Can I switch iBook power cords, white brick vs. yoyo style?

March 22, 2008 2:12 PM

Can I use a powercord from an older ibook on a newer ibook if the output voltage and amps are the same?

My daughter has an ibook with a broken cord (right at the plug, no room to solder it), it's the white brick style. I've got a spare power cord from an older iBook, the round yoyo style. Plug ends are identical, the plug fits fine, both are 24v, 1.875 a output.

Tell me, is this a no brainer that it will work just fine, or am I going to fry her iBook?

posted by HuronBob to Computers & Internet (6 answers total)

Best answer: It will work fine. I have done this.
posted by rokusan at 2:19 PM on March 22, 2008

Best answer: It will probably work just fine. If you want to salvage the cord, you could follow my experience rebuilding it.
posted by Popular Ethics at 3:04 PM on March 22, 2008 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: Thanks, folks....

Popular Ethics.. I can't get that url to load.... and I'm interested in seeing what you did..

thanks..
posted by HuronBob at 3:40 PM on March 22, 2008

Try again. I think Flickr was suffering a bit this afternoon. I just tried it and it worked for me.
posted by Popular Ethics at 3:53 PM on March 22, 2008

Response by poster: Popular Ethics... great flickr set...exactly what I needed! Nothing to lose to give it a try, and it looks like even an idiot like me can do it..

AskMe rocks!
posted by HuronBob at 4:40 PM on March 22, 2008

As long as the voltage is the same, and the current output is the same or greater, and as long as you don't get the cabless all backwards, there is no obvious reason why it won't work.
posted by TravellingDen at 4:53 PM on March 22, 2008