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Hi,
I recently replaced the old battery in my macbook and now I noticed it only charged up to 6%. I tried SMC reset, I tried removing the battery and cleaning the ports and nothing works. Battery information shows that the battery installed but not charging, condition normal & amperage -221 even when it is plugged in. Did I just get a faulty battery or is my laptop just too old and giving up?
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.13
Hi it’s not the original Apple battery. I went into apple mid last year due to a service notification with the battery. I was told my laptop is old so I should just get another but for now change the battery. I got a replacement on amazon and around the first week in February I noticed my laptop wouldn’t charge to 100%. Only about 6%. I decided to get another battery thinking that I got a faulty one and the same thing is happening at first it started at 50% but has never charged over 50. It is actually on 6%. I tried letting the 6% run out and recharge but it only goes to 6%.
Is it an Apple battery?
put back the old battery before it screws up and before they know your warranty is voided. Bring it to the Apple Authorised Service Provider for a battery replacement instead.
Return and try again at OWC (macsales.com). Third party batteries are built according to very different standards and even OWC's providers are not as reliable but people have better luck there.
Macbook pro A1278 battery shows -221 mA when plugged in
