[sudo-discuss] [omni-discuss] SUDO: macbook experts?

[max b]

Even something as simple as replacing the battery in the newest line of
macbooks is a real PITA and might or might not include replacing part of
the case or trackpad and/or some gluing and/or ungluing....

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/macbook-pro-retina-display-faq/macbook-pro-retina-display-13-how-to-replace-battery.html

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Display+Late+2013+Teardown/18695


On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 2:59 PM, johanna faust <female.faust at gmail.com>
wrote:

> you may have merely shorted out the little 'brain' in the battery
>
> have you tried another battery?
>
> On 2/26/15, Akwerius <akwerius at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks for all the responses ya'll!!! really appreci-love it.
> > I will give another try to the genius bar with a smile this time :)
> > bless
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 8:54 PM, Julio Rios <julio.rios at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I was going to recommend InHomeMac, which was a repair shop on Mandela
> >> and
> >> 10th St, but I can't find it online any more, so they may no longer
> >> exist.... but they may have just moved or renamed.  Anyway, going to a
> >> shop
> >> is a good source of last resort.  Hope it doesn't get to that if it's
> >> just
> >> the charging module.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 8:15 PM, danarauz at gmail.com <danarauz at gmail.com
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> MAYBE IT IS NOT, BUT...
> >>> If the computer works, and only the charging part is not happening... i
> >>> would make sure the contacts are clean, using a dry toothbrush wouldn't
> >>> hurt. The power connector has a magnet property, a staple or something
> >>> like
> >>> that could have gotten there; or simple some dirt.
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 6:27 PM, max b <maxb.personal at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> eeesh I'm sorry to hear that. I would be a little hesitant to let just
> >>>> anyone work on that one, unless you really trusted them and their
> >>>> abilities.
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't know how successful it would be, but if you took it to the
> >>>> apple
> >>>> store and told them it wasn't charging and conveniently left out the
> >>>> part
> >>>> where there was any water involved, you might have some luck....
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 6:19 PM, Akwerius <akwerius at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> right. it's a macbook pro retina (late 2013)... apparently one of the
> >>>>> worst in terms of repairability.
> >>>>> thank you for forwarding the message to the larger list.
> >>>>> kwe
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 6:18 PM, max b <maxb.personal at gmail.com>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I've copied sudo-discuss on this email so that all of the sudo folks
> >>>>>> get this message. I think a lot of them aren't subscribed to the
> onmi
> >>>>>> emails.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> One useful thing to know would be what year/model macbook it is. It
> >>>>>> makes a really big difference in terms of how easy it is to open it
> up
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>> dig around.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Akwerius <akwerius at gmail.com>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> hi everyone,
> >>>>>>> just wondering if anybody in sudo room knows how to fix macbooks? i
> >>>>>>> accidentally spilled water on mine and it is not charging anymore.
> >>>>>>> everything else seems to work fine but i'm on 5% batt. life left.
> >>>>>>> tried the
> >>>>>>> rice trick, didn't work. any help would truly be appreci-loved.
> give
> >>>>>>> thanks,
> >>>>>>> kwe
> >>>>>>>
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