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Mid 2012 model, A1278 / 2.5 GHz i5 or 2.9 GHz i7 processor.

Battery won't charge after disassembly

Hi,

so I disassembled my macbook to fix the part controlling the keyboard lighting. After assembly, it turned on fine and everything worked fine. Today, I plugged in the charger and it won’t charge. The little light on the charger head does not turn on. I tried a different outlet, resetting the SMC, and in system information it says that the battery’s condition is normal (it also said that the battery was not charging). I also tried cleaning the port but to no avail. Lastly, I opened it again and double checked if everything was properly connected.

Any tips?

thank you.

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Not good! Your charging logic is damaged. A common cause is fake chargers damage things OEM MagSafe Chargers vs Cheap Imposters: Teardown for Truth. Start by replacing the MacBook Pro Unibody 13" and 15" MagSafe DC-In Board if the contacts look black or the plastic is melted MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012 MagSafe DC-In Board Replacement Also make sure you get a REAL Apple charger Apple 60W MagSafe Power Adapter (for MacBook and 13-inch MacBook Pro) Buy it directly from Apple as most sold on Amazon & eBay are now fakes as Apple stopped fighting the importation of the clones, in there mind the fools who go cheap will burn out their Mac’s and get a new one! Don’t fall for the trap!

You’ll still need someone to fix your logic board or replace it.

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thank you for your suggestion. I have ordered the part and will respond whether or not it worked once I install it. Thank you.

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Replaced the part, works like new now. Thank you!

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Use a multi-meter to check the output of your mag-safe adapter. The pinout is on the right side of this wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagSafe

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Hi! Thanks for the suggestions, but I got a voltage of 7V for each of the large pin with respect to ground; very close the suggested output. Thanks.

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