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4th iBook charger?! I've had it!
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1326964" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>That is certainly something to consider...but I'm not exactly sure what would be going on if something was causing the chargers to go bad...other than some sort of repetitive power spikes & drops due to a bad soldering...or intermittent loss of power between the iBook & the charger. You wouldn't necessarily notice this intermittent power issue...since the iBook has a battery...you would not notice any sort of interruption in your computing experience.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure you have the power adapter that plugs in to the iBook...that has the "color ring" that changes color depending on it's status:</p><p></p><p>- yellow for charging</p><p>- green for fully charged (or plugged in)</p><p>- no color if the adapter is not plugged in</p><p></p><p>When you're using the computer (plugged in) maybe glance over at the plug...and take note of what color it is. Once it stays green...and the battery is fully charged...it should stay green...and not jump to orange/yellow...or worse...no color at all.</p><p></p><p>I also notice that the charger is warmer when it is charging the battery...and maybe when the fans are running full blast...as compared to the battery being fully charged & the fans not on full blast. This temperature difference is hard to describe...and basically something you need to determine yourself...since everyones situation is a little bit different.</p><p></p><p>The iBook is definitely the "common denominator" in this equation...so the trouble could very well be with the computer & not the chargers.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1326964, member: 56379"] That is certainly something to consider...but I'm not exactly sure what would be going on if something was causing the chargers to go bad...other than some sort of repetitive power spikes & drops due to a bad soldering...or intermittent loss of power between the iBook & the charger. You wouldn't necessarily notice this intermittent power issue...since the iBook has a battery...you would not notice any sort of interruption in your computing experience. I'm sure you have the power adapter that plugs in to the iBook...that has the "color ring" that changes color depending on it's status: - yellow for charging - green for fully charged (or plugged in) - no color if the adapter is not plugged in When you're using the computer (plugged in) maybe glance over at the plug...and take note of what color it is. Once it stays green...and the battery is fully charged...it should stay green...and not jump to orange/yellow...or worse...no color at all. I also notice that the charger is warmer when it is charging the battery...and maybe when the fans are running full blast...as compared to the battery being fully charged & the fans not on full blast. This temperature difference is hard to describe...and basically something you need to determine yourself...since everyones situation is a little bit different. The iBook is definitely the "common denominator" in this equation...so the trouble could very well be with the computer & not the chargers. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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