Battery exploded !

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Snoop1990 Author

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Battery exploded !

I really loved my Macbook Pro but now my batterie is exploded. On the one side it is the normal size and on the other it is about double the size. It does not fit anymore so what to do ?

This is not what I expected when I decided to buy a mac ...

Macbook Pro 17" 2,33GHZ, Mac Mini 1,66GHZ, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Jul 22, 2008 10:15 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 22, 2008 10:23 AM in response to Snoop1990

you go back and make them give you an new one .... they will if your mac is within certain time. is not your SOL

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Snoop1990 Author

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Jul 22, 2008 11:00 AM in response to Verizon Guy

it is month 16 ... so 4 month to late and I do not have apple care. But what shocked me most was how fast the battery blows up. I was running several applications and the batterie was loaded and power plugged in. Then I went to the toilette and when I came back it seems like the mac book pro is flying. The battery has grown in about five minutes about double the size on one side, while the other side looks still the same.

I removed the battery instantly and placed it in some box so it does not hurt me if it explode, it has not by now but maybe soon.

Now think about what could have happened if I have not replaced the battery. If I had gone out for dinner about 2 hours ... I guess the Macbook would be destroyed and that is what makes me angry. Why does Apple use this batteries ? There were similar issues with some powerbook batteries but there was a replacement. But for the Macbook Pro there is no replacement why ? Be serious it is not fair to ship batteries that might destroy you computer after 16 month ...

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Answer 3

Jul 22, 2008 11:33 AM in response to Snoop1990

But for the Macbook Pro there is no replacement why ? B

There is. http://www.apple.com/support/macbook_macbookpro/batteryupdate/

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Snoop1990 Author

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Jul 22, 2008 2:03 PM in response to neuroanatomist

I did not know this I am going to contact a local apple reseller !

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Jul 22, 2008 3:27 PM in response to Snoop1990

Go ask anyway. For these catastrophic, safety-critical failures, an Apple Store Genius Bar is highly likely to hand you a new battery anyway.

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Snoop1990 Author

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Jul 24, 2008 4:44 AM in response to txaggieaero

I get a new batterie 😉 thank you all!

Regards Snoop1990

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Snoop1990 Author

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Jul 24, 2008 4:44 AM in response to Snoop1990

So the question is solved !

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snuz

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Aug 2, 2008 10:48 PM in response to neuroanatomist

The battery replacement program was only for 15" MacBookPro Notebooks. The batteryupdate page only gives a link to update to the 1.2 firmware, which is now 1.3 as of April 2007.

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Snoop1990 Author

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Aug 3, 2008 12:13 AM in response to snuz

My batterie was replaced for free so I am happy with this and it seems like the replacement is also for 17" (as my Macbook Pro is 17").

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Hardy Geer

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Aug 3, 2008 1:44 PM in response to Snoop1990

I would expect that any exploded battery would replaced. That is because this is not a longevity issue but a safety issue.

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Aug 4, 2008 3:00 AM in response to snuz

The battery recall/exchange (now closed) applied only to 15" MBPs within a certain serial number range. The program I linked to applies to all Core Duo notebooks (both sizes of MBPs, and MBs as well).

+Did you bother to read the linked page, snuz?? If not, please do so, so that you are aware of the facts. Hint: you need to read all the way to the bottom.+

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Snoop1990 Author

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Oct 8, 2010 8:33 AM in response to Snoop1990

My battery replacement just exploded, so I want to warn everybody that their replacement might explode as well.

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