Swelled Battery, gas leak sound?

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Swelled Battery, gas leak sound?

My battery has been swelled out of it's casing for a little while now, I plan to replace it soon (everything has been working fine still). However, just recently while I was working away on it I heard this gas-like release sound from underneath, followed by a new mac product smell (like when you open the box to an iPhone, etc).

I'm worried now. Is this a bad sign and should I make battery replacement a major priority now?

I'm thinking this is another warning, similar to the swelling...

Brendan

MacBook Pro 17" (MacBookPro4,1), Mac OS X (10.5.8), 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

Posted on Apr 10, 2011 11:03 AM

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Answer 1

CMCSK

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Apr 10, 2011 1:53 PM in response to bman1699

should I make battery replacement *a major priority now?*

Should have been _the moment you noticed the swelling._ Replace the battery asap. If it "leaks," if it hadn't already, the battery will damage your computer.

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cjvdhx

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Apr 10, 2011 1:57 PM in response to bman1699

I will second that the same thing destroyed my fiance's 2007 MBP and she had to replace her whole MBP because of it. I recommend not using your computer until you get the replacement battery.

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