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Capella
2007-10-16, 09:25
I've been using a two-part power adapter with my PowerBook G4 ever since my original Apple charger broke. The charger I'm using is a white box with the round plug that plugs into the PowerBook and a black cable that plugs into the wall and the box. Well, the black cable is no longer giving power. I tried my roommate's cable with it and it works, so I know for sure it's the cable part and not the box/laptop part that's broken. The black cable is what I'm calling a "Mickey Mouse" cable, it has 3 round things on the end and that's what plugs in. What is the real name of this kind of cable, and does anyone know where I can buy another one of them so I can stop using a Windows desktop and go back to my Mac now?

Bryson
2007-10-16, 10:03
http://bryson.albassamtheatre.com/iec%20c5.jpg
One of those?

It's an IEC 60320* C5 connector, commonly known as a "Cloverleaf"

You should be able to buy one from here (http://www.macconnection.com/ProductDetail?Sku=454933&MSCSProfile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or maybe a local computer/electrical store.


* = Formerly just 320, which is still in common useage.