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Macbook Pro Power Adapter Melted! BEWARE!!

Posted by Russ Johnson in Apple on July 9, 2008 | 14 responses
Macbook Pro Power Adapter Melted! BEWARE!!

I have to write this fast, Im almost out of power. I plugged my magnetic power adapter into my macbook pro this morning and almost immediately it start smoking from the cord behind the magnetic head.

I snatched it out and immediately unplugged it from the wall. Needless to say I was a bit freaked out. I went to the online apple store to check on a replacement and I was quite disturbed to find that this is a VERY common occurrence based on the reviews! So Im off to the apple store to buy another one at $80 which Im not really happy about.

If you have a macbook pro, keep an eye on the plug. Im glad this didnt happen while it was plugged up overnight. Scares the shit out of me that it could have caught fire!

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14 Comments »

  1. bryan bryan Says:
    July 9, 2008 at 9:44 AM That exact thing happened on my 15" MBP. I took it to the store and they very quickly swapped it for a new one.
  2. Rey Bango Rey Bango Says:
    July 9, 2008 at 10:06 AM You're too nice. I'd insist that they give me a new one especially since that's an obvious defect.
  3. Larry C. Lyons Larry C. Lyons Says:
    July 9, 2008 at 10:22 AM you may want to check with apple support. There might be a free replacement for this. I remember that there was a class action settlement with apple over the previous power brick
  4. Raymond Camden Raymond Camden Says:
    July 9, 2008 at 11:17 AM Mine looked the same as yours. It didn't smoke, but it did get pretty darn hot and I swear I saw a spark once. I stopped using it then and ordered a new one - and yea - that price is freaking insane.
  5. Robert Burns Robert Burns Says:
    July 9, 2008 at 12:06 PM I had the same exact thing happen. I was sitting on the couch working and started to smell something burning...it was the power cord, same place. Make sure to take it in to the store, you should get a free replacement. If you have to talk a little louder...tends to get a better reaction!
  6. Peter Boughton Peter Boughton Says:
    July 9, 2008 at 2:42 PM > So Im off to the apple store to buy another one at $80 which Im not really happy about. <

    Wait - why are you *buying* a replacement for a clearly faulty item?

    Apple should be giving you one free of charge.
  7. sally sally Says:
    July 9, 2008 at 3:41 PM Mine has just stopped working & it is frayed the same as yours.
    i've been web searching & there appears to be loads of people with similar problems,
    But check out this link which says you can get a free replacement.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1414?locale=en_GB

    I'm off to an Apple store tomorrow with a copy of the above page to see if I can get a free replacement
  8. Scott P Scott P Says:
    July 9, 2008 at 8:07 PM I leave mine plugged in 24/7 - that scares the shite out of me now.
  9. Mitch Mitch Says:
    July 14, 2008 at 7:36 AM I have the exact same problem and my cord looks exactly like yours. Seems like this is a common occurrence.
  10. Alan Daveline Alan Daveline Says:
    July 15, 2008 at 1:20 PM Seem like this is pretty common. From what I have read, they will replace it for free.
  11. Vendetta Vendetta Says:
    July 15, 2008 at 11:56 PM Holy cow! This JUST happened to my Macbook. Must have hit max MTBF. Applecare better cover this....
  12. jtrisko jtrisko Says:
    August 15, 2008 at 9:48 PM This just happened to my cord! What is going on? Why does this happen?
  13. Keisha Keisha Says:
    June 30, 2009 at 1:04 PM My cord actually started to smoke. Luckily I was there but now my hard drive has failed. They say there's no connection
  14. AJ AJ Says:
    July 16, 2009 at 5:27 AM Mine just melted! Apple better replace it for free or that's the last time I buy A$$le!!

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