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Does your MacBooks power adapeter get hot, sizzle and crack?
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Last night when using my MacBook I noticed the AC adapter was VERY hot that I could not hold it comfortably. I held it to my ear and I could hear a sizzle and a cracking sound coming from it.
Looking on the Apple boards shows I am not the only person with this.
The irony is I heard of this problem before I got the MacBook and when I opened it up for the first time in the Applestore (to make sure everything was ok with it), I ask the guy at the genius bar if he mind plugging in the AC adapter to check for a sizzle as I have heard of problems. He did and he didn't hear anything.
The reason unfortunately is that it has to be plugged into a MacBook to get the sound to start but it does it even if the MacBook is sleeping.
I am going to call Applecare about it and see if they can send me a new one.
Hold your ear to your adapter when it is plugged into the wall and the MacBook, it should sound like rice crispies if you have the problem.
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you could probably swap it for a new one at the store if you go in...
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That would be the sound of something burning. I'd get a new adapter fast.
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How in the hell did the same thread show up with no poll? No way in hell did I do this.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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Mine sizzles - but it depends on what outlet it's connected to. On in my apartment gives that result, another one doesn't. Weird.
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Attack of the clone threads 
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