Macbook battery

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ange.lina10 Posts 5 Registration date Sunday March 15, 2009 Status Member Last seen May 9, 2009 - Apr 3, 2009 at 08:32 AM
 chrisairtraffic - Jan 3, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Hello,
It works fine when connected to electricity supply, but the battery just doesn't work at all. If the flex comes free, it switches off completely. No sign of it powering up when connected to mains either. Do I need to buy a new battery or is it something simple?

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helpuynot Posts 14 Registration date Monday December 29, 2008 Status Member Last seen June 3, 2009 1
Apr 4, 2009 at 06:27 AM
hi,
your mac's battery is dead, get it replaced or use it only when connected to the charger.
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chrisairtraffic
Jan 3, 2010 at 11:35 AM
try this:

1. Shutdown
2. Remove Charger Cable
3. Remove Battery
4. Hold Power button for 5 seconds (obviously nothing will happen...)
5. Charger cable back in
6. Turn on
7. Once loaded put battery in

When I did this after ripping my battery apart it actually recognized the battery again (well, the ic board in the battery pack, the LiPo Cells themselves were long gone).

This really surprised me because up until this point my battery logo just had an X on it (nothing there at all). So now it recognized it for a moment and said 99%. Then after a minute or so it disappeared.

I'm actually still trying to rebuild this battery pack just for fun, though I've resigned to the fact that my Macbook Pro is basically now a Desktop.

So if anyone works out the pin-out I would be very grateful to know (before I blow up my flat by accidentally charging Duracells like LiPo's. Ha.)

chrisairtraffic@gmail.com
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