First post, greetings.
After a couple of years of use I'm having some trouble with my G4 Powerbook charger/power adapter.
The original had been showing signs of wear at the plug which connects to the laptop... and it had become very hard to disconnect it from the hole in the computer... anyway, the wire finally started coming apart so after going to my local Apple store and hearing about a three week back order, I ordered what was advertised as an "original" part from Brilliant Store on Amazon.
In fact they were only like 55.00 so I ordered two, one for back up. I get the thing and within a week they have both cracked. The white plug at the end has cracked and the plug is coming apart. I assume they are from a defective lot. It should be noted, my original never cracked; the wire came apart but the plug never cracked.
Here's my question; why is the plug so hard to get out of the computer? It does not appear to be bent or damaged. Has anyone ever experienced this? Can I lubricate it somehow?
Here's the link to the Amazon store:
http://www.amazon.com/Original-Apple-Lapto...p;s=electronics?tag=macforums0e4-20
After a couple of years of use I'm having some trouble with my G4 Powerbook charger/power adapter.
The original had been showing signs of wear at the plug which connects to the laptop... and it had become very hard to disconnect it from the hole in the computer... anyway, the wire finally started coming apart so after going to my local Apple store and hearing about a three week back order, I ordered what was advertised as an "original" part from Brilliant Store on Amazon.
In fact they were only like 55.00 so I ordered two, one for back up. I get the thing and within a week they have both cracked. The white plug at the end has cracked and the plug is coming apart. I assume they are from a defective lot. It should be noted, my original never cracked; the wire came apart but the plug never cracked.
Here's my question; why is the plug so hard to get out of the computer? It does not appear to be bent or damaged. Has anyone ever experienced this? Can I lubricate it somehow?
Here's the link to the Amazon store:
http://www.amazon.com/Original-Apple-Lapto...p;s=electronics?tag=macforums0e4-20