Can I use a 60 w 16.5 voltMagSafe charger on my Macbook pro (mid 2010) 10.95 battery?
I have been given a Macbook Pro. The battery was dead. I happen to have a 60w MagSafe charger with a mating end that matches the Macbook. I tried charging for several hours with no success although the connector end had a green light. Proceeding further I opened up the Macbook to find the battery badly bulged! I assume it has been destroyed. Looking at the battery I see that it is rated at 10.95 volts! I assume that is a pretty good reason for the battery to have failed!! That is charging a 10.95 battery with a 16.5 volt charger! My question is "have I destroyed anything on the motherboard? with that high a voltage? and why in the world would Apple make a charger that would match up with the magnetic connector if it wasn't compatible? I need to know if i have damaged the motherboard or? Is there any device to protect the motherboard in place like a fuse or diode that can be replaced? What is the correct chargers voltage rating (Not very interested in the Wattage rating). And lastly, assuming I have the correct charger and the old battery removed, can I run the Macbook without the battery and only the correct charger attached to the magnetic plug or will I burn out something without having a battery in the circuit? Thanks for any help.
MacBook Pro