Macbook Only works when plugged in?

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Macbook Only works when plugged in?

Little Background. Bought 2013 rMBP. Gave my old 2011 MBP to my Fiance as a gift to replace her old 2008 Black Macbook. She gave me her Black macbook to sell for her. Was working 100% no issues at all beside battery slumping a bit. Had it sitting in one place for about 7-10 days because I did not have the charger for it. When I got the charger It wouldnt charge but it would turn on when plugged in. Left it charging for two days always showing green fully charged light. Turned it on while plugged in again and when I unplug automatically shuts off. I was able to reset it and now just sits in recovery. But useless without being plugged in. Tried a different charger now as well and doesnt help.

What could it be in this scenario? Battery? Power source? Something else?

Help is appreciated!

Macbook 2008, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Feb 12, 2014 4:21 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 12, 2014 4:26 PM in response to cromo8

check the battery health and see what it says.

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Answer 2

Feb 12, 2014 6:53 PM in response to cromo8

Go to the Apple in the upper left corner and select About This Mac, then click on More Info, then select Power from the left hand column of the System Profiler. Copy and paste the Battery Information from the top of the page back here.

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cromo8 Author

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Feb 12, 2014 9:45 PM in response to cromo8

Since it has no OS right now wasnt able to go in and copy and paste but I was able to take a couple photos of the section

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Answer 4

Feb 12, 2014 10:03 PM in response to cromo8

Your battery is well above the 300 cycles that an AMSB016 is considered good. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1519

You can get a new third party battery fairly cheap on eBay. Every MacBook from 2006 through Mid 2009 except the Late 2008 Aluminum Unibody and the Late 2009 and 2010 White Unibodies use the same A1185 battery.

Black Batteries http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=macbook+black+battery&_sacat=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=12 &_dmpt=Laptop_Batteries&_odkw=macbook+white+battery&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0. m 270.l1313

Or for $129 from The Apple Store http://store.apple.com/us/product/MA566LL/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY

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cromo8 Author

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Feb 12, 2014 10:32 PM in response to frederic1943

I really appreciate your help Frederic. I purchased a battery from Amazon right now for a few bucks more $27 but it was prime eligible so I will get it fast plus can return for free as well if it turns out not to be the problem. Thanks again!

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bellmond

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Feb 13, 2014 1:11 AM in response to cromo8

And dont forget, battery should not be discharged for more than 1 week without any power. Those thing happen because the cell is no longer able to save ion.

In my country, mac user always overcharge (calibrate) a new battery. Maybe it will work for you as well 🙂

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