Next time, I definitely won't have liquid around my New Mac! You're cool.Older Macbooks Have Lights on the Charging Cable Yes, I took that into consideration especially since I didn't have an Apple Care Plan. Do you know any websites selling that part? If not I'm sure I'll find it one way or another.ĭJackMac, thanks for pointing that out. Oh, and I'm having trouble finding that specific part anywhere online.
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So in your opinion DeltaMac, would it be a worthwhile decision to buy the piece and install it, or to travel and get the problem looked into instead? It would cost me gas money, time, cost of consultation, and any repairs if any which is much more than someone who didn't spill juice on their new mac.) (If that is the case, I most likely wont. In this light, the decision I need to make is, whether to buy a new internal MagSafe power port, or get further consultation from an apple specialist which may or may not turn up results.
I believed this one to be the most probable out of all of them. The part about the internal cable is exactly what I thought after examining all other parts and theories.
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When plugged into my friend's Mac, the cable acts just like any other mac and is either amber or bright green. The light on the cable is a dim, almost unnoticeable green constantly when plugged into my Mac. I'm sorry I didn't report this before but I overlooked this as something to include. Thanks for your info, I need as much as I can get before I decide what to do.ĭeltaMac, this is exactly what I was thinking. If that is the only thing that is causing the problem, I can buy that piece and put it in myself. On the other hand, if it is the MagSafe port internal piece, that's most likely a lot cheaper.
The computer was only $1,200, so that's a worthless proposition. I'd rather wait and buy a new computer then shell out for a new logic board to be put in a used computer. If it is the logic board, I'll probably just keep using the computer as is. When I took out the port to look, one cable on the MagSafe port (internal) was loose, so I put back in immidiately so as not to harm it or cause the cable to come completely off. The logic board is accepting power from both the battery and the power cable, but the battery isn't accepting power from the power cable (i.e. (The spill was from the right hand and only a little bit. I don't think it's the logic board as the apple tech that helped us right after the spill said it wasn't in the affected area. I don't think it's the battery's connection, as it charged when connected to my friends MacBook Pro 13" with no problem at all. I know it's not the battery and its connection to the logic board.Īnyone who can help me out, I need to know so I don't loose money where I don't need to. My Question is, should I order a new MagSafe port to replace the current one or should I have an apple specialist see if it's the circuitry along the logic board. It seems as though there's a loose wire on the MagSafe port (internal) going out to it's connection on the logic board. I don't think it's along the logic board because both the battery power and the cable power to the logic board is fine. It's as if the circuit going from the MagSafe Port to the Battery so that it can charge is incomplete. It seems the computer needs the battery to start up, but after that the power cable keeps the computer on but doesn't charge the battery. It looked fine and had no juice on it from what I could tell. I took the MagSafe port out from under the logic board and tried to see if that was the problem.
At first I thought I needed a new battery, but after I charged it back up in a friends MacBook pro, this clearly was not the case. The only problem was, the battery wasn't charging. It worked fine until the batter died and the computer wouldn't turn on even with it being plugged in. I was able to use the computer as long as the power cable was plugged in. The juice problem seemed fixed and I got the DVD drive fixed too.
I let the computer sit for about a month after having someone 'mop up' and try to get out as much dried juice as possible. Unfortunately, I spilled juice over the keyboard which caused some damage to the DVD drive mainly. A few months ago I bought a MacBook Pro 13".