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<blockquote data-quote="Darth" data-source="post: 1606867" data-attributes="member: 320704"><p>Hi, I've always had Mac computers, since the beginning of time, but I'm on my first laptop now and don't have experience with laptop charging problems. Another problem is that I'm living in Ecuador now, am low on money, and parts here cost about five times as much as they do in the states. Therefore I don't want to buy any parts that I don't need.</p><p></p><p>You all are probably really familiar with this ... anyway. My Macbook pro is about five years old now and has the original battery. I've almost always used it plugged in.</p><p></p><p>I guess the first thing I need to know is this, is this Mac laptop supposed to be able to run with a dead or no battery like some PCs do or does it have to have a live battery anyway even if it's running on the charger???</p><p></p><p>The problem is either with the charger connection to the computer or the battery, or both.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes it's very difficult to get the charger connector to light up and I have to wiggle it, unplug and replug it, and press it in to the socket to get it to light. Then sometimes, even when the light is amber, the computer won't be charging but discharging. I did find another charger cable and it seemed to work fine for awhile and now is failing like the other one so this seems to indicate a charger cable or computer connector fault, like corrosion possibly?</p><p></p><p>I'm sure it needs a battery after all these years but wonder if it's really the charger connection that is giving me the most trouble?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for your advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darth, post: 1606867, member: 320704"] Hi, I've always had Mac computers, since the beginning of time, but I'm on my first laptop now and don't have experience with laptop charging problems. Another problem is that I'm living in Ecuador now, am low on money, and parts here cost about five times as much as they do in the states. Therefore I don't want to buy any parts that I don't need. You all are probably really familiar with this ... anyway. My Macbook pro is about five years old now and has the original battery. I've almost always used it plugged in. I guess the first thing I need to know is this, is this Mac laptop supposed to be able to run with a dead or no battery like some PCs do or does it have to have a live battery anyway even if it's running on the charger??? The problem is either with the charger connection to the computer or the battery, or both. Sometimes it's very difficult to get the charger connector to light up and I have to wiggle it, unplug and replug it, and press it in to the socket to get it to light. Then sometimes, even when the light is amber, the computer won't be charging but discharging. I did find another charger cable and it seemed to work fine for awhile and now is failing like the other one so this seems to indicate a charger cable or computer connector fault, like corrosion possibly? I'm sure it needs a battery after all these years but wonder if it's really the charger connection that is giving me the most trouble? Thanks in advance for your advice. [/QUOTE]
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