My laptop got wet the other day. Took the battery out, dried the machine, and it comes up fine on power, but battery shows zero percent charge, and will not charge - the Magsafe light stays green and the dropdown menu says not charging. Any options for me? Anything to check, or am I getting a new battery to fx this?
OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), Upgrades: 8GB, SSD
If it were me I would let an Apple Authorized Service Provider have a look. Wet laptops can have all kinds of hidden problems.
It's a late 2008 - I already had depot service last year for $380, it ain't worth it again. If it's busted because of this, I'll go get a new MacBook Pro 13.
I did find my old battery and put it in (thank God I was too lazy to find a battery disposal site AND too concientous to throw it in the trash) and it's charging, but it's so old and worn out, it's a 5 minute UPS, not a battery that supports portability.
Sounds like the battery is dead....However, like stated above, there may be some other hidden issues that may arise as time goes by from water damage. If you are going to continue to use the computer and rely on it, you might want to make sure that you have it backed up well as anything could go wrong with it at any time.
Very good point.
Laptop got wet, now battery won't charge
