Oh no!That sounds dangerous.Make sure to unplug it ASAP and get a new one.
bigblueseaside on
Time to retire that badboy
Annual-Land-8536 on
Sounds like the perfect time to get a new charger.
Tifog on
By design and people still buying Apple anything are mugs being taken for an absolute ride.
virtual_human on
I had a MacBook charger cable get very discolored and warped from heat. Changed it out for a new cable and it was fine
Zerodtl on
I had a powerbook g4 back in the day that was well out of warranty when the charger caught on fire at the connector. I called Apple to tell them it happened, and they sent me a free replacement. I have doubts they would do that nowadays.
EnvironmentalEffort on
Your MacBook must’ve been particularly hungry for electrons.
Deivedux on
This can happen when too much current flows through the cable. This usually happens from a loose connection, or something happened with Mac at the component level that’s no longer properly limiting the current draw.
astralseat on
Sounds like that adapter needs to learn to adapt
hose_eh on
I have a friend who just had a very devastating house fire because of a faulty cord, much like this. Throw that thing away and get a new one!
Also, side note, make sure you have arc fault breakers in your house.
vlimp on
Apple: …right on schedule.
tignasse on
Go to an apple store . It shouldn’t do that.
V_H_M_C on
Lithium go boom
jackleggjr on
iMelt
8000RPM on
Aftermarket? If so ping Apple and flag as a safety concern. Obviously stop usage and get a new cable/brick.
HealthyCharacter2868 on
Definitely an aftermarket cord
EmpireCityRay on
… literally 😂
--Spaceman-Spiff-- on
Wow… are the cable and adapter both original Apple parts?
RedneckChEf88 on
Typical crapple
mudrax1 on
To give a little bit of backstory: the cable and brick are both OEM from Apple. The charger has been doing this weird thing for a couple of months where it’s connected to my MacBook and it shows the lightning bolt icon, but tells me the battery isn’t charging. After a few minutes it would usually go away and charge anyways, but rather slowly if I say so myself. The brick/cable weren’t particularly hot most of the time, just a normal amount of warmth coming from the brick.
I swapped out the cable for a different one when I noticed it was deformed and it now works fine without any “Battery isn’t charging” errors. I think the molten cable might have had a break in it possibly shorting it out. Might go to Apple for a new cable but I’m not sure they will give me one as my laptop is way out of warranty (it’s from 2018).
AvatarIII on
That’s what happens when you use a cheap USB C cable rather than one rated for 100W
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Oh no!That sounds dangerous.Make sure to unplug it ASAP and get a new one.
Time to retire that badboy
Sounds like the perfect time to get a new charger.
By design and people still buying Apple anything are mugs being taken for an absolute ride.
I had a MacBook charger cable get very discolored and warped from heat. Changed it out for a new cable and it was fine
I had a powerbook g4 back in the day that was well out of warranty when the charger caught on fire at the connector. I called Apple to tell them it happened, and they sent me a free replacement. I have doubts they would do that nowadays.
Your MacBook must’ve been particularly hungry for electrons.
This can happen when too much current flows through the cable. This usually happens from a loose connection, or something happened with Mac at the component level that’s no longer properly limiting the current draw.
Sounds like that adapter needs to learn to adapt
I have a friend who just had a very devastating house fire because of a faulty cord, much like this. Throw that thing away and get a new one!
Also, side note, make sure you have arc fault breakers in your house.
Apple: …right on schedule.
Go to an apple store . It shouldn’t do that.
Lithium go boom
iMelt
Aftermarket? If so ping Apple and flag as a safety concern. Obviously stop usage and get a new cable/brick.
Definitely an aftermarket cord
… literally 😂
Wow… are the cable and adapter both original Apple parts?
Typical crapple
To give a little bit of backstory: the cable and brick are both OEM from Apple. The charger has been doing this weird thing for a couple of months where it’s connected to my MacBook and it shows the lightning bolt icon, but tells me the battery isn’t charging. After a few minutes it would usually go away and charge anyways, but rather slowly if I say so myself. The brick/cable weren’t particularly hot most of the time, just a normal amount of warmth coming from the brick.
I swapped out the cable for a different one when I noticed it was deformed and it now works fine without any “Battery isn’t charging” errors. I think the molten cable might have had a break in it possibly shorting it out. Might go to Apple for a new cable but I’m not sure they will give me one as my laptop is way out of warranty (it’s from 2018).
That’s what happens when you use a cheap USB C cable rather than one rated for 100W