Wednesday
Aug042010
Apple Battery Charger
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 12:50PM 
Arrived.
Plugged in.
Works.
Not much else to say really!
Very small and compact. I like the fact that it uses the same small LED on the top to show the charging status, exactly like the MagSafe connector.
Amber is charging - Green is charged.
A nice Apple touch!
Reader Comments (4)
I've just ordered one for myself today along with a Magic Trackpad.
If I may Don, I think Apple missed a trick here. In my opinion a small USB socket on the bottom for charging iPods etc. and Apple could have put the price up to $35. After all it is taking up a wall socket for a length of time.
Other than that, it's just what I need. (Thumbs up)
How I hate that green/amber LED trick that is so common in electronics gear. I'm color blind and those colors register the same with me. I call that user-hostile.
Strangely enough, mine did not "just work" - immediately after plugging it in (two batteries were already inserted) I got the flashing amber light (indicating a problem). After removing and reinserting the batteries a couple times, it worked fine. You'd think it would be fixed then, but it did the same with all 3 sets of batteries - I reinserted them several times to get it to charge.
I'll use it for a while; hopefully it was just some sort of initial thing with the batteries, but if it does it again I'm going to get the charger and the batteries replaced. The pair I charged (up to showing a green LED) only show an 88% charge in my Magic Mouse, so hopefully that's just temporary as well.
That said, it's a nice-looking charger and it should work well.
Same here
I've just received the Apple BCharger, inserted and got flashing amber light.
After removing and reinserting a couple of time it worked!
Now it's charging the first pair of batteries. I'll let you know about percentage.
pgiom