Why does my MacBook 13" early 2009 power adapter burn out?

Question

MacBook Core 2 Duo

Model A1181: 1.83, 2, 2.1, 2.13, 2.16, 2.2, or 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo processor

crwdns2934591:01203crwdne2934591:0 crwdns2934593:0crwdne2934593:0

Shevcach @shevcach

crwdns2934065:0crwdne2934065:0: 21

1

3

crwdns2931729:0crwdne2931729:0: Dzi 12, 2014

crwdns2933897:0crwdne2933897:0

Why does my MacBook 13" early 2009 power adapter burn out?

Maybe someone can help me?

I keep on burning out power adapters (60 watts).

I bought a new computer (used but new to me) and the adapter worked for about a month. Then for a few days it only showed the computer was being powered by electric current then it died completely.

I bought a new power adapter and after 24 hours of recharging it went dead (it is an apple origanl)!!!

I used two different outlets.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you very much

Shevach

crwdns2934081:0crwdne2934081:0 crwdns2934083:0crwdne2934083:0 crwdns2934093:0crwdne2934093:0

crwdns2934109:0crwdne2934109:0

crwdns2853045:0crwdne2853045:0 crwdns2853046:0crwdne2853046:0

crwdns2889612:0crwdne2889612:0 1

crwdns2934285:0crwdne2934285:0

crwdns2933313:01crwdne2933313:0

crwdns2934051:0crwdne2934051:0

Gary @gary78375

crwdns2934065:0crwdne2934065:0: 8.5crwdns2936485:0crwdne2936485:0

15

12

8

crwdns2931729:0crwdne2931729:0: Dzi 12, 2014

crwdns2933897:0crwdne2933897:0

Here's an interesting article that may shed some light on your problem, overheating power adapters are a common symptom for a lot of users. Generally it can range from a faulty laptop, to a faulty power adapter (with many even after several replacements), to an outlet in your wall that is too high or too low in power.

http://www.evancarmichael.com/Technology...

A good tool to show your battery usage and power is a utility called coconutbattery which you can download here:

http://www.coconut-flavour.com/

crwdns2934105:0crwdne2934105:0

crwdns2853045:0crwdne2853045:0 crwdns2853046:0crwdne2853046:0

crwdns2889612:0crwdne2889612:0 2

crwdns2944067:02crwdne2944067:0:

Gary, I can't thank you enough for that article!

After reading that there are so many problems that it could be I made a simple calculation.

It's the third computer and the third adapter with the problem. So I deduced that there problem isn't there.

All of a sudden it hit me! The only part that was common to all of the above was the plug from the wall to the adapter.

I opened up the plug, tightened the connection and my "over a year" problem was over!!!

Thanks a lot

Shevach

crwdns2934271:0Dzi 13, 2014crwdnd2934271:0 Shevcach crwdne2934271:0

Anytime Shevcach, it's a pleasure to help, if you ever have any other issues, please come back and we will respond as soon as we can. Congrats on your fix!!

crwdns2934271:0Dzi 13, 2014crwdnd2934271:0 Gary crwdne2934271:0

crwdns2934285:0crwdne2934285:0

Gary, I can't thank you enough for that article!

After reading that there are so many problems that it could be I made a simple calculation.

It's the third computer and the third adapter with the problem. So I deduced that there problem isn't there.

All of a sudden it hit me! The only part that was common to all of the above was the plug from the wall to the adapter.

I opened up the plug, tightened the connection and my "over a year" problem was over!!!

Thanks a lot

Shevach — Shevcach
Anytime Shevcach, it's a pleasure to help, if you ever have any other issues, please come back and we will respond as soon as we can. Congrats on your fix!! — Gary

MacBook Core 2 Duo

Why does my MacBook 13" early 2009 power adapter burn out?

crwdns2933313:01crwdne2933313:0

crwdns2934229:0crwdne2934229:0