Power

Recently when I plug in my iBook with the extension cord thing that came with it my iBook will charge for about three seconds then it will stop. I unplug it then plug it back in and it will start charging again for only a few seconds.

Sometimes however it will keep charging like it should. Is there anything that I can do? I have Applecare.

What do you mean by charging? Actually charging (icon in the upper right hand corner saying it charging) or just the orange light.. because i have had it charge on a green light before, and also had it fully charged on a orange light, not sure why that happens but it does on all powerbooks i have ever used, don't know about ibooks though (but could be the same)

The icon on the top right is showing that it is charging and the light on the cord is orange then after three or for seconds the icon turns back into the battery (without the lightning bolt) and the light is off entirely.

Try resetting your PMU.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238

Samsonite said:

Recently when I plug in my iBook with the extension cord thing that came with it my iBook will charge for about three seconds then it will stop. I unplug it then plug it back in and it will start charging again for only a few seconds.

Sometimes however it will keep charging like it should. Is there anything that I can do? I have Applecare.

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Something else you might want to do, inspect the power cord esp at the point where it goes into your ibook. I've had one cord fail where the cord enters the connector that plugs into the iBook. Seems like the rubber there is a bit too brittle.