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Macbook Pro replacement battery slow charge

I have a mid-2010 15-inch Macbook Pro. I purchased a NewerTech NuPower 78 Watt-hour battery from www.macsales.com. I bought this reputable brand of battery from a reputable website not to cut cost, but to have a high-capacity battery. After replacing, I noticed that it said "20:00 until charged" and it took about 25 hours to fully charge the battery from 0%. I tried reseting SMC and NVRAM several times with no success. I tried calibrating the battery several times with no success. I also tried using several other identical power adapters with no success. I called the very nice tech support people at www.macsales.com and they walked me through several reset procedures for SMC and NVRAM, and of course with no success. I then asked them to send me a replacement battery, to see if perhaps the first battery they sent was defective. The second battery did the exact same thing. At this point, the only thing I knew to do was do a clean install of Yosemite, which I completed yesterday. Still, no success. I am starting to think that maybe the problem is the logic board. Any ideas here? Is there a way to test if the logic board is defective before I consider investing the money in one? Any help here would be great.

Charge Information:

Charge Remaining (mAh): 5567

Fully Charged: No

Charging: No

Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 7306

Health Information:

Cycle Count: 0

Condition: Normal

Battery Installed: Yes

Amperage (mA): -1853

Voltage (mV): 11758

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 27, 2015 7:28 AM

24 replies

Apr 30, 2015 9:01 AM in response to John Galt

John Galt wrote:

Grane Duke wrote:

You specifically replied to me with irrelevant, inaccurate, and misleading information contrary to Apple's support documentation. That was your choice, as are the consequences.

Before telling me why don’t you check your own posts containing obscuring information to confuse the OP.

If your real intention is not to help the OP then please look elsewhere and stop interrupting me from helping him.

If you really care so much about Apple documentation then you yourself follow them as, here we are trying to find a safe and economical alternative.

And btw, I know what I have suggested the OP and by following my instructions in no way its gonna harm the OP.

If you just want to loiter around then its my humble request to please leave this thread.

Apr 30, 2015 9:05 AM in response to Grane Duke

Sorry but John is right. It's not a good idea to suggest a process that would void the OP's warranty.

Apr 30, 2015 9:23 AM in response to stevejobsfan0123

Hi stevejobsfan....!!

I really respect what you are saying, but the OP’s machine is a 15” Mid 2010 Macbook pro and is already out of warranty so theres no question of warranty getting void.

Don’t you think that its safe to replace its battery as its not glued unlike the retina....?? OWC sells the high quality batteries and I am pretty pretty sure there will be many experts out here who will recommend changing that particular Macbook’s battery with the OWC one. Its completely safe...!!

You can change the battery by taking it to Apple and they will but the alternative is not economical.

I hope you understand what I mean to say at this context.....🙂 🙂

John Galt

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Apr 30, 2015 5:00 PM in response to Grane Duke

Grane Duke wrote:

John Galt wrote:

Grane Duke wrote:

You specifically replied to me with irrelevant, inaccurate, and misleading information contrary to Apple's support documentation. That was your choice, as are the consequences.

Before telling me why don’t you check your own posts containing obscuring information to confuse the OP.

The information I posted is directly from Apple's technical support documents. The reason I replied to you was that you replied to me, first with irrelevant information, then with inaccurate information, then with even more irrelevant information regarding a completely different subject, finally with unsubstantiated accusations. Not to expect a response is unreasonable.

by following my instructions in no way its gonna harm the OP.

As you wish. You are responsible for the accuracy of your replies, and they now stand as a matter of public record. Reports regarding fatal logic board failures that occur a result of unauthorized repairs are common on this site.

Apple charges $129 for battery replacement, labor and warranty included and all the risk is theirs.

If you just want to loiter around then its my humble request to please leave this thread.

It is your prerogative to report any replies to this site's Hosts as you see fit.

May 1, 2015 1:42 AM in response to John Galt

John Galt wrote:

Apple charges $129 for battery replacement, labor and warranty included and all the risk is theirs.

See for yourself, the price you just mentioned was excluding the taxes for an out of warranty Macbook (which is in OP’s case).

Whereas, a similar high quality battery can be bought and replaced on your own without any risk from OWC for $99.

Just ask any one in this forum, your friends, your colleagues or any experts and see what they have to say about replacing a mid 2010 macbook pro with an OWC battery.

John Galt

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May 1, 2015 8:07 AM in response to Grane Duke

Grane Duke wrote:

John Galt wrote:

Apple charges $129 for battery replacement, labor and warranty included and all the risk is theirs.

... Whereas, a similar high quality battery can be bought and replaced on your own without any risk from OWC for $99.

As I wrote, the "risk" is that Apple may completely refuse service for any equipment that has has unauthorized repairs, and may charge a diagnostic fee (normally waived for battery replacement) to make that determination. The $30 saved may result in a very expensive education.

And as before, that information is directly from Apple.

If you would like me to educate you further on this matter or any others, kindly post a new Discussion.

May 6, 2015 2:19 AM in response to John Galt

John Galt wrote:

If you would like me to educate you further on this matter or any others, kindly post a new Discussion.

No thanks...........😁 😁 😁

Mar 12, 2016 9:52 AM in response to sta81191

Hi! Did you fix the problem? Because I am having the same problem with my MBP 2011...

Nov 2, 2016 11:49 AM in response to Grane Duke

Indeed it is.

Did you solve the problem?

Macbook Pro replacement battery slow charge