Phil the Jock
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Q: Battery blow-up

Hi.

 

My Mac Book Pro 17" (2007 model) battery has just literally blown-up on me.

 

I contact Apple support and was informed that this is a vintage battery (greater than 5yr) and this is a safety design when the battery has reached the end of its life.  They dont stock parts for vintage models.

 

Im going to be over £100 for a mac battery replacement.photo.JPG

 

Id call this a serious issue and quite a serious one.

 

Anyone any ideas on how to taker this further or am i wrong to expect my battery to last longer with exploding?

 

Philip

Mac Book Pro 17" - 2Gb 667MHz DDR2, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Feb 6, 2012 7:53 AM

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  • by shldr2thewheel,

    shldr2thewheel shldr2thewheel Feb 6, 2012 7:56 AM in response to Phil the Jock
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    Feb 6, 2012 7:56 AM in response to Phil the Jock

    Phil the Jock wrote:

     

     

    Anyone any ideas on how to taker this further or am i wrong to expect my battery to last longer with exploding?

     

    5 years is pretty darn long for a battery to last in a mac.  You were lucky to get that much life out of it.  You have no case.