Good evening
I got a used macbook A1181 2006 1.83 Ghz (32bit- non Estar) and there was a problem, at the begging, on the battery charging issue. I opened the macbook and I found a wrong battery connector / sleep SW component. To be clear:
My logic board supports this (Non Estar- 20pins): https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/MacBook-Battery-Connector-Sleep-Sensor-non-Energy-Star/IF186-015-1
I found this (18pins): https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/MacBook-Battery-Connector-Sleep-Sensor-Energy-Star/IF186-042-1
The problem was that, when I insert a battery (original or not) the screen was dimming while (for example) surfing on the internet. So the macbook had not battery support - only by the cable.
I supposed adding the 2 missing pins manually could solve my problem.
After of many tries of adding 2 more pins and many SMC and PRAM resets, my screen dims (like inverter's problem) when macbook starts.
The only way to open properly without dimming screen is when I reset SMC and start the macbook - and fan is go like crazy!!! (that's meaning not inverter's issue)
After that I thought to clean all contacts with isopropyl alcohol in any case.
I'm trying to find the problem that I caused and I believe that if:
1. it's a software issue: is about SMC resets etc
2. it's a hardware issue: is logic board power issue
Thank you very much.
Sorry for my English
P.S. I also give you some photos from
the logic board
battery / sleep sensor and
a video by laptop's behavior:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0spkzmkjetys4f1/AAC6aZezboQfm9P2iBRZfX8Xa?dl=0
I got a used macbook A1181 2006 1.83 Ghz (32bit- non Estar) and there was a problem, at the begging, on the battery charging issue. I opened the macbook and I found a wrong battery connector / sleep SW component. To be clear:
My logic board supports this (Non Estar- 20pins): https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/MacBook-Battery-Connector-Sleep-Sensor-non-Energy-Star/IF186-015-1
I found this (18pins): https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/MacBook-Battery-Connector-Sleep-Sensor-Energy-Star/IF186-042-1
The problem was that, when I insert a battery (original or not) the screen was dimming while (for example) surfing on the internet. So the macbook had not battery support - only by the cable.
I supposed adding the 2 missing pins manually could solve my problem.
After of many tries of adding 2 more pins and many SMC and PRAM resets, my screen dims (like inverter's problem) when macbook starts.
The only way to open properly without dimming screen is when I reset SMC and start the macbook - and fan is go like crazy!!! (that's meaning not inverter's issue)
After that I thought to clean all contacts with isopropyl alcohol in any case.
I'm trying to find the problem that I caused and I believe that if:
1. it's a software issue: is about SMC resets etc
2. it's a hardware issue: is logic board power issue
Thank you very much.
Sorry for my English
P.S. I also give you some photos from
the logic board
battery / sleep sensor and
a video by laptop's behavior:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0spkzmkjetys4f1/AAC6aZezboQfm9P2iBRZfX8Xa?dl=0
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