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This green light tells you that the SMC has successfully identified a suitable charger for your MacBook. If the charger meets the criteria, the SMC turns on the green light on the connector.
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When you connect a MagSafe charger to the MacBook, the SMC will “handshake" with the info-chip inside the Magsafe connector to identify the charger type including voltage output, current output, manufacturer code and so on.
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A MacBook Pro charger outputs16.5V, 18.5V or 20V depending on the model. The output voltage of a Magsafe charger is fixed. Apple discontinued the MagSafe chargers in 2015-16. There are two types of MacBook chargers: MagSafe charger and USB-C charger.
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In order to quickly diagnose and fix the Mac battery not charging issue, you need to know how a MacBook charges its battery. We don’t suggest you change the setting unless you have a special need. You can turn off battery health management in Energy Saver preferences. This is a design feature to extend the life of your MacBook lithium-ion battery. Your battery may drain to 90% or lower before it begins charging again. If you switch off the Mac, the adapter will charge the Mac much quicker.

If the apps drain the battery too quickly, you may need to pause the apps and let your Mac start charging the battery. This is an Apple design feature to boost performance on demand. If the apps demand more power than the adopter can provide, your Mac will combine the adopter power and battery power to run the MacBook in order to meet the high power demand.
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If your Mac is running high-performance applications such as video editing software and video games, the Mac battery may not be charged. For safety reason, charging a battery in an aeroplane is considered a risk task. You can still use your Mac without draining its battery. If you connect your Mac to an airline power adapter, your Mac might not charge the battery, even if you turn off your Mac or put it to sleep. If you turn off the Mac or put it to sleep, the power adapter will start charging the Mac. For example, if you connect a Macbook Air charger (45W) to a 15” MacBook Pro (85W charger required), you could get the battery not charging notification. The power adapter barely provides enough power to run your MacBook, but not enough power to charge the battery. You could see the temporarily Not Charging message for several reasons: If you notice the Battery Status menu says Not Charging, and the message disappears later, your MacBook should be fine. Faults in the charging circuit are hard to fix and we discuss it in the last section. Fortunately, these faults are easy to fix. It controls the behaviour of the charging circuit including start or stop charging the battery.įaulty chargers, faulty batteries and incorrect SMC data account for the majority of MacBook not charging problems. It converts the charger voltage to run your Mac and charges the battery. It stores power (charging) and provides power (discharging). It delivers power to your MacBook and its battery. Any of these components gone wrong would cause the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro not charging.

MacBook battery charging system consists of four components: a charger, a battery, a charging circuit and an SMC chip. If your MacBook can not turn on, see our article MacBook Won’t Turn On? 10 Ways To Fix It. In other words, the MacBook has no sign of life at all. On the other hand, a “MacBook not turning on” problem means that when you press the power button on the MacBook keyboard, no matter you connect a working charger to it or not, you can’t see anything on the Mac screen, no chime, no light on the keyboard and no fan-spinning noise. A MacBook with battery charging problem can be turned on if you connect a working charger to it. Many people get confused between “MacBook battery not charging” and “MacBook not turning on”. But if you remove the charger, the MacBook will turn off instantly.

A MacBook battery not charging problem means that you can turn on your MacBook, but the charger will not charge the battery.
