iBook G4 Charger

proctorproctor
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I have a iBook G4, and it's charger gets extemley hot when plugged in for about 10 minutes. To where I can barley handle it. Is this normal?



Also when I put it close to my nose, I can smell a slight hint of that "burning" smell.



I just dont want it to catch fire on me.

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    sthiedesthiede Posts: 307member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Proctor View Post


    I have a iBook G4, and it's charger gets extemley hot when plugged in for about 10 minutes. To where I can barley handle it. Is this normal?



    Also when I put it close to my nose, I can smell a slight hint of that "burning" smell.



    I just dont want it to catch fire on me.



    if i were you, i would feel really uncomfortable with it being that hot and having the "burning" smell, i would try to get a replacement. if you live near an apple store, it wouldn't hurt just to take it in and ask if it's normal. i don't have an iBook so my guess is that it's not supposed to get that hot
  • Reply 2 of 3
    turnwriteturnwrite Posts: 372member
    Doesn't seem normal, or at least my iBook doesn't do that..
  • Reply 3 of 3
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    There area few apple chargers that were poorly designed, and supposedly this is a known problem. I know that my Powerbook G4 charger (1Ghz Ti) had a similar fate. They are impossible to take apart and fix (I tried, being an EE) so I just got a replacement on eBay. The iBook G4 chargers seem to be much cheaper than the PB G4 ones.



    P.S. I actually bought a non-Apple charger, since I didn't want it going on the fritz again.
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