Connect your macbook air to a power outlet using the included usb c charge cable and 30w usb c power adapter.
Macbook air charging voltage.
If your macbook was made before 2016 and has a magnetic charging cable even the old l shaped one it will have a light on the end of the cable indicating that it is charging.
If the light is orange you re charging.
39 41kω pulling the power input low to about 1 7 volts.
The charger provides a very low current about 100 µa 6 volt signal on the power pins 3 volts for magsafe 2.
Power fluctuations can cause the magsafe adapters to go into protective mode.
However note that this is peak.
The battery charges more quickly when the computer is off or in sleep.
Release all the 4 keys at the same time now power on your macbook as usual.
Your macbook air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one year limited warranty.
13 inch macbook air models introduced in 2008 through 2011 11 inch macbook air models introduced in 2010 through 2011 adapters that shipped with the macbook air original macbook air late 2008 and macbook air mid 2009 are not recommended for use with macbook air late 2010 models.
In this case keep the adapter disconnected from any power socket for a minimum of 5 minutes so that it can revert to it s operational state.
Let power adapter reset.
In actuality the peak output voltage is under 19v 18 5v as you mentioned is normal the same as almost all other laptops.
If it s green your battery is full and you re running off the power adapter.
All macbooks save the new retina macbook which uses a usb c charging port use nominally 20v power supplies the magsafe chargers 20v will be marked on the bottom of them.
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You can charge your macbook air using either of the thunderbolt 3 ports on your computer.
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When the magsafe connector is plugged into the mac the mac applies a resistive load e g.
45w magsafe power adapter with l style connector.