You are a hero! I can’t believe the very first RUclips video I looked at solved my problem. A staple had cleverly disguised itself as part of the port...until I nudged it gently with the tweezers and it moved. My MacBook is now charging happily. I am so very relieved, and I can’t think you enough for posting this video.
Thank you so much! I had read about nightmare repair costs and the replacement of motherboards. Your 3 minute video saved me so much time and money. Blessings!
This just happened to me! I thought it was some metal piece that had broken off so I didn't want to remove it. I don't know how a staple ended up in my house but this fixed it. Thanks!!
Yes, a problem with strong magnetic connectors... they attract small specs of anything magnetic in both the chord and and in the receiving plug on the laptop as well as specs of dust. I cut a pointed wedge of non conducting material such as used credit card to poke bits out or a stiff toothbrush or a piece of "blue tack'. On a related topic, I bough a online magnetic adapter for the power chord connection to my android phone. Good idea until I realised the metal positive and negative plates attracted staples to short it out!!
I liked the video and then 10 mins later looked at my mac. It had a staple stuck in it!!! thanks for your expert tip! It fixed the issue that I have been having for about 2 years!!
Dear Abraham. I owe you a beer when the pandemic is over. The tech who looked at it this AM, said the chassis might need to be opened and the repair, might take 1-2 weeks. I was almost convinced I needed a new computer. It took me 25 s. with an alcohol swab, q tip, and fine tweezer. Simple. Thank you so much my friend!
thank you so much for this! I have been getting ready to buy a new cable and it was definitely a piece of metal inside that prevented the magnet for closely adapting. What an easy fix. Very very grateful.
Just as a comment, if there's any kind of metal debris it will make the connection weaker. I had the tiniest bit of stray debris in mine and as soon as I cleared it the connection was normal again. Don't panic! Thanks for the vid
Thank u so much... I even order a new charger n was so upset that it wouldn't work but after watching your video found that I ve got a pin in there,, took out n now it's all fine... Thank you so much once again
This is exactly what happened to me! I was really hoping not to have to replace the charger since I had just bought one, but your advice, a closer look, one pair of tweezers and the port is perfect again. THANK YOU!
I had similar symptoms of the mag 2 connector not securing properly and tried a few things to clear out the connector base, but not really with much effect. After watching this video, I took a closer look with a magnifying glass and cleaned out the base using tweezers holding a small piece of paper towel with alcohol and came upon a tiny (< 1 mm) piece of metal that was blocking the contact. Not sure if the alcohol soaked bit of paper towel helped pick up the fragment, but the video helped me understand the potential problem and hence find the solution.
Thanks Abraham. This really helped me. I was wondering how to get a repair or replace done during Corona lockdown but cleaning the port like you showed here just worked like magic. You are a life saver. Stay blessed. Thank you :)
Great video. I wished I had watched this last week. haha. I finally looked in the port and saw two little pieces of metal. Mine were not as easy to remove because of the magnetic strength but I did get them out finally. Thank you
It worked! Thanks! My MBA somehow attracted some random tiny piece of metal, which was blocking my charger from connecting well. Thanks for posting this video!!!
Thanks and thanks to Timbo. Black dots = moisture? I have a lot of those (moreover my mac says it's time to replace the battery, needs service.. probably 2 seperate problems)
I have two pins that are dark, and the adapter went from charging well to not charging at all very rapidly. I don't believe there was any moisture, but with a 3-year old anything is possible. Is there a way to repair the pins? They move up and down well and don't get stuck. I've tried taking apart the L-connector and cleaning them with alcohol, but it didn't help...
Buddy its just happend with me today and i m so freaking and woried what hell is happend and i all ready spend for gudget and but this video made my day and save lot of money buddy thank you so much thank you and I'll share this video and channnel as much as possible
Thank you soooooooooooooo much I thought I was gonna die.....my mother was gonna kill.....I was searching all over the net how to fix my charger.... Damn
NEVER disconnect by pulling on the cable, do it by pinching the MagSafe between finger and thumb, break the magnetic connection, and pull it off. If you want your MagSafe to last longer, add strain relief to every place where the cable may suffer excessive bending, as Apple have not engineered in enough strain relief. I use self-amalgamating tape and vinyl electrical insulating tape, but many types of tape are better than nothing at all. It's also worthwhile adding strain relief to the power brick itself in the form of 15cm length taped up. As well as removing any ferromagnetic detritus, you should also clean within the MagSafe receptacle itself with a stiff toothbrush with the bristles cut down to a few mm length. I know several cases of oxidation/overheating vicious cycle: sometimes the input board has to be changed just because of Jony Ives' stupid design. In your case your pins were not oxidised or stuck: I have had to use a powerful shaver as a vibrator to get the pins back out plus switch cleaner and degreaser. This is a classic case of form before function and Apple should have tested the power cable system out better. Thank you for the video!! I am personally glad Apple has got rid of these third-rate connectors.
I need to know if u can help me I have a MacBook Air that is about 6 years old and I just got my fifth brand new MagSafe 2 charger and like the others the charger itself just doesn’t work is there a way to make an adapter that I can put onto my iPad/iPhone cords that will then allow me to use those to charge it mainly I’m tired of buying new chargers for nothing bc they don’t work and I just want to be able to use my computer again
A far easier and better way to clean the port is with Blu Tack. Work it with your fingers till it's tacky, then put it in the port. It'll pull back out cleanly, bringing any metal shards and fluff with it.
rohan rai how did you clean it? My MacBook won’t charge because i have two of the four little particles that are black. Do you know how to clean it so it can charge again?
vodka, but first... you gotta make a russian friend, then ask that russian to use a russian alcohol with his russian alcoholic hand to rub and clean up your magsafe plug ))
Got laid off because I can’t afford to fix my computer. I have three kids and am on my own. We don’t have any food in the house and CPS is coming tomorrow to take my children and leave me to starve because I can’t get a job no matter how hard I try and I can’t even look for jobs because my computer doesn’t work and I’m writing this from a library of computers and it costs 5 dollars to use a computer for an hour here. I hate my life so I’ll be ending it once my kids are safe
You are a hero! I can’t believe the very first RUclips video I looked at solved my problem. A staple had cleverly disguised itself as part of the port...until I nudged it gently with the tweezers and it moved. My MacBook is now charging happily. I am so very relieved, and I can’t think you enough for posting this video.
Literally been battling this issue for almost 10 years..... MIND BLOWN!!
Thank you so much! I had read about nightmare repair costs and the replacement of motherboards. Your 3 minute video saved me so much time and money. Blessings!
This just happened to me! I thought it was some metal piece that had broken off so I didn't want to remove it. I don't know how a staple ended up in my house but this fixed it. Thanks!!
Thank you, Abraham! You saved me a computer repair bill! ⭐
Yes, a problem with strong magnetic connectors... they attract small specs of anything magnetic in both the chord and and in the receiving plug on the laptop as well as specs of dust. I cut a pointed wedge of non conducting material such as used credit card to poke bits out or a stiff toothbrush or a piece of "blue tack'.
On a related topic, I bough a online magnetic adapter for the power chord connection to my android phone. Good idea until I realised the metal positive and negative plates attracted staples to short it out!!
OMG...I was literally going to cry. Darn staple!!! MacBook ‘s nemesis. Thank you so much for this video!!!
Nice
I liked the video and then 10 mins later looked at my mac. It had a staple stuck in it!!! thanks for your expert tip! It fixed the issue that I have been having for about 2 years!!
I followed your instruction to restore the connection by cleaning the connector with alcohol & Q-Tip and It really works ...... Thank you 🙂
I seriously want to thank you for this video ! It just saved me time calling Apple to get my Mac fixed !!
THANK YOU! Your post until today continues to help others. Thank you, I'm very grateful for your instructions. God Bless!!!
Dear Abraham. I owe you a beer when the pandemic is over. The tech who looked at it this AM, said the chassis might need to be opened and the repair, might take 1-2 weeks. I was almost convinced I needed a new computer. It took me 25 s. with an alcohol swab, q tip, and fine tweezer. Simple. Thank you so much my friend!
thank you so much for this! I have been getting ready to buy a new cable and it was definitely a piece of metal inside that prevented the magnet for closely adapting. What an easy fix. Very very grateful.
Had the same problem, with the Magsafe connector rocking / not seating properly. It was a tiny black fragment of metal, like a poppy seed. Thank you!
Just as a comment, if there's any kind of metal debris it will make the connection weaker. I had the tiniest bit of stray debris in mine and as soon as I cleared it the connection was normal again. Don't panic! Thanks for the vid
I looked into mine, there were seeds from my job!! thank you so much, just saved be 60 bucks
Thank u so much... I even order a new charger n was so upset that it wouldn't work but after watching your video found that I ve got a pin in there,, took out n now it's all fine... Thank you so much once again
Awesome! Great video I'm shocked at how well this worked!
After watching 8000 complicated ass tutorials I was convinced my shit gone turns out there was a staple that my dumbass don’t see lmao
This is exactly what happened to me! I was really hoping not to have to replace the charger since I had just bought one, but your advice, a closer look, one pair of tweezers and the port is perfect again. THANK YOU!
Thank you very much. Your video saved me a trip to the Apple Store and money too. Mine had a tiny metal piece no visible to the naked eye.
Thank You so much, just fixed the problem. fortunately I found this video as soon as the problem occurred.
Thank you! You just solved my connection issue! Never thought of it. Thank You!
Duct tape will clean all those little metal bits out of there, it's sticky enough to overcome the magnet.
You can always use a putty eraser, too. It'll stick to any bits of debris in that socket.
so many staples, but all mine was was a bunch of gunk. Scraped it out with a paper clip. I'll get the alcohol out tomorrow. Thanks so much.
Years later, saved me a trip to the Genius Bar!
I had similar symptoms of the mag 2 connector not securing properly and tried a few things to clear out the connector base, but not really with much effect. After watching this video, I took a closer look with a magnifying glass and cleaned out the base using tweezers holding a small piece of paper towel with alcohol and came upon a tiny (< 1 mm) piece of metal that was blocking the contact. Not sure if the alcohol soaked bit of paper towel helped pick up the fragment, but the video helped me understand the potential problem and hence find the solution.
I thought it’ll never work on me...surprisingly!!! It worked thanks so much😭i almost cry
Thanks Abraham. This really helped me. I was wondering how to get a repair or replace done during Corona lockdown but cleaning the port like you showed here just worked like magic. You are a life saver. Stay blessed. Thank you :)
Lol bro thanks man, I literally had a staple in there
There was a staple stuck in mine. Thank you so much!
Great video. I wished I had watched this last week. haha. I finally looked in the port and saw two little pieces of metal. Mine were not as easy to remove because of the magnetic strength but I did get them out finally. Thank you
You saved me $60! Thanks.
Thanks so much, man you're an actual lifesaver
It worked! Thanks! My MBA somehow attracted some random tiny piece of metal, which was blocking my charger from connecting well. Thanks for posting this video!!!
Just like all of the other comments! Thanks you so much. I, too, thought this was a broken part in charging port. It was a random piece of metal!
Thanks and thanks to Timbo. Black dots = moisture? I have a lot of those (moreover my mac says it's time to replace the battery, needs service.. probably 2 seperate problems)
I have two pins that are dark, and the adapter went from charging well to not charging at all very rapidly. I don't believe there was any moisture, but with a 3-year old anything is possible. Is there a way to repair the pins? They move up and down well and don't get stuck. I've tried taking apart the L-connector and cleaning them with alcohol, but it didn't help...
for some reason this vid is satisfying
huh?? lol
Buddy its just happend with me today and i m so freaking and woried what hell is happend and i all ready spend for gudget and but this video made my day and save lot of money buddy thank you so much thank you and I'll share this video and channnel as much as possible
Thank you soooooooooooooo much I thought I was gonna die.....my mother was gonna kill.....I was searching all over the net how to fix my charger.... Damn
Thank you very much I thought my charger was broken!! I hope you have a. Nice day❤️
Ha! Simple. I used the alcohol and q-tip solution to clean out the crud, and now it works like new. Thanks!
Thank you great information keep up good work
NEVER disconnect by pulling on the cable, do it by pinching the MagSafe between finger and thumb, break the magnetic connection, and pull it off. If you want your MagSafe to last longer, add strain relief to every place where the cable may suffer excessive bending, as Apple have not engineered in enough strain relief. I use self-amalgamating tape and vinyl electrical insulating tape, but many types of tape are better than nothing at all. It's also worthwhile adding strain relief to the power brick itself in the form of 15cm length taped up. As well as removing any ferromagnetic detritus, you should also clean within the MagSafe receptacle itself with a stiff toothbrush with the bristles cut down to a few mm length. I know several cases of oxidation/overheating vicious cycle: sometimes the input board has to be changed just because of Jony Ives' stupid design. In your case your pins were not oxidised or stuck: I have had to use a powerful shaver as a vibrator to get the pins back out plus switch cleaner and degreaser. This is a classic case of form before function and Apple should have tested the power cable system out better. Thank you for the video!! I am personally glad Apple has got rid of these third-rate connectors.
Mine just burnt my fucking finger so no I don't think so
Thank you so much, this really helped.
This video saved my mac lol thanks!!
Damn... It was exactly that. Thank you!
Thanks. Your video made my day!
I need to know if u can help me I have a MacBook Air that is about 6 years old and I just got my fifth brand new MagSafe 2 charger and like the others the charger itself just doesn’t work is there a way to make an adapter that I can put onto my iPad/iPhone cords that will then allow me to use those to charge it mainly I’m tired of buying new chargers for nothing bc they don’t work and I just want to be able to use my computer again
A far easier and better way to clean the port is with Blu Tack. Work it with your fingers till it's tacky, then put it in the port. It'll pull back out cleanly, bringing any metal shards and fluff with it.
Helped in my case. Still something is going on with the magnet though.
Thanks! Found a stapler pin stuck inside.
what if the first and last circle in the laptop port have black rings around them? Is something fried? : (
Ezmer G i got the same problem. How has it been going for you?
Many tnx bro, it’s working 🤗
What to do if the gold connectors turn black
thank you for sharing. you made my day
thanks buddy, my long time problem solved, i found stapler pin
thanks man it worked but my case was the black particles from the golden connectors
rohan rai how did you clean it? My MacBook won’t charge because i have two of the four little particles that are black. Do you know how to clean it so it can charge again?
Brilliant! Thanks so much.
Video was a big help, thank you!!!
Great..mine got the exact issues. Tqvm.. Problem solved
This solved my problem THANK YOU
Thanks - that solved my problem.
How to fix when the pins are deeper than the other pins? :(
i am actually having the same issue, some body help!
You are amazing man it is working well thanks
Mine was Messy Thank you this year i brought 6 chargers hole time that was the problem
*whole
this helped me a lot cause im afraid my father gonn punch me 🥺
God bless u🙏🏻😭
Mine just blackened and there is nothing in the charger port not even the charger itself is broken.
this made it tighter but not less hot
Thanks this fixed my issue.
Thank you now my Asus can charge without any trouble
Only 237 likes! Solved the problem. Thanks!
what kind of alcohol?
vodka, but first... you gotta make a russian friend, then ask that russian to use a russian alcohol with his russian alcoholic hand to rub and clean up your magsafe plug ))
lol 2 shots of vodka
Jack n coke
Rubbing alcohol
again？
Thank you so much you are 👌👌🙌🙏
This is quite helpful. Cheers.
Thank you 😊soo much
What if it's not a staple
how could u get a staple in there??? lol
The area is magnetic. A metal fragment tossed in its direction will get stuck and the charger will push it all the way in.
thanks! i just fixed my connector problem!
Got laid off because I can’t afford to fix my computer. I have three kids and am on my own. We don’t have any food in the house and CPS is coming tomorrow to take my children and leave me to starve because I can’t get a job no matter how hard I try and I can’t even look for jobs because my computer doesn’t work and I’m writing this from a library of computers and it costs 5 dollars to use a computer for an hour here. I hate my life so I’ll be ending it once my kids are safe
Staple pin in mine too, just like everyone else commenting here! Thanks a bunch! :D
THANK YOU.
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You save my live thaks
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Thank you!!!!!!!!!
99.9% alcohol fixes all that connection problem shit!
I thought the staple was there on purpose....
thank you!!!!!! you save my
Be ready to lose ur shit if u don’t have tweezers
Wow thank you smm sir!!!!
thank you so much!!
Thanks, it worked.
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buy mac is biggest mistake my life