Trying the new DC in board in each one also produced failure. New battery, known good, not recognized by any of these three macbooks. ok, I thought, time to swap in another battery and to maybe have to drag out my spare DC in board.Īlas. However, I recently came into possession of 3 cheap A1181 macbooks, with the declared fault of 'runs fine off power adapter, but these macbooks do not recognise, charge or run from batteries.'. It applies to every one on the planet of any brand. No plug pack at all, of any kind, should be shut off from open air flow and should never be left on unattended. For kids, its wise i think to insist that the short power plug is fitted to the power adapter rather than the long power cord, even if only for bed time use. Always keep them in the open air, don't ever let them fall under the blankets when using the macbook in bed. eg at the above suppliers websites.ĭud magsafe power adapters. You can easily replace them yourself once you have practiced taking a dead A1181 macbook apart or follow the quides on the net. Cheap and really easy to replace from ebay, iFixit, Powerbook Medic or your favourite supplier. Cheap non genuine ones can be good, but vary it seems from batch to batch imo, half the price though).ĭead DC in boards - the magsafe gizmo inside the macbook. Until very recently, I thought the main three issues which cause battery run and charge problems were:ĭud batteries (which have circuitry inside them as well the lithium ion cells) (and genuine Apple batteries are superior for both these reasons.