MagSafe LED not coming on, not charging, bought new power lead, didn't help
Hi guys, I just joined here to ask the question, hope that's OK, the Mac is my wifes, not mine, the other night the LED went off on the magsafe, the laptop is no longer being charged either. I tried unplugging the power lead and putting it in a different power socket and the LED came back on, assuming it was the socket I went to bed, I've come down the next morning and the LED is off again and it's not charging.
I left it plugged in and when I came home it was charging, I moved the cable as it was across the kitchen top and the LED went out again, I then assumed it was the power supply cable so I ordered another, that arrived today, plugged it in, the LED came on for a couple of seconds and then went off.
I've used the square bit straight onto a plug and also with the extra cable bit but neither work in any plug socket (home or work).
I've tried removing the battery and powering up but still doesn't work, I've cleaned the magsafe and where it connects.
I saw the light flash on for a fraction of a second while messing around a few minutes ago but it's the nearest I've come in a while
does anyone have any ideas?
this is urgent now as my wife has no Mac (and she uses it for work on the side), we have no Apple stores near enough to visit, the MacBook is 18 months old so it's out of warranty and we can't afford a new one or even a cheap PC laptop
have searched the web for answers but nothing's worked
thanks in advance for any help/advise
I left it plugged in and when I came home it was charging, I moved the cable as it was across the kitchen top and the LED went out again, I then assumed it was the power supply cable so I ordered another, that arrived today, plugged it in, the LED came on for a couple of seconds and then went off.
I've used the square bit straight onto a plug and also with the extra cable bit but neither work in any plug socket (home or work).
I've tried removing the battery and powering up but still doesn't work, I've cleaned the magsafe and where it connects.
I saw the light flash on for a fraction of a second while messing around a few minutes ago but it's the nearest I've come in a while
does anyone have any ideas?
this is urgent now as my wife has no Mac (and she uses it for work on the side), we have no Apple stores near enough to visit, the MacBook is 18 months old so it's out of warranty and we can't afford a new one or even a cheap PC laptop
have searched the web for answers but nothing's worked
thanks in advance for any help/advise