter, cut the cable off the 60 watt mag safe and spliced it as well, and joined the two. Now I have a 60 watt mag-safe power adapter with a round-end 65 watt power adapter. I plugged it into my 17" powerbook g4, and low and behold the light turned on, and it provided power to the powerbook. It wasn't until a little while longer that I noticed the powerbook battery wouldn't charge, it would just stay at the percentage (if the percent was lower than 99). Simply, I didn't see that the charger was charging the powerbook.
I guess my question is that, is it possible that the 60 watt mag-safe charger is just charging the laptop much slower? Why is it not charging the laptop? Could there be any damage to the laptop/battery by using a 60 watt power adapter rather than a 65 watt? Thanks
Accidentally ripped the smaller cable out of the power adapter for my 17" Powerbook G4. This was a 65 Watt adapter. I have an extra 60 watt mag safe adapter, so I spliced the smaller wire off the 65 watt adapter, cut the cable off the 60 watt mag safe and spliced it as well, and joined the two. Now I have a 60 watt mag-safe power adapter with a round-end 65 watt power adapter. I plugged it into my 17" powerbook g4, and low and behold the light turned on, and it provided power to the powerbook. It wasn't until a little while longer that I noticed the powerbook battery wouldn't charge, it would just stay at the percentage (if the percent was lower than 99). Simply, I didn't see that the charger was charging the powerbook.
I guess my question is that, is it possible that the 60 watt mag-safe charger is just charging the laptop much slower? Why is it not charging the laptop? Could there be any damage to the laptop/battery by using a 60 watt power adapter rather than a 65 watt? Thanks