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Why does my MagSafe power connector only work one way round?

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Mar 15, 202629910 views
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It's not a major problem, just a little niggle, but just lately the MagSafe power connector on my white 13" MacBook only seems to charge one way up. Previously it didn't matter which way up it was. Anyone any (sensible) suggestions as to why this might be?

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Fix for: Why does my MagSafe power connector only work one way round?

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Here's my theory. The magsafe connector, head-on, looks like this: What I write as "*" looks like an electrical contact. It really only needs to connect two things (the "+" and "-", possibly ground too). To allow you to plug it in either way, it mus…

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