MacBook Rechargeable Battery

Teardown

Teardown

Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions.

User-Contributed Guide

User-Contributed Guide

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Teardown to show how its put together

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — MacBook Rechargeable Battery  ¶ 

  • There are 10 Torx T3 screws

  • Five one each side

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • The metal bottom plate has some glue on it around the connector end. The opposite end can be lifted to help break it loose. It fits straight down.

  • Note the built in slots to hold connector cards on the end.

  • The interior holds six battery packs. Three stacks of two.

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  • Here you can see the stacks.

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  • Here you can see the two connector boards.

  • The white paste looking stuff is where the battery pack broke open and leaked.

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  • Here's a side and top view of the connector boards.

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