Charge indicator light on AC adapter cord

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Sean Penney - 21 Jun 2005 02:42 GMT

After 18 months of faithful service, the light at the plug end of the AC
adapter on rmy trusty 17" PB started to blink. It seems to be related to
how the plug seats in the PB. When the light is out I believe the cord
is still doing its work (according to the menubar indicator).

My questions are the following:
1. Have many of you experienced similar behaviour?
2. What's going on?
2. Is this condition worth getting fixed? (If it's just a flakey light
and the cord is performing its power supply duty, what odds?! If it's
making a short circuit, I'll vote for repairs!)

Sean Penney

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Uli Wienands - 21 Jun 2005 07:15 GMT

> After 18 months of faithful service, the light at the plug end of the AC
> adapter on rmy trusty 17" PB started to blink. It seems to be related to
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> Sean Penney

Of course I can't tell about yours, but one of ours had its green light
broken for about 2 years, after it got "mistreated", and it charges
fine. The light comes from micro LEDs sitting on a tiny PCB. I never
took the time to figure out the circuit.

If it charges & runs your 'book, you should be ok.

Uli

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Charge indicator light on AC adapter cord