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> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Car/Air Adapters
> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:57:53 -0700
> To: [email protected]
>
>
> On Jul 23, 2011, at 6:24 AM, LowEnd Feedback wrote:
>
> Have been using a Kensington Universal Car Air Adapter for Apple
> [#33057.] I picked it up at the time, because it was one of the early
> models then designed to be flexible with changeable power tips to
> service both G3s and G4s.
>
> However, one deficiency it has in comparison to the newer
> Apple AC power adapters, is the Apple hot tip that lights up orange or
> green disclosing whether needing charging, or, charged. The Kensington
> "portable" adapter doesn't have that type tip which on occasion, proves
> to be problematic, in not alerting when the connection may be open.
>
> Are there third party models that do? Does Apple, which I expect has
> its own portable adapter, have one in keeping with the informative
> power tip? It's a great feature compared to not having it at all.
>
>
> Apple doesn't make an auto adapter for the G3/4 laptops.
Salt of the earth folks,.... I need to send them a thank you just so
that they have one (1) for their files,,....
> None of the third party auto adapters I've seen have it. One of the
> adapters I have has a light on the auto plug and one on the power
> supply itself, that's the closest I've seen.
>
So then I take it that the light at the auto plug end, illuminates when
it's getting power there? And at the power supply end? confirm that
your battery is receiving power? If so, please share made/band/model #
and any URL it. I'm finding that my biggest glitch is simply in the
plug at the auto socket occasionally not making a good connection.
Sure, all one needs to do is to wiggle it a little, but then by that
time, you also expected to be charged.
>
> All of that is better than I think it was the older PB1XX series where
> there was no light and the only indication you had was the menu bar
> icon and/or Control Strip indicator. The problem there was that it
> indicated that the adapter was plugged in but there was no indication
> if there was any power available. I had the battery run down a couple
> of times because of that.
Also, you'd have to open it up and have it turned on, to make the
determination,....which you don't with Apple's stock AC adapter.
> With the G3/4 laptops you do have the menu bar status indicator showing
> that the battery is charging.
>
> Clark Martin
> Redwood City, CA, USA
> Macintosh / Internet Consulting
>
> "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
>
Not when it's asleep in your bag though I do want to take a look a the
battery indicator lights on the battery to see if there may be any clue
there as whether or not it's actually charging at the moment.
Thanks.
Bill
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