I want to echo my thanks and gratitude for your extremely clear and step wise instructional videos. I just replaced the battery pack on my early 2013 Macbook pro model A1398...and, IT WORKS!!! My personal tip: I judicially used Goo Gone to clean off the remnants of the old sticky pads from the old battery. I then used ETOH on a 2x2 guaze to clean the Goo Gone off. Again....Thank you !!!!
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I would very glad to do so! I am a general dentist in upstate NY and already rather adept with my hands. That said, I did have some trepidation about this project! You have a real teaching skill and communication, and of course with the work that you do. You are truly providing a great service for others! Keep up the good work! Steve
@gskorn1 Thanks! I'm glad that we can record things like this and share it with others. In a classic teaching format, I lose patience very quick. Haha I get upset when people ignore the entire video and ask questions that would be answered if they just watched. I wouldn't make a good teacher in the classic sense. Lol
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for your videos. Between you and ifixit I was able to do this job myself. Of course Apple wanted me to trash it back in 2020 saying it was 7 years old and considered vintage. All I needed was a new battery. Since I put the new one in, it works like a champ.
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Thank you so much for taking the time - it's really appreciated. Like others here, I let the video play while I was removing the sticky pads - it feels like you're working with a companion instead of solo. I (carefully) used an old putty scraper and some rubbing alcohol to remove the old pads - effective but time consuming - but if a job's worth doing...
Just followed your guidance to replace my battery. My kit came with a small & large pry tool, the smaller of which I was able to use to easily pry up multipin connector and the larger one with which I slid under the batteries to remove them one by one. I then soaked the adhesive residue with a swab soaked in Goof-off which liquified the adhesive and allowed me to easily wipe it all off with a paper towel. I was done before you finished scraping yours off. Cheers
I mix a 50/50 99% ISO Alcohol and Industrial strength Goo-Gone solution. Using a Q-tip I completely saturate all the adhesive residue; carefully watching for where excess flows. I wait 10-15 minutes and come back with a metal scrape tool and it all comes off like butter. Reduces swap time. I repair Macs and need to be efficient with time per repair. I have also had new batteries that arrive DOA. As a result, I always connect the battery to the board before I remove adhesive so I can test it. I look for the "Condition Normal" before I commit to adhesive. Too many "service Battery" indicators after new battery installation...Thank you for your videos, very helpful!!
@@ItsBinhRepaired those people have the following options :- 1) Play the video at double speed 2) Skip through the video, you can use the preview functionality to move to next step 3) Mooooove right on to the next video LOL
Really appreciate your video. My one middle cell had a decent swelling going on so I was a little intimidated doing this myself for the first time. But everything went great and the battery has been extracted safely. Many thanks!
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I finally got enough courage to do it and it worked perfectly it took me two afternoon’s. Alcohol doesn’t work and when I turned it on it worked but when I removed the power supply it quit working so I found the battery plug wasn’t plugged in till it clicked now I get five hours thirty mins on the new battery. Thanks again and I had used kitchen string to free the batteries cheers. 🇨🇦👍🏼
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I really appreciate that you show what screws go where. if you are new to these types of repairs they all look alike. thanks for showing the 2 screws that are smaller on the back cover and the difference between the 2 screws for the speakers. I would suggest on all your videos please give a quick view of what the screws look like. thanks again.
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First time I tried this I pierced a battery cell and it started the fizzle smoke. Now I use a similar tool that you use but find that using isopropyl helps to dissolve the adhesive and it makes it a lot easier to remove.
Thank you for this video! I watched the whole thing, multiple times, as well as others. Yours was the most accurate to my situation, and it greatly helped, since I had never performed this sort of replacement before. My replacement battery was slightly different, but I used the same spatula tool here. One tip I found on another video that helped me was to spray a little rubbing alcohol on the spatula when inserting it to cut the adhesive, and that worked well for me. I only used a tiny drop here and there (I didn't want to get it inside the components), and it significantly softened the adhesive to make cutting through it easier. Favorite animal: Hawk. Favorite color: Velvet Black.
Hi there, Today I replaced the battery of my 15” MacBook Pro early 2013 with the help of your instruction video. I succeeded! Beforehand, it seemed daunting because I’ve always asked an Apple store for this service. Actually, it was quite a straightforward process. I’d like to express my gratitude to you for making this video and explaining the replacement so clearly and detailed. It was joyful and insightful to watch your video. Best wishes 🙏🏽. P.S. Like in your video, the left audio speaker on my MacBook Pro is cracking so I’ll look for the video on your channel on how to replace such a speaker.
Fantastic "Show & Tell"! And yes, the most time consuming aspect is the removal AND the cleaning of the left over tape strips. I used a bit of "Goo- B- Gone" to help in cleaning off the left over strips. Thanks Mucho!
Thanks for that, big help for me to take out the firmly stuck battery to my original A1398 from mid 2012. I used a palette knife to dig out the old adhesive then a 99.9% iso alcohol to clean up the residue. Unfortunately my battery supplier sent me the correct battery but with the wrong connector!
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That was a huge help! I used a metal putty knife to get through the adhesive, but the time looked comparable to yours. Can’t imagine how long it took the floss guy.
Great video - cheers👍 Just a heads up - I changed the batteries because 2 of the units had swelled up like small ballons, as I tried to loosen them - one bursted and smoke came out.. I freaked out as I had not gotten to the part where you said we should watch the video first and then proceed to removing the batteries... So guys - watch the video first, and also make sure the battery is disconnected from the motherboard - BEFORE you get started. My Mac survived despite some smoke, and is now working perfectly👌
@@marylima1049 the one I use is very thin. About the thickness of paper. I'm wondering if the one you used is much thicker. I bought similar looking ones, but they are much thicker.
thanks dude just finished putting mine in I thought almost a hour seemed like a lot but it seems reasonable after attempting it. Thanks for the detailed tutorial :)
Thank you :) This video helped me in repairing a customers macbook (I am competent, I just like knowing where ribbon cables and such are before attempting a prodecure like this)
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good video i chose the string soaked in isopril alcohol it worked quite well and did not take to long. took an hour or so and no fire so all good. thanks for posting.
Good Grief - Thanks again Apple for making life difficult. I changed my Dell battery just before this one. 15 minutes... this Mac Book. Forever due to the adhesive. YOU are Amazing thank you for this super informative video!
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Also to help remove the old adhesive you can use acetone (nail varnish remover) it helps soften the black foam to scrape off and then you can use the acetone again to finish removing the glue so its completely clean :)
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@@ItsBinhRepaired I used 15 pound nylon leader fishing line with WD40 on the line to saw the glue. I was a bit hesitant to use the metal spatula. Worked a treat.
Checked battery health and it says normal, instead of service. It's the exact same laptop in your video. The little trick you mention plugging the battery plug in was awesome, was so scared to bend those pins. Line up, corner first, level, then gently push and pop! The authorised apple repairer refused to repair it because it's over 7 years old. Apple tells them to "encourage the customer to upgrade and buy a new one". I ain't paying 4K for another one if it's just a battery issue. Good as new now. Cheers mate!
@@bombnail awesome! Glad the tips came in handy. Some people like to just skip all over the video and assume they know. I try to include all the useful info I know.
@@ItsBinhRepaired Perfect your awesome And one last thing the left speaker when upside down is blown I don’t need to remove the whole logic board to change that do I? Hope not 😂 Any videos on that ? Thanks for your help
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Hi, so I actually changed my battery on my own … thank you for ur amazing tutorial 😊…also I actually watched the whole video.. as I had almost the same gunk ot glue as ur repair………so yes 2……….& 8 As u had requested … I know ur video is as old as the hills… but if u do reply please I would really like to hear from you u
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I didn't realise, but when I removed my old battery, the small metal square between the battery and trackpad stuck to the previous battery. SO, basically I have attached the new battery without that metal square between those two parts (the one you remove around 27:00). The battery is essentially stuck to the bottom of that trackpad. The laptop works brilliantly, the trackpad works well, the current max of the battery is 106%. Should I be worrying about this square not being attached? What is it used for? Will I need it- should I remove the battery and attach it now? Any suggestions would be great- thanks in advance!
@@ItsBinhRepaired is it not risky if its just tuck down? Might I wrench the trackpad award by trying to remove it? What would be the best way to do this- many thanks for your reply!
I wonder if it would help using label off between the case and battery before trying to remove it, it might be a little tight to try to spray in between but I mean it should work right? If you're careful with home much you spray?
@@ItsBinhRepaired Oh well I'll try to do it your way and then mine on each side and let you know by next week how it went. I should get my new battery next week and Im going to replace my thermal paste too.
@@ItsBinhRepaired Dude..it went so much faster and it didn't even make a mess! It took like 5 minutes to get the battery out for me and another 5 to bend the connector in place and stick it back down! And about 10 min to repaste the CPU! Wayyy faster then I expected it to, the old sticky stuff just came off with the old battery so no mess or clean up needed after spraying some of the sticker remover.
Thanx for this long boring video. Lol. It actually helped a lot. I did it with a cake spatula and nothing else. Lol The only thing is that the screw holes didn’t line up near the connector, but I just left those screws off. No big deal cuz the battery is stuck on there pretty good. Doesn’t move.
Question. One of my battery things bulged and nothing works. I don’t care to replace the battery because I heard it can just run being plugged in only (which is fine for me) So I did a couple of the steps, and have a question…. If I unhooked the pin connector like you did with your fingers successfully, shouldn’t that disconnect the battery and let me know if this will work as I’m hoping with no battery? Because it isn’t :( it’s also possible I don’t have the exact right charger even though it lights up orange. Thanks for the video
@@ItsBinhRepaired oh great… why? I haven’t used it in like a year it’s been sitting in a drawer. So I’m right about, if it’s gunna work just plugged in, it should do so if I unhook that little pin connector thing
I just replaced the battery in my mid 2012 15" A1398 with a original Apple A1417. Taking the old battery was easier than i expected, i used a spatula and alcohol. However, the new battery is not charging.. System reports battery as installed with 1 cycle count. The Magsafe light is orange and is powering the computer now, if i disconnect the Magsafe computer dies. I did SMC and PRAM multiple times already but still the new battery is not charging. I don't understand why.
@@ItsBinhRepaired No it wasn't the alcohol.. actually i just took it to a computer repair shop and they tested with a new battery and its up and running now. It was a defective battery. Thank you for the video tho, very informative and helpful.
use isopropyl and lots of it ....peel and leave it squirt more liquid .....dead easy and do not use that butter knife spatula thing .... its soak it raise a little and leave 10 seconds later do the same and I used my fingers and one plastic pry tool .....its all about soaking it in isopropyl if you soak it enough you could just lift it off....Ps brilliant video follow the steps its an easy fix thankyou
I'd like to find a different tool to break the adhesive, the spatula made me cringe a little, though I can see why you use it. Great vid, you have shown people exactly what the techie must do and why it takes so long. Also, good precautionary advice draining the battery completely and pressing the power button to drain all power.
you can find proper tools in lots of places online. its much safer to use plastic prying tools and adhesive remover to do this repair. It will also save you loads of time and there is mush less risk of puncturing the battery. this video is an example of how NOT to do this repair.
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@@ItsBinhRepaired You’ve done a very good job explaining how to remove the MacBook battery I would never have known nor had the courage to do it myself you’re a genius thank you. 🇨🇦👍🏼
please dont use metal tools like this guy did in the video to remove your battery, its very dangerous and you could easily puncture the battery and seriously hurt yourself.
All parts but today the battery. While you’re there I can’t find any help for removing a torn nub under the key cap for this model. Replaced other parts of key but can’t get remainder off.
@@ItsBinhRepaired So kind of you but it’s only half the keys on the QWERTY row. One had a torn cup, about to check the others. Thought it was a swollen battery but now not so much.
HOLY CRAP YOURE USING A BUTTER KNIFE!!!!!! great job teaching people to do this in THE MOST DANGEROUS WAY POSSIBLE!!!!! you should also be using adhesive remover while doing this.
@@ItsBinhRepaired you are still using a metal tool for battery removal, and its sharper than you think, and YES thats a friggin butter knife and SHOULD NOT BE USED for this repair.
I took the old battery out and tried the new for a moment as you did in the video, it worked. Great. I turned the laptop off and went to put the battery in its place, when i tried to turn the computer on again it wouln’t turn on. I am confused. Please help
I was concerned about using this metal tool so resorted to a plastic ruler instead. Everything went okay but when I put the bottom cover back on the screws seem to be not so good going back in. Even each screw was placed exactly back to where it originally came out. Feels flimsy.
@@ItsBinhRepaired have been checking and it seems the screw at the top middle left cannot tighten when the cover is pushed into place. These two middle screws are smaller than the others but only this single screw will not tighten. I have tried multiple times but do not want to damage it. I have tried with the cover off and it seems to be okay but it's like there is not enough threading with the cover. Even when the cover definitely is pushed down into place.
I've cleaned out my MacBook, but my battery has needed replacing for years. Do you think this would help with over heating problems? Or do you have any ideas to help with that
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@@ItsBinhRepaired Did not change it yet, but with your great video I'm sure I will. Do you think it is a good opportunity to clean the dust from the interior ( I heard that it can cause corrosion over time)? How would you do it according to your experience?
Umm, I wouldn’t recommend using a metal spatula. I did this last night, the spatula pierced part of the battery and I quickly caught fire. I called the fire brigade. I would strongly recommend people use a plastic item to separate the battery from the case. Or the floss method.
@@ItsBinhRepaired almost exactly the same as yours. I was successful getting it done. though. But yeah, the battery is still sitting a bucket of water out the front of my house slowly simmering away. Fire brigade say it may burn for up to five days. Lol.
I recommend a plastic spatula, because a metallic may rip the battery and noone need that corrosive chemical on them fingers! Also, I would avoid placing the spatula below the speaker, first time I tried it, accidentaly snapped that long edge and had to order new speaker. I would begin from the edges of the battery.
Instead of a knife I'd suggest using isopropyl alcohol and a credit card (old, of course) to separate the battery from the body and clean the residues. It's much easy and don't scratch the body. More professional...
@@ItsBinhRepaired I know it's not, lol!!! But it certainly scratches the aluminium. Use nylon tools made for car interior finish instead. They won't scratch aluminuim and, since they're light and not conductive, won't cause problems to any motherborad should they end up there. Or keep using your "knives", force instead of ipa and be happy. The results look very professional when the MacBook is closed.
@joseerazevedo those weren't scratches. It was adhesive residue. This is an old video. I now clean the residue with a dripper and isopropyl alcohol. Also, the new ones use a different adhesive that can be peeled. Some of the older ones crumble.
@@ItsBinhRepaired The 28 is in response to your request at 35:15 into the video, you ask if you watched this far into the video, then enter a random number and then the number 8, this is so you could tell who actually watched that video for that long I guess.
I have much more experience than you do. Lol You're the one here looking for help on a nearly 10 year old device, so you must not even be worth your dirt.
Your several years of experience are from a time where lipo batteries weren't held in place with adhesive, so it's irrelevant. You must no longer be doing this type of work for a living so now you need to look up how current technology is disassembled. It's very different from when you used to do this type of work.
Hello from the UK... I watched the entire video from start to finish (28) and 'you just wanna me mindful of that' LOL... what a great video... perfect for anyone intending to have a go at changing their battery. I dread to think how much Apple would charge to do this job... just an observation, would it be easier to clean the square plate covering the trackpad if, as you showed, you removed it and placed it on a flat surface? Anyways, a great job, I am now feeling more confident to crack on with this repair and just need to source a replacement battery. Amazon.co.uk stocks the same NinjaBatt as used in this video... how many of these have you used, have you had any issues, can you recommend these batteries?
@@ItsBinhRepaired Well, will say it again... this is, by far, the best video I have watched and I would be quite happy to undertake this repair having watched it a few times. Just deciding if I actually need to do anything at this stage as I rarely use the laptop on the battery... But, the original battery was replaced under warranty and they (Apple) said the original battery had swelled up and would have caused damage if it had been left much longer before being replaced, so maybe, that is also something to consider?
@@slicker55 thanks! Haha I've had some customers with batteries so swelled the trackpad got pushed out of the computer. If your trackpad stops clicking, you definitely want to change the battery.
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I want to echo my thanks and gratitude for your extremely clear and step wise instructional videos. I just replaced the battery pack on my early 2013 Macbook pro model A1398...and, IT WORKS!!! My personal tip: I judicially used Goo Gone to clean off the remnants of the old sticky pads from the old battery. I then used ETOH on a 2x2 guaze to clean the Goo Gone off.
Again....Thank you !!!!
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I would very glad to do so! I am a general dentist in upstate NY and already rather adept with my hands. That said, I did have some trepidation about this project! You have a real teaching skill and communication, and of course with the work that you do. You are truly providing a great service for others!
Keep up the good work!
Steve
@gskorn1 Thanks! I'm glad that we can record things like this and share it with others. In a classic teaching format, I lose patience very quick. Haha I get upset when people ignore the entire video and ask questions that would be answered if they just watched.
I wouldn't make a good teacher in the classic sense. Lol
Thank you for mentioning the floss method - it worked really well for me!
No problem
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for your videos. Between you and ifixit I was able to do this job myself. Of course Apple wanted me to trash it back in 2020 saying it was 7 years old and considered vintage. All I needed was a new battery. Since I put the new one in, it works like a champ.
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Thank you so much for taking the time - it's really appreciated. Like others here, I let the video play while I was removing the sticky pads - it feels like you're working with a companion instead of solo. I (carefully) used an old putty scraper and some rubbing alcohol to remove the old pads - effective but time consuming - but if a job's worth doing...
Awesome, glad it helped.
Just followed your guidance to replace my battery. My kit came with a small & large pry tool, the smaller of which I was able to use to easily pry up multipin connector and the larger one with which I slid under the batteries to remove them one by one. I then soaked the adhesive residue with a swab soaked in Goof-off which liquified the adhesive and allowed me to easily wipe it all off with a paper towel. I was done before you finished scraping yours off. Cheers
Awesome! Yeah, now I soak the residue in isopropyl alcohol and it wipes off.
I mix a 50/50 99% ISO Alcohol and Industrial strength Goo-Gone solution. Using a Q-tip I completely saturate all the adhesive residue; carefully watching for where excess flows. I wait 10-15 minutes and come back with a metal scrape tool and it all comes off like butter. Reduces swap time. I repair Macs and need to be efficient with time per repair. I have also had new batteries that arrive DOA. As a result, I always connect the battery to the board before I remove adhesive so I can test it. I look for the "Condition Normal" before I commit to adhesive. Too many "service Battery" indicators after new battery installation...Thank you for your videos, very helpful!!
Watch my new videos. Isopropyl alcohol alone is good enough, just need to like you said, saturate it somewhat.
I just did like 6 of them recently. Haha
But I guess if the foam layer is still there might still be a bit of a pain. I'll try again on the next one using a cottonball if I remember.
Great video! Love how you recorded everything in real time without skipping anything!
Glad you loved it. Some people hate that, usually people just here for entertainment.
@@ItsBinhRepaired those people have the following options :-
1) Play the video at double speed
2) Skip through the video, you can use the preview functionality to move to next step
3) Mooooove right on to the next video LOL
Lol they don't like that. They need the work done for them. XD
Really appreciate your video. My one middle cell had a decent swelling going on so I was a little intimidated doing this myself for the first time. But everything went great and the battery has been extracted safely. Many thanks!
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I finally got enough courage to do it and it worked perfectly it took me two afternoon’s. Alcohol doesn’t work and when I turned it on it worked but when I removed the power supply it quit working so I found the battery plug wasn’t plugged in till it clicked now I get five hours thirty mins on the new battery. Thanks again and I had used kitchen string to free the batteries cheers. 🇨🇦👍🏼
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I really appreciate that you show what screws go where. if you are new to these types of repairs they all look alike. thanks for showing the 2 screws that are smaller on the back cover and the difference between the 2 screws for the speakers. I would suggest on all your videos please give a quick view of what the screws look like. thanks again.
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First time I tried this I pierced a battery cell and it started the fizzle smoke. Now I use a similar tool that you use but find that using isopropyl helps to dissolve the adhesive and it makes it a lot easier to remove.
Yeah, though it can also be risky getting it in the electronics with the dissolved adhesive.
isopropyl alcohol is the best
I did the same, I didn't think to drain the old battery completely before starting, I think that would lessen the risk.
Only to the motherboard
Thank you for this video! I watched the whole thing, multiple times, as well as others. Yours was the most accurate to my situation, and it greatly helped, since I had never performed this sort of replacement before. My replacement battery was slightly different, but I used the same spatula tool here. One tip I found on another video that helped me was to spray a little rubbing alcohol on the spatula when inserting it to cut the adhesive, and that worked well for me. I only used a tiny drop here and there (I didn't want to get it inside the components), and it significantly softened the adhesive to make cutting through it easier. Favorite animal: Hawk. Favorite color: Velvet Black.
Awesome, glad it helped. Why the favorite animal and color? Lol
@@ItsBinhRepaired Because you asked in the video! LOL!
@@sloanemichaele LOL I completely forgot.
Hi there,
Today I replaced the battery of my 15” MacBook Pro early 2013 with the help of your instruction video. I succeeded! Beforehand, it seemed daunting because I’ve always asked an Apple store for this service.
Actually, it was quite a straightforward process. I’d like to express my gratitude to you for making this video and explaining the replacement so clearly and detailed. It was joyful and insightful to watch your video.
Best wishes 🙏🏽.
P.S. Like in your video, the left audio speaker on my MacBook Pro is cracking so I’ll look for the video on your channel on how to replace such a speaker.
Awesome, glad it helped. If you need help finding the video, just let me know.
Actually, yes. Could you send me the link of this video (for the 15” MacBook Pro Retina Early 2013? @@ItsBinhRepaired Thx.
@kimholeung this should help th-cam.com/video/ykqJenHhZJs/w-d-xo.html
Fantastic "Show & Tell"! And yes, the most time consuming aspect is the removal AND the cleaning of the left over tape strips. I used a bit of "Goo- B- Gone" to help in cleaning off the left over strips. Thanks Mucho!
It actually comes out easily if I pour the alcohol directly on the adhesive. Now I do it that way instead of using the paper towel soaked method.
Thanks for that, big help for me to take out the firmly stuck battery to my original A1398 from mid 2012. I used a palette knife to dig out the old adhesive then a 99.9% iso alcohol to clean up the residue. Unfortunately my battery supplier sent me the correct battery but with the wrong connector!
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This video was flawless!! I'm a complete newbie at this and I just watched and did exactly as you did, and....voila!!!!
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That was a huge help! I used a metal putty knife to get through the adhesive, but the time looked comparable to yours. Can’t imagine how long it took the floss guy.
Haha yeah, must be a pain.
Great video - cheers👍 Just a heads up - I changed the batteries because 2 of the units had swelled up like small ballons, as I tried to loosen them - one bursted and smoke came out.. I freaked out as I had not gotten to the part where you said we should watch the video first and then proceed to removing the batteries... So guys - watch the video first, and also make sure the battery is disconnected from the motherboard - BEFORE you get started. My Mac survived despite some smoke, and is now working perfectly👌
Glad it all worked out in the end. What did you use to get the batteries out?
@@ItsBinhRepaired A similar cake spatula to the one you used, but slightly slimmer.
@@marylima1049 the one I use is very thin. About the thickness of paper. I'm wondering if the one you used is much thicker. I bought similar looking ones, but they are much thicker.
Slimmer as in width - not thickness. Thickness-wise they look the same.
@@marylima1049 hmm
Thanks for the tips on the removing of the plastic and the battery glue… amazing
No problem
Good tut! I made a try with the dental floss and it works great for me. The only two screws I have to screw out were this holding the battery.
Nice!
Thanks for the video. Replacement was definitely harder then it should have been but your video was perfect.
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thanks dude just finished putting mine in
I thought almost a hour seemed like a lot but it seems reasonable after attempting it.
Thanks for the detailed tutorial :)
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Thank you :) This video helped me in repairing a customers macbook (I am competent, I just like knowing where ribbon cables and such are before attempting a prodecure like this)
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Easy work. Thanks for the video. I used long, thin, flathead screwdriver instead of a spatula, but be careful with that
Yeah, that's too narrow and will dent the battery. Glad you were able to fix it.
thank you so much for all those explanations, it helped me a ton when i had to change my own battery
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good video i chose the string soaked in isopril alcohol it worked quite well and did not take to long. took an hour or so and no fire so all good. thanks for posting.
Haha Glad you found a good method!
Good Grief - Thanks again Apple for making life difficult. I changed my Dell battery just before this one. 15 minutes... this Mac Book. Forever due to the adhesive. YOU are Amazing thank you for this super informative video!
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Thank you. I watched your entire video including the entire scraping process. 🤪
Hahaha thanks. Hope you enjoyed it.
Also to help remove the old adhesive you can use acetone (nail varnish remover) it helps soften the black foam to scrape off and then you can use the acetone again to finish removing the glue so its completely clean :)
If you drip isopropyl alcohol on it it'll work without the risk of melting plastic parts.
Successful battery swap. Thanks a bunch! I used a putty knife (Lowes or Homedepot)👍
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Great video mate, just what I needed to see. I am pretty confident I can do this on mine now. Cheers!
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@@ItsBinhRepaired I used 15 pound nylon leader fishing line with WD40 on the line to saw the glue. I was a bit hesitant to use the metal spatula. Worked a treat.
@@bombnail nice!
Checked battery health and it says normal, instead of service. It's the exact same laptop in your video. The little trick you mention plugging the battery plug in was awesome, was so scared to bend those pins. Line up, corner first, level, then gently push and pop! The authorised apple repairer refused to repair it because it's over 7 years old. Apple tells them to "encourage the customer to upgrade and buy a new one". I ain't paying 4K for another one if it's just a battery issue. Good as new now. Cheers mate!
@@bombnail awesome! Glad the tips came in handy. Some people like to just skip all over the video and assume they know. I try to include all the useful info I know.
Huge help for me
Thanks for this
Do you have a video showing speaker replacement and one for the motherboard?
Not the exact same year model, but pretty close to the same th-cam.com/video/964JovWLk48/w-d-xo.html
@@ItsBinhRepaired
Perfect your awesome
And one last thing the left speaker when upside down is blown
I don’t need to remove the whole logic board to change that do I?
Hope not 😂
Any videos on that ?
Thanks for your help
Lol here you go th-cam.com/video/JCZphDLw4yM/w-d-xo.html
Followed along and everything went smoothly! Thanks for a fantastic video!
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Hi, so I actually changed my battery on my own … thank you for ur amazing tutorial 😊…also I actually watched the whole video.. as I had almost the same gunk ot glue as ur repair………so yes
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As u had requested …
I know ur video is as old as the hills… but if u do reply please I would really like to hear from you u
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good description, lots of detail, thanks
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What battery do i need to buy for this macbook? which one have you replaced yours with as i want to make sure i buy the right one
This one amzn.to/3Ru87oi
I didn't realise, but when I removed my old battery, the small metal square between the battery and trackpad stuck to the previous battery. SO, basically I have attached the new battery without that metal square between those two parts (the one you remove around 27:00). The battery is essentially stuck to the bottom of that trackpad. The laptop works brilliantly, the trackpad works well, the current max of the battery is 106%. Should I be worrying about this square not being attached? What is it used for? Will I need it- should I remove the battery and attach it now? Any suggestions would be great- thanks in advance!
I think it should be ok.
I would put it back if not too much trouble though.
@@ItsBinhRepaired is it not risky if its just tuck down? Might I wrench the trackpad award by trying to remove it? What would be the best way to do this- many thanks for your reply!
@@jennycrossby8408 that's true! If the battery is stuck directly to the trackpad, you might rip it out. I guess you have to leave it as is. :(
I wonder if it would help using label off between the case and battery before trying to remove it, it might be a little tight to try to spray in between but I mean it should work right? If you're careful with home much you spray?
Possibly. I don't like messing with the goop though. It's better to get the battery out first, then soak the residue with isopropyl alcohol.
@@ItsBinhRepaired Oh well I'll try to do it your way and then mine on each side and let you know by next week how it went. I should get my new battery next week and Im going to replace my thermal paste too.
Sounds good!
@@ItsBinhRepaired Dude..it went so much faster and it didn't even make a mess! It took like 5 minutes to get the battery out for me and another 5 to bend the connector in place and stick it back down! And about 10 min to repaste the CPU! Wayyy faster then I expected it to, the old sticky stuff just came off with the old battery so no mess or clean up needed after spraying some of the sticker remover.
Thanx for this long boring video. Lol. It actually helped a lot. I did it with a cake spatula and nothing else. Lol The only thing is that the screw holes didn’t line up near the connector, but I just left those screws off. No big deal cuz the battery is stuck on there pretty good. Doesn’t move.
Haha yeah, Sorry, you'll want to listen to some music or watch some Netflix while you follow along. XD
All went well - but the cursor won’t move. Did I not connect something on the reassembly?
Are you confident you didn't damage the trackpad cable?
Question. One of my battery things bulged and nothing works. I don’t care to replace the battery because I heard it can just run being plugged in only (which is fine for me) So I did a couple of the steps, and have a question…. If I unhooked the pin connector like you did with your fingers successfully, shouldn’t that disconnect the battery and let me know if this will work as I’m hoping with no battery? Because it isn’t :( it’s also possible I don’t have the exact right charger even though it lights up orange. Thanks for the video
Might be a dead motherboard
@@ItsBinhRepaired oh great… why? I haven’t used it in like a year it’s been sitting in a drawer. So I’m right about, if it’s gunna work just plugged in, it should do so if I unhook that little pin connector thing
@@HappyChillmore pin connector? You'll have to let it charge for at least an hour
Thank you very much for your patience. Very good explanation!
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Thank you very for your tutorial, my good old macbook early 2013 has now a new battery and is working 👍
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Where you find it the good battery
Here amzn.to/3fWoOdl
it was a great help! Thank you for the video!!
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Wht is the actual number for the replacement battery u installed 😊
This amzn.to/3VGQDZw
I just replaced the battery in my mid 2012 15" A1398 with a original Apple A1417. Taking the old battery was easier than i expected, i used a spatula and alcohol.
However, the new battery is not charging.. System reports battery as installed with 1 cycle count. The Magsafe light is orange and is powering the computer now,
if i disconnect the Magsafe computer dies. I did SMC and PRAM multiple times already but still the new battery is not charging. I don't understand why.
Hmmm I hope you didn't damage anything with the alcohol. Could be defective battery.
@@ItsBinhRepaired No it wasn't the alcohol.. actually i just took it to a computer repair shop and they tested with a new battery and its up and running now. It was a defective battery. Thank you for the video tho, very informative and helpful.
@@aydin9399 great!
where did you buy a battery?
@@Lokinsky Amazon
use isopropyl and lots of it ....peel and leave it squirt more liquid .....dead easy and do not use that butter knife spatula thing .... its soak it raise a little and leave 10 seconds later do the same and I used my fingers and one plastic pry tool .....its all about soaking it in isopropyl if you soak it enough you could just lift it off....Ps brilliant video follow the steps its an easy fix thankyou
Haha just don't inhale all those fumes.
@@ItsBinhRepaired I lost 3 days because of those fumes lol
@@thetramblingman463 D:
I'd like to find a different tool to break the adhesive, the spatula made me cringe a little, though I can see why you use it. Great vid, you have shown people exactly what the techie must do and why it takes so long. Also, good precautionary advice draining the battery completely and pressing the power button to drain all power.
It's the best tool for the job. Been doing it forever since the 2012 models started using adhesive on the batteries and haven't had any issues.
you can find proper tools in lots of places online. its much safer to use plastic prying tools and adhesive remover to do this repair. It will also save you loads of time and there is mush less risk of puncturing the battery. this video is an example of how NOT to do this repair.
You might as well tell people not to separate the battery from the palmrest assembly and just replace the entire thing...
Thank you for your demonstration very good thank you. 🇨🇦👍
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@@ItsBinhRepaired You’ve done a very good job explaining how to remove the MacBook battery I would never have known nor had the courage to do it myself you’re a genius thank you. 🇨🇦👍🏼
@@jpridie thanks!
18 thanks a lot! Very useful and it helped me to do it! Really appreciated
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Dimetrodon, Velociraptor, and Hermit Crabs are some of my favorite animals
Haha random
Pampered chef brownie spatula for the win!!
Hopefully my wife won’t read this :)
Hahaha! Just don't damage it.
Thank you, now I know how to remove my own battery on my Macbook 👍
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please dont use metal tools like this guy did in the video to remove your battery, its very dangerous and you could easily puncture the battery and seriously hurt yourself.
@@FlintWestMetal21 lol you're obsessed dude... you could easily puncture the batteries with plastic pry tools as well...
Hello from Brazil. You helped me! Thank You!
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Any source referrals for parts? Great video...super helpful!
Which part?
All parts but today the battery. While you’re there I can’t find any help for removing a torn nub under the key cap for this model. Replaced other parts of key but can’t get remainder off.
@@Nomenclatureish sounds like you should replace the entire keyboard assembly?
@@ItsBinhRepaired
So kind of you but it’s only half the keys on the QWERTY row. One had a torn cup, about to check the others. Thought it was a swollen battery but now not so much.
@@Nomenclatureish If you replace the entire keyboard assembly it comes with the battery most of the time
HOLY CRAP YOURE USING A BUTTER KNIFE!!!!!! great job teaching people to do this in THE MOST DANGEROUS WAY POSSIBLE!!!!! you should also be using adhesive remover while doing this.
It's not a butter knife... it's not sharp, and it's extremely flexible.
I've done this on thousands of MacBooks and haven't had one issue.
Chill-out man
@@ItsBinhRepaired i can guarantee it hasn't been thousands lol, if you had done that many youd actually have the correct tools for this job.
@@ItsBinhRepaired you are still using a metal tool for battery removal, and its sharper than you think, and YES thats a friggin butter knife and SHOULD NOT BE USED for this repair.
I took the old battery out and tried the new for a moment as you did in the video, it worked. Great. I turned the laptop off and went to put the battery in its place, when i tried to turn the computer on again it wouln’t turn on. I am confused. Please help
I hope you didn't short something on the motherboard.
@@ItsBinhRepaired i’ve been pretty careful with keeping myself discharged. Whst else could it be?
@@santiagol3on not sure unless you cracked the motherboard somehow. Try disconnecting the battery and draining it.
Thank you! This was a great video
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I was concerned about using this metal tool so resorted to a plastic ruler instead. Everything went okay but when I put the bottom cover back on the screws seem to be not so good going back in. Even each screw was placed exactly back to where it originally came out. Feels flimsy.
Likely the cover didn't slide back in properly
@@ItsBinhRepaired I will check again and thank you :)
@@seasidegalaxystreet no problem
@@ItsBinhRepaired have been checking and it seems the screw at the top middle left cannot tighten when the cover is pushed into place. These two middle screws are smaller than the others but only this single screw will not tighten. I have tried multiple times but do not want to damage it. I have tried with the cover off and it seems to be okay but it's like there is not enough threading with the cover. Even when the cover definitely is pushed down into place.
@@seasidegalaxystreet sounds like you didn't slide the cover back in properly. Watch the video until the end to see how to put the cover back on.
Does the battery cycle count change? Please reply. Thanks.
Yup
Thanks for the video, I slid the thinnest credit card I could find behind the battery pack and it worked well. 38 :)
Awesome!
That's a good idea
I've cleaned out my MacBook, but my battery has needed replacing for years. Do you think this would help with over heating problems? Or do you have any ideas to help with that
th-cam.com/video/3zs_SJ3BXgA/w-d-xo.html that might help. I don't think battery will unless it's defective.
Also do you have a link for the battery?
What is the model number on your battery?
thanks a lot! very helpful!
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great video! Very well explained!!!
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@@ItsBinhRepaired Did not change it yet, but with your great video I'm sure I will. Do you think it is a good opportunity to clean the dust from the interior ( I heard that it can cause corrosion over time)? How would you do it according to your experience?
@@Filogullari I use a toothbrush and an electric air blower. The datavac from metrovac is awesome.
thank you for the excellent tutorial
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Excellent video 75
Thanks
Using 91% Isopropyl alcohol cleans up the glue very easily and dries so fast it does not harm any electrical parts.
That's what I use. The alcohol itself doesn't harm the electronics, but it can carry stuff that can.
Umm, I wouldn’t recommend using a metal spatula. I did this last night, the spatula pierced part of the battery and I quickly caught fire. I called the fire brigade. I would strongly recommend people use a plastic item to separate the battery from the case. Or the floss method.
What kind of spatula did you use? It needs to be very flexible and not sharp.
@@ItsBinhRepaired almost exactly the same as yours. I was successful getting it done. though. But yeah, the battery is still sitting a bucket of water out the front of my house slowly simmering away. Fire brigade say it may burn for up to five days. Lol.
@cuznmatt uhhh water is bad for lithium. It makes the fire worse. Lol
Why hold option button? Whats use of it?
boot menu
Do I have to calibrate the new battery?
Not really. Just don't leave it plugged in when the computer isn't being used. Usually drain to 10% is fine
I recommend a plastic spatula, because a metallic may rip the battery and noone need that corrosive chemical on them fingers!
Also, I would avoid placing the spatula below the speaker, first time I tried it, accidentaly snapped that long edge and had to order new speaker. I would begin from the edges of the battery.
Ouch, yeah, you need special tools like what I use. They aren't designed for it, but it has the properties needed for the job.
Excellent! Thank you!
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where did you buy a battery?)
Amazon
Dont ever use metal to saperate the batre from adhisive. I use atm card or credit card fot that purpose
Why not? I have a giant plastic bucket filled with them...
Instead of a knife I'd suggest using isopropyl alcohol and a credit card (old, of course) to separate the battery from the body and clean the residues. It's much easy and don't scratch the body. More professional...
Knife? That's not a knife... lol
@@ItsBinhRepaired I know it's not, lol!!! But it certainly scratches the aluminium. Use nylon tools made for car interior finish instead. They won't scratch aluminuim and, since they're light and not conductive, won't cause problems to any motherborad should they end up there.
Or keep using your "knives", force instead of ipa and be happy. The results look very professional when the MacBook is closed.
@joseerazevedo those weren't scratches. It was adhesive residue. This is an old video. I now clean the residue with a dripper and isopropyl alcohol. Also, the new ones use a different adhesive that can be peeled. Some of the older ones crumble.
How funny the speaker is bad on my computer as well.
It's a very common issue
118. Love your video tks for the great walktrought the boring adesive cleaning part was the best
Hahaha glad you liked it
very helpful, thank you for taking the time. 28.
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@@ItsBinhRepaired The 28 is in response to your request at 35:15 into the video, you ask if you watched this far into the video, then enter a random number and then the number 8, this is so you could tell who actually watched that video for that long I guess.
Hahaha nice! I completely forgot about that :P
Bro Timelapse all that scraping bullshit like dam. The whole video was spent on scraping adhesive
There's a fast forward button. The video is meant for people to follow along. You can't time lapse real life...
28!
What's 28?
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Grey, mongoose, 4-8 😂
Lol
Dang, you're dedicated haha
just a nightmare .
Yeah.... Apple sucks
@@ItsBinhRepaired I'd never buy apple products. if people will know what they are buying many won't buy. but most of the people don't know
@@computersrepaircotesaint-l7407 I think they just buy it because it's the in thing lol
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What's that mean?
@@ItsBinhRepaired anyways i totally watched it and it worked. thanks a lot
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Random number + 8 ;-)
Lol
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Hm?
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@@Glueby I don't get it
@@ItsBinhRepaired me either lmao I just put a random number back 😂
@@Glueby 8
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Lol
Dedication :P
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any tech worth their salt knows this is very poorly done and done in a VERY DANGEROUS fashion, you're definitely not a professional.
I have much more experience than you do. Lol You're the one here looking for help on a nearly 10 year old device, so you must not even be worth your dirt.
@@ItsBinhRepaired 25+ years?? youve been doing this more than 25 years?!?! LOL if you had then youd being using the correct tools for the job.
Your several years of experience are from a time where lipo batteries weren't held in place with adhesive, so it's irrelevant. You must no longer be doing this type of work for a living so now you need to look up how current technology is disassembled. It's very different from when you used to do this type of work.
38 ;)
We followed along we’re scraping at the same time. 38
Lol
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Hm?
Hello from the UK... I watched the entire video from start to finish (28) and 'you just wanna me mindful of that' LOL... what a great video... perfect for anyone intending to have a go at changing their battery. I dread to think how much Apple would charge to do this job... just an observation, would it be easier to clean the square plate covering the trackpad if, as you showed, you removed it and placed it on a flat surface? Anyways, a great job, I am now feeling more confident to crack on with this repair and just need to source a replacement battery. Amazon.co.uk stocks the same NinjaBatt as used in this video... how many of these have you used, have you had any issues, can you recommend these batteries?
The metal plate isn't flat, so it won't sit flat on another surface, though you could dunk it in isopropyl alcohol. Lol I've replaced a lot of these.
@@ItsBinhRepaired Well, will say it again... this is, by far, the best video I have watched and I would be quite happy to undertake this repair having watched it a few times. Just deciding if I actually need to do anything at this stage as I rarely use the laptop on the battery... But, the original battery was replaced under warranty and they (Apple) said the original battery had swelled up and would have caused damage if it had been left much longer before being replaced, so maybe, that is also something to consider?
@@slicker55 thanks! Haha I've had some customers with batteries so swelled the trackpad got pushed out of the computer. If your trackpad stops clicking, you definitely want to change the battery.
@@ItsBinhRepaired Yes, agreed... and maybe someone will read this in time to save a few dollars!
great video! Very well explained!!! Much appreciated.
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