Try charging your laptop with a spare charger. If your laptop is still under warranty, make an appointment with a genius bar representative at a local Apple store to diagnose your laptop's issue and replace the charger.
Warning!
Do not use the USB ports to charge any external devices from your laptop! Instead use the chargers they were packaged with.
If the spare charger doesn't work after an hour of charging you will have to reset the System Management Controller with the Mac turned off:
Press Shift-Control-Option-Power key combination.
Release and press the power button.
If resetting the SMC doesn't work try resetting the PRAM. Keep in mind that you have to enter the key combination before the grey screen appears!
Reboot your laptop.
Immediately hold down Command-Option-P-R combination.
A reboot sound should confirm the reset.
SOURCE: macbook Battery Problems
Hi Molle
To answer your last question first. It is best if possible to use the mains power when you are using your macBook and only use the battery when you cannot connect to mains.
MacBook batteries have a life span based on the number of charge cycles the battery has been through. The battery has a max of 300 cycles before it starts to loss its charge capability. SO you need to determine the health of the battery is it chargeing etc. You can do this via the apple menu and 'about this mac'
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1519
Check the health of the battery as the battery could be faulty if it has only cycled a few times or it may have gone over the 300 and is now lossing its charge in which case you'll need to get a new one.
Hope that helps
Paul
SOURCE: macbook pro start up problem
First remove the battery, then plug it into your AC adapter. Hold the power button for 5 seconds or until you either hear and beep or the activity light on the front of your laptop lights up. Start up normally.
SOURCE: Macbook Pro just shuts down
This sometimes happens when you have it plugged in to an electrical socket as well. I have recently been having this problem and I have a brand new battery, so it's likely the logic board. If you're still having the problem, and the monitor image shows weird fragmentation on startup, it's likely to be the logic board that needs to be replaced.
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