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Message: <blockquote data-quote="uncwendy" data-source="post: 767530" data-attributes="member: 76896">Macbook charger overheat -- $6 solution Home DepotAfter a few hours plugged in, my new (Aug 2008) Macbook 60W magnetic charger overheats til it's too hot to touch and starting to smell funny. I went to Home Depot and bought a $6 Lamp timer that allows the power to go on and off every 30 minutes (you know, those round ones with all the tabs you lift up).  Even when powered only 50% of the time, the battery charges up plenty fast, and in 30 min the adapter is only warm not hot.  I got the cheapest Home Depot lamp timer as it's also the smallest and most portable, but it only allows 2-prong plugs. If you want to plug in your 3-prong MacBook power cord you might have to spring for a more expensive timer that allows the ground plug (or get a 2-to-3 prong adapter).</blockquote>