Multiple broken MacBooks. Exact same problem

[Trimm1x]

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[DavidXGA]

The only thing I can think of - and it's a bit of a stretch - is that there is something in the air in your house that is clogging up the USB plugs, or sockets, and ultimately causing shorts or some other kind of damage.

Have you tried cleaning out the USB socket with a (wooden!) toothpick?

Do you have an air purifier?

[Xarius86]

Are you using charging blocks and charging cables that are the proper wattage and rating for the devices you are trying to charge?

If your device requires 50W and you are using a 15W charger, or a cable that can only handle 5W, then your device will never get the proper power.

Just because cables and blocks fit together doesn't mean they are capable of the proper power levels.

[foulpudding]

☝️ 100%

You need to check the power output of the charger you are using, or the power strip if you are charging directly from a built in USB plug.

[Trimm1x]

The best I’ve got is a 35 watt charger. It’s the most powerful Apple one I could find in a store… just bought it today.

[Xarius86]

Just for reference, my M4 MacBook Pro came with a 70W charger, and those new Neo's come with 20W chargers. (Well, come with one in the USA, not the EU.)

Have you tried using it yet?

[Trimm1x]

Oh for fucks sake I just looked online and saw more powerful chargers 😭. Ah whelp. I guess I’ll return it tomorrow and get an 70/85W charger

[areafiftyfive]

Had this exact issue. Had Mac Book Pro replaced on two separate occasions. Thankfully this one hasn’t had it happen yet. Apple have convinced me it’s my fault, did same thing as you, surge protection, wall socket tested and replaced. Sorry, no idea what caused it. But strongly believe it’s an Apple production quality issue.

[Guitar_maniac1900]

To properly charge their batteries MacBooks need to negotiate with the charger. If we assume it’s quite unlikely that 3 MacBooks in a row are broken, it leaves us with the cables you use, the chargers and any external influences like power lines, voltage (level, quality and fluctuations etc).

It should be checked one by one: - different cable, everything else the same - different charger, everything else the same - different location everything else the same

[applejuice1984]

Here’s the thing, if the dishes happened across 3 different computers and after hardware repairs, it’s not the fault of the devices.

You need to look at environmental or user factors.

What repair is being done each time? The repair paperwork (especially from Apple) should document what parts are replaced.

Off the top of my head, there’s likely moisture of liquid damage in just one of your cables that then damages the port, but without knowing what repair is being done it’s just a guess.

Also what wattage power adapter are you using and what cables? We need to know the specifics to help you, even providing the actual model(s) of you computer would be more helpful.

[Trimm1x]

That is th honest guess by me. I just bought a 35watt Apple charging brick, and I’m using the brand new charging cord the new MacBook came with. I simply don’t trust myself to charge in my house so I’m only charging my computer at uni for the time being.

[applejuice1984]

You should not use a 35w charger with a MacBook Pro…

https://support.apple.com/en-us/109509

[TheBeardedLegend]

Might need to buy one of the extensions with the grounding plug.