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Hi,
My Macbook pro 2012 battery has started to swell really bad and has pushed up the trackpad and bottom of the computer cover. I contacted apple and they gave me an appointment for this coming week, but should I removed the battery in the meantime???
Also i see the out of warranty fee on the site says $129 but they quoted me almost $500 over the phone.
MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.11
I will say it again after the bad advice now removed by our moderators. DON'T try messing with a defective battery. If you have ever seen a swollen Lithium battery become a ruptured Lithium battery you will know the next thing you need is a bucket of sand, and then a fire truck. If you are lucky you will not be injured, but even the small battery in an iPhone can get very exciting when it fails.
I will say it again after the bad advice now removed by our moderators. DON'T try messing with a defective battery. If you have ever seen a swollen Lithium battery become a ruptured Lithium battery you will know the next thing you need is a bucket of sand, and then a fire truck. If you are lucky you will not be injured, but even the small battery in an iPhone can get very exciting when it fails.
Don't try to do any DIY repairs, and don't try to remove the battery if it is an internal permanently installed type. Also, don't try to charge it.
Ok thanks. I seen a few pics of the battery expanding and cracking the track pad or screen. So I wanted to remove it b4 that happened being that the appointment is at the end of the wk.
Noted! Thanks so much. Def don't want that happening.
macbook pro swelling battery
