This is the sort of stuff You Tube is made for. I just threw myself into this after been given a 2016 MacBook pro that 'didn't work' What i didn't realise is the complexity of the video and 5 minutes in i was thinking 'I wish i hadn't embarked on this journey'! By 35 minutes in i was thinking 'I am the man'! Which i clearly wasn't you are 'the man'! Hats off to you. Ow maybe just mention unless i missed it at the start that the batteries may explode as you take them out!!! Gulp sweat... Worked a treat. MacBook pro that is now working! Thanks again.
Thank you for the clear explanation. I do lots of DIY work on regular basis, so that replacing the battery was lots of fun. Watching the video as a guide is a real time saver. The need to adjust the position of the trackpad before fastening the screws was probably the only part that I would have missed if it wasn’t for your explanation. Thank you for this guide.
Thanks for your video, I am a seller of the a1713 battery, many customers do not know how to install the battery, I will share this video to them. It really helps a lot.
Excellent instruction! Just the exact right amount of detail! Took me an hour or so, but very doable! Unfortunately I got into the battery removing the adhesive which lead to a small fire and lots of sparks, but everything turned out ok. Be careful folks!! Thank you so much!!! I could NOT have done this without your video.
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Excellent video, but I do feel the need to emphasize just how easy it is to breach the battery cells while removing the adhesive. Even with an appropriate pry tool and careful, deliberate action, I ended up with a mess of torn battery casings and, yes, several small fires. Seriously unnerving, and somewhat embarrassing to confess, but perhaps it will help to prevent a similar experience for anyone else.
Yup, this exactly! Using non metallic tools won't prevent puncturing or causing fires. The battery is made of metals. Lol Puncturing it with anything can cause a fire because the lithium reacts to the air, not the tools.
😳 Oh my Gosh! I could have started a fire! Thanks for the heads up! This is truly a task for the brave or foolhardy! I think I was in the second category!
Great instruction! My local Apple repair center quoted me $600 for the job. Got battery from Ebay for $43 and replaced it my self with your help. Thanks!! Zelled you $20.
Thank you, good sir. You got me back and running. The battery was expanding on mine -- there was a chemical smell being given off that I suspected was toxic or simply not good to be breathing in. I think I took a good 3 hours, being as careful as can be. I had an ooops moment when I accidentally pulled the tab off of the power strip! But after that I treated everything like I was handling dynamite! Thanks again, man
Very helpful and amazing video, My main thing is be extremely careful with the batteries, mines was barely punctured and started sparking like a firework, I decided to just go for it and pull it out and it went amazing, but just be careful!
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vey so good , fine and detail teaching every single step , and words with warm reminding us avoid carelessness , camera angle good good , pace good , the most video best among others vid I seen . Good young man u r 😊😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍👍
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@@ycla008 Thanks! Just broke my clavicle Friday and work now is extra difficult and painful. Greatly appreciate it! Hopefully the pain will get better soon. I'm not letting it stop me from working.
Both clingfilm and kitchen towel covering the display, plus soaking the glue with 20 drops of isopropyl alcohol for a few minutes per section, is a better solution for removing the battery gently
Hi Sir! thanks for this super useful video. I'm going to buy a new battery for my mac, since it's not working anymore, but i don't know which one is good or not. Can you please suggest me with an amazon link a battery that in your opinion is ok to do this work? Thanks. Nicolas.
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Great and super helpful video. But my issue now is that it doesn’t seem to be charging? After installation, I turned it on and worked fine but then came back to it 30 mins or so later, while connected to the charger. Opened it up at 68% charge, but now I don’t see the “charging” mode sign at the top right where my battery life is displayed. Battery slowly dwindling as I’m using it now. Any thoughts on what’s wrong now?
Hello. thanks for a great tutorial. I managed to change the battery but now the computer only works with the charger cable in and I don't see a battery symbol next to the Wi-Fi sign in the top right corner. What could be wrong?
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Excellent video, follow the steps and done, thanks a lot i have my mac back on running again for a amazon battery for 56$ very important to do the PRAM and SMC resets
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thanks for mentioning that Apple is replacing this model's battery for free! instead of having to do the repair myself (and purchasing a new battery), I'm just sending it to Apple. you saved me money and a headache.
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@@rickjames5684 lol nice, though if you paid attention, it was turned on for testing and then put back. I mention it in the video. Sounds like you didn't finish the video. Short attention span. My videos are not for people that like to just skip from part to part.
@@ItsBinhRepaired Bitch 😂 I only needed to know how to put the casing on because the repair was already done but the clips at the front were giving me trouble. I bet you’re fun at parties though. Lol
@@rickjames5684 bitch, you don't even know how to fast forward to the end of a video. Lol what are you, 80? A 2 year old could figure out that much. XD
Hello thank You for the video. I followed your instructions to the letter. I thought I had done everything right. The problem is that I get a red battery icon like it recognizes the battery but not changing sound no charging. Any ideas?
. Thanks so much for the tutorial! Writing this on my MBP and freshly installed battery and everything seems to be working great (100% charge). I did manage to completely mangle the old battery trying to get it out though. Thankfully, I didn't have any fires or anything like some of the commenters have said - never even really felt warm but I could smell it. I have it out on the sidewalk to be safe but what do you do with the old batteries? Thanks.
I have a question. When you connected the new battery cable with the board you were trying to align the screws but the cable i am see is bent. Is that true?
HI- My cousin has a similar problem! we bought ours together. He can't get the track pad cable on. seems the gold part you slide in the slot is a little wider than the slot allows. like the wings are getting in the way. he can get it in sideways but no straight on. and the bar is up. any suggestions? thank you
disregard. he got it figured out. there are two different gold ends. he was plugging the wider gold piece into the one made for the smaller end. all resolved. my computer works fine. do we have to do the PRAM reboot thing? just checking
Just do it lol Google what it does. Either way, just do it. It'll reveal if Apple rejects the changes. If you don't, it might seem fine until it's not.
Thanks for your video. I've replaced the battery on my laprop but when I boot in the laptop doesn't see the battery at all. I've checked all the connections and etc but nothing helps. Any idea what can be the problem with? Thanks
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Hi Sir. Macbook always says lowbatt icon everytime i power it on. Even if charger is plugged? i removed the flex cable on top of the battery connector and installed it back. Can it be the problem? The flex cable. I was trying to replaced the ssd by the way.. appreciate your answer.
Ok so I was using a butter knife and punctured the cell and it sparked and started smoking. The adhesive is extremely hard to remove, I think I needed to have used heat on the other side of the chassis to help with the removal of the adhesive.
You're not removing the adhesive, you're cutting the foam. Heat won't really help with that. You just need the right tool. You'd do better with a credit card or something. In these videos, I usually mention that the tool needs to be flexible and not sharp.
I can see both gold metal but for some reason that battery screw won’t screw back in😢 i am getting frustrated because everything is centered. I need help
Thankyou! I was able to replace the battery and it was working fine. But today I have come back to my macbook and it is dead and won't charge, it won't boot up and only flashes the charging icon for a few seconds. I've left it on charge overnight and there is still no change! Any ideas?
Hello, I have problem with my keyboard not working and fan making a lot of sound after I change the battery. Is there any way I can fix it? Please advise. Thanks
Thanks for your reply. Just to understand more as it’s my first time changing battery. Does a bad touchpad or touchpad cable means I have to unlock touchpad screws to check and also make sure the touchpad interface connect well? Thanks again🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I need assistance. I was changing the battery for my MacBook Pro, the same model as the one in the video. I did everything right until the part about connecting the cable to the battery. At that point, I tried to push the clip back to lock it, but unfortunately, the clip broke. I am stuck at the moment. What’s the best solution to put it back or connect the cable?
Thanks for the great video. Looking forward to trying this myself. Do you have any recommendations on where to purchase the replacement battery, similar to what you had in the video?
@@semhalgoldja349 older video. I learned leaving the trackpad is risky, so now I always remove it. Had to update the title. I left that video up because it's one of my most popular ones. Added the warning to the title.
I have followed the same as your instruction. it was only booting via AC but when I do update from the new macOS Bug Sur it is only from the login window after the password then and restarting automatically.
I just tried putting in a new battery, and my computer isn't even recognizing the battery. I hope I didn't break something. This is so frustrating. EDIT: Nevermind. I got it to work. The little ribbon thingy on the new battery must've been defective because when I put the old one back on, it worked.
Better than repair yourself take to Apple and they may actually do it for free since 2016/17 had an issue with battery and they provide replacement free of cost
Btw many thanks for the video and great explanation!! I got the My 2016 MBP fixed with REP program for both the Battery and Screen- in 5th year of purchase 😀- comment from Apple service -“Diagnosed and battery test failed and display no backlight. Both eligible for REP. Replaced Top Case w/ Battery and Display done.”
I changed the battery but now the laptop is not charging. It has an X symbol on top the battery logo/symbol when I connected the MacBook with my adapter. Any solution? What should I do now?
@@ItsBinhRepaired okay let me try. This video was extremely helpful. I live in a town where apple service center is not available. I actually had to go to a city to get it fixed but i ordered the battery and now I changed it myself. 😃😃 And you are right. My doubt on the ribbon cable was there. Wasn't sure if it got connected properly. Will have to open the cover again. I'm backing up my Mac just in case.
After changing the battery I can’t seem to get the battery to show in the menu or system preferences. It makes the charging sound but as soon as I pull the charger out it shuts off.
Double check the ribbon cable is in all the way and the latch is down. Also check that the metal tab is centered with the gold contact points on both sides evenly showing. If all that is correct, you might have a faulty battery.
Hello, I just tried to replace my battery yesterday and all things went good until by now! For some reasons I cannot charge the battery anymore. Can you guess what the issue could be? Sometimes it was charging sometimes it wasn’t and now the battery is zero and I can’t turn it on and it’s not charging …
Thanks for this man! Also do you have an opinion on the cheap ebay batteries? Was gonna go with an ifixit one but the ebay ones seem identical and are half the price.
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It's not worth the risk, but go for it if you want. Seen too many people damage the trackpad from a previous video, which is why I tell people to remove it now.
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The Apple certified repair shop be said Apple no longer provides free replacements since it’s been more than 5 years (I have a 2016). Does that seem right?
@@ItsBinhRepaired Done! Keep up the solid work! Also, before I subscribed a few seconds ago, you were at 7.9K, now you're at 8K.... are they just rounding up? If not, congrats on 8K subscribers!
hello! can somebody help me? I changed the battery properly step by step. But the thing is, since I switched the old battery with the new one, there is still "service recommended". And the worst part is, the battery is between 1800mah or 980mah and the battery that I replaced is 100% new. I did the SCM reset but not the RAM reset. Could you somebody help me? Thank you!
@@ItsBinhRepaired damn.. so the issue is on the battery and not any settings or resets Right? Then I will contact the seller. Thanks and greetings from Germany!
@@ItsBinhRepaired hi! Got an Update, maybe it´s interesting for your future clips. What I did, was charging the battery to 100% and then charged it for 2 more hours. After I did this you have to run the Mac till it runs out of battery and then you will leave the mac for at least 5 hours without battery. Then the battery calibrated itself again as has full capcity. ;) And the service recomended alert I got rid of with an PRAM reset. :)
Brilliant instructions, thanks to you I was able to change and properly connect the battery, it didn't charge without mains power, since the connector pins were covered, like in a case. Thanks
@@margaret8114 As I remember, since it also happened to me, this is because the flat cable connector (CI) is not properly inserted into its plastic connector.
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@@ItsBinhRepaired yeah i understand, but what about battery condition, some programs can show their condition in % ? like 80% is after 1000 cyces declared by Apple
FIRE HAZARD. You should mention this immediately. I punctured the battery and destroyed the laptop. Luckily I didn't set my office on fire. I found out that at Apple, they don't replace the battery - they replace the entire chassis with the battery.
@@ItsBinhRepaired I’m going to replace a battery today fingers crossed lol thanks again for the detailed video you’ve helped thousands of people do this!
@@ItsBinhRepaired oh I bet so put a donation link. I’ve seen several photographers do that with their reviews and DIY’s I get it as it takes time to make these videos
Why do people ask that like it's such a difficult thing to do? It literally takes 1 second to do it. You don't have to, the same way you don't need to eat vegetables, but it's highly advised.
@@luismanuelmendoza789 do you ask questions like, do I have to change the oil in my car? Do I have to rotate the tires? You don't have to do anything, but if you want to do it right and make sure things function properly, you should do it. I don't put things in my video just because. This is years of experience condensed into a few minutes. If you don't want to do something, then don't, but I don't tell people to do it just because. Choose not to do it and you deal with the consequences. If you want to know what it does, you can Google for the long explanation.
This is a very helpful video. This design is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. I’m using enough force to pry this damned battery out that I could easily damage something else if i slip. Gluing in the battery? Wtf? I just replaced my Dell battery and it only took about 10 minutes of screwing and unscrewing.
Yeah, “prying” was a little inaccurate. I was actually ‘cutting’ it with little plastic cards that came with the battery. Stupid design regardless. Thanks again.
Why the question? Just do it. It's not hard Lol You don't want the computer thinking it's still using the old hardware, so you reset it to get it to clear the memory of whatever settings it held for the old hardware. For a more detailed explanation for what smc and pram resets do, you'll have to Google. Either way, just do it. It's not difficult and it won't harm the computer in any way, nor will it delete of your data. I found that it helps the computer preform better after hardware replacements.
@@AustinPetDetective it's designed to be thrown away...That's apples idea of being "green". They sell you a phone without a charger, but design it to be thrown in the trash.
Thanks! that was very thorough and careful, especially reconnecting the battery board data cable. Couldn't have done it without you.
Glad it helped and the repair went well. Thanks for the support!
Excellent step by step instructions. Took me about 90min start to finish, not easy but definitely doable thanks to your help
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This is the sort of stuff You Tube is made for. I just threw myself into this after been given a 2016 MacBook pro that 'didn't work' What i didn't realise is the complexity of the video and 5 minutes in i was thinking 'I wish i hadn't embarked on this journey'! By 35 minutes in i was thinking 'I am the man'! Which i clearly wasn't you are 'the man'! Hats off to you. Ow maybe just mention unless i missed it at the start that the batteries may explode as you take them out!!! Gulp sweat... Worked a treat. MacBook pro that is now working! Thanks again.
Explode? What did you use to get it out, a steak knife? Haha be careful D:
Thank you for the clear explanation. I do lots of DIY work on regular basis, so that replacing the battery was lots of fun. Watching the video as a guide is a real time saver. The need to adjust the position of the trackpad before fastening the screws was probably the only part that I would have missed if it wasn’t for your explanation. Thank you for this guide.
Glad it helped :)
Thanks for your video, I am a seller of the a1713 battery, many customers do not know how to install the battery, I will share this video to them. It really helps a lot.
Awesome! Hope it helps. :)
Excellent instruction! Just the exact right amount of detail! Took me an hour or so, but very doable! Unfortunately I got into the battery removing the adhesive which lead to a small fire and lots of sparks, but everything turned out ok. Be careful folks!! Thank you so much!!! I could NOT have done this without your video.
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Excellent video, but I do feel the need to emphasize just how easy it is to breach the battery cells while removing the adhesive. Even with an appropriate pry tool and careful, deliberate action, I ended up with a mess of torn battery casings and, yes, several small fires. Seriously unnerving, and somewhat embarrassing to confess, but perhaps it will help to prevent a similar experience for anyone else.
Yup, this exactly! Using non metallic tools won't prevent puncturing or causing fires. The battery is made of metals. Lol Puncturing it with anything can cause a fire because the lithium reacts to the air, not the tools.
😳 Oh my Gosh! I could have started a fire! Thanks for the heads up! This is truly a task for the brave or foolhardy! I think I was in the second category!
I haven't had that use and I've done hundreds.
Great instruction! My local Apple repair center quoted me $600 for the job. Got battery from Ebay for $43 and replaced it my self with your help. Thanks!! Zelled you $20.
Wow, that much?!
Thanks for the support! I really appreciate it. :)
I thought that Apple is has a program where they will replace it for you for free?
The stopped 3 years after the release of the model. :/
It was actually 5 years. I missed the deadline by 4 months.
Thank you, good sir. You got me back and running. The battery was expanding on mine -- there was a chemical smell being given off that I suspected was toxic or simply not good to be breathing in. I think I took a good 3 hours, being as careful as can be. I had an ooops moment when I accidentally pulled the tab off of the power strip! But after that I treated everything like I was handling dynamite! Thanks again, man
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Very helpful and amazing video, My main thing is be extremely careful with the batteries, mines was barely punctured and started sparking like a firework, I decided to just go for it and pull it out and it went amazing, but just be careful!
Awesome, glad the repair went well. Yeah, you want to be careful not to puncture the battery.
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You are the best teacher Sir I observe two others before you and you are the most understandable Thank you very much
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vey so good , fine and detail teaching every single step , and words with warm reminding us avoid carelessness , camera angle good good , pace good ,
the most video best among others vid I seen . Good young man u r 😊😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍👍
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@@ycla008 Thanks! Just broke my clavicle Friday and work now is extra difficult and painful. Greatly appreciate it! Hopefully the pain will get better soon. I'm not letting it stop me from working.
Keep up the excellent work. Your video helped me to replace the battery of my Macbook with two left hands :).
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thanks for the video!!! it was a massive help, especially with all the tips, warnings, and additional info
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Both clingfilm and kitchen towel covering the display, plus soaking the glue with 20 drops of isopropyl alcohol for a few minutes per section, is a better solution for removing the battery gently
Nice
Thanks mate just completed my battery swap. My old battery was a bit more destroyed removing it. .but batter works
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Hi Sir! thanks for this super useful video. I'm going to buy a new battery for my mac, since it's not working anymore, but i don't know which one is good or not. Can you please suggest me with an amazon link a battery that in your opinion is ok to do this work? Thanks. Nicolas.
This one is good amzn.to/3TVDQSa
Thank you very much for your video. I have swapped the battery and everything works perfect!
Awesome!
That big screw at 5:00 is either stripped or my tool isnt the right size.. how can i get it out?
You have to use a T5 torx 5 screwdriver.
Excellent video - so helpful - thanks!
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Great and super helpful video. But my issue now is that it doesn’t seem to be charging? After installation, I turned it on and worked fine but then came back to it 30 mins or so later, while connected to the charger. Opened it up at 68% charge, but now I don’t see the “charging” mode sign at the top right where my battery life is displayed. Battery slowly dwindling as I’m using it now. Any thoughts on what’s wrong now?
The ribbon cable is likely not installed properly or the tab isn't aligned right
Hello. thanks for a great tutorial. I managed to change the battery but now the computer only works with the charger cable in and I don't see a battery symbol next to the Wi-Fi sign in the top right corner. What could be wrong?
Double check the ribbon cable and the battery tab.
@@ItsBinhRepaired It worked!! thanks a lot for a quick reply man.
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To whom you service for, who owns this laptop so lucky ❤❤good job, very gentle very careful
Thanks! Haha
Excellent video, follow the steps and done, thanks a lot i have my mac back on running again for a amazon battery for 56$ very important to do the PRAM and SMC resets
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I already liked and subscribed and reviewed the battery at amazon with a link to your video
@@pedrofer awesome! :) Thanks!
thanks for mentioning that Apple is replacing this model's battery for free! instead of having to do the repair myself (and purchasing a new battery), I'm just sending it to Apple. you saved me money and a headache.
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Wait what
I just fucking used the whole night changing this shit and now I see this
Are you guys for real
Hahaha What did you do?
Thank you your video was very helpful and easy to follow.
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thanks for your video, it's very useful to me, i replcaed battery successfully. Be very careful when plugging and unplugging the battery cable. :)
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How do you put the back cover on again? You skipped that part and went straight to turning the MBP back on.
Sounds like you need to watch the whole video. Lol
@@ItsBinhRepaired luckily I found a better video 🤷🏻♂️
@@rickjames5684 lol nice, though if you paid attention, it was turned on for testing and then put back. I mention it in the video. Sounds like you didn't finish the video. Short attention span. My videos are not for people that like to just skip from part to part.
@@ItsBinhRepaired Bitch 😂 I only needed to know how to put the casing on because the repair was already done but the clips at the front were giving me trouble. I bet you’re fun at parties though. Lol
@@rickjames5684 bitch, you don't even know how to fast forward to the end of a video. Lol what are you, 80? A 2 year old could figure out that much. XD
Hello thank You for the video. I followed your instructions to the letter. I thought I had done everything right. The problem is that I get a red battery icon like it recognizes the battery but not changing sound no charging. Any ideas?
Double check the battery tab and ribbon cable.
@@ItsBinhRepaired thank you much!
Did it work?
@@ItsBinhRepaired No, the more I mess with the ribbon connector I think I am damaging them. Oh well I gave it my best shot!
:( Did you damage the cable?
This is why I love MBP! Just so that I can learn a new skill
Uh...what?! Lol
Thanks for the heads up about the Apple free repair for the battery.
Hope they cover yours
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Thanks so much for the tutorial! Writing this on my MBP and freshly installed battery and everything seems to be working great (100% charge). I did manage to completely mangle the old battery trying to get it out though. Thankfully, I didn't have any fires or anything like some of the commenters have said - never even really felt warm but I could smell it. I have it out on the sidewalk to be safe but what do you do with the old batteries? Thanks.
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Thank you for the authentic long instructions, you help a lot 🔝 💎
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I have a question. When you connected the new battery cable with the board you were trying to align the screws but the cable i am see is bent. Is that true?
The small ribbon cable?
very good instruction video!. step by step. Thank you for your help! It helped me alot!
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HI- My cousin has a similar problem! we bought ours together. He can't get the track pad cable on. seems the gold part you slide in the slot is a little wider than the slot allows. like the wings are getting in the way. he can get it in sideways but no straight on. and the bar is up. any suggestions? thank you
disregard. he got it figured out. there are two different gold ends. he was plugging the wider gold piece into the one made for the smaller end. all resolved. my computer works fine. do we have to do the PRAM reboot thing? just checking
Make sure it didn't get bent or anything.
@@ItsBinhRepaired got it working! thank you
@@dnddabbs awesome!
Why do you need to do an SMC and NVRAM reset at the end?
Just do it lol Google what it does. Either way, just do it. It'll reveal if Apple rejects the changes. If you don't, it might seem fine until it's not.
Thanks for your video. I've replaced the battery on my laprop but when I boot in the laptop doesn't see the battery at all. I've checked all the connections and etc but nothing helps. Any idea what can be the problem with? Thanks
Likely the ribbon cable is damaged or not connected properly.
Thank you, awesome video. Love it!
Thanks
Really helped me, fist time I had my hands on macbook... and couldn't have done it without you! It works! Very grateful... @@ItsBinhRepaired
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Did that 2 minutes in :) @@ItsBinhRepaired
@@zubeisgaiters9087 Thanks!
Hi Sir. Macbook always says lowbatt icon everytime i power it on. Even if charger is plugged? i removed the flex cable on top of the battery connector and installed it back. Can it be the problem? The flex cable. I was trying to replaced the ssd by the way.. appreciate your answer.
Usually the tab or the flex cable
@@ItsBinhRepaired thanks.. i will try to replace it
@@kylaling10 sounds good
Ok so I was using a butter knife and punctured the cell and it sparked and started smoking. The adhesive is extremely hard to remove, I think I needed to have used heat on the other side of the chassis to help with the removal of the adhesive.
You're not removing the adhesive, you're cutting the foam. Heat won't really help with that. You just need the right tool. You'd do better with a credit card or something. In these videos, I usually mention that the tool needs to be flexible and not sharp.
@@ItsBinhRepaired Credit card is a great idea, and good to know about the heat! Thanks for this suggestion. Can I send you $5?
@@12345Joeable glad it helped! Of course you can. :) links in the description of the video.
@@12345Joeable thanks!
I can see both gold metal but for some reason that battery screw won’t screw back in😢 i am getting frustrated because everything is centered. I need help
Turn the screw backwards to feel it click in place.
@@ItsBinhRepairedI will try this now
@@ItsBinhRepairedit clicks in place. But going from the top it just keeps spinning without locking
@@Lisa-ed4qe It won't go in spinning clockwise?
@@ItsBinhRepairedno
Thankyou! I was able to replace the battery and it was working fine. But today I have come back to my macbook and it is dead and won't charge, it won't boot up and only flashes the charging icon for a few seconds. I've left it on charge overnight and there is still no change! Any ideas?
Either the connector isn't lined up, or the battery is bad or was damaged. Check the ribbon cable as well.
Hello, I have problem with my keyboard not working and fan making a lot of sound after I change the battery. Is there any way I can fix it? Please advise. Thanks
That's usually a bad touchpad or touchpad cable
Thanks for your reply. Just to understand more as it’s my first time changing battery. Does a bad touchpad or touchpad cable means I have to unlock touchpad screws to check and also make sure the touchpad interface connect well? Thanks again🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Yup
@@ItsBinhRepaired thanks
@@sandraenroute1988 hope you're able to fix it.
Thanks. Thanks and THANKS!
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I need assistance. I was changing the battery for my MacBook Pro, the same model as the one in the video. I did everything right until the part about connecting the cable to the battery. At that point, I tried to push the clip back to lock it, but unfortunately, the clip broke. I am stuck at the moment. What’s the best solution to put it back or connect the cable?
Need to slide the clip back on
@@ItsBinhRepaired alright. Thank you. Let me get a tweezer from the local store.
@@robsonkanyama7851 alright
Do you know where to buy the adhesive tape for the macbook battery. I took out the battery to replace the keyboard. Need to put back the battery
Any tape works. You can even use rolled up packaging tape to make it double sided.
Hey binh my track pad isnt clicking anymore do you know what can cause this jammed track pad feeling?
Did you remove it before prying the battery out?
Be careful when using adhesive removals or diluted isopropyl! Protect your screens with some cloth!!
If you're using that much alcohol to clean, you're doing it wrong. You never want to saturate it.
Thanks for the great video. Looking forward to trying this myself. Do you have any recommendations on where to purchase the replacement battery, similar to what you had in the video?
This should be good amzn.to/3A5JQu0 1 year warranty
@@ItsBinhRepaired why did you take the trail I pad of in this video but not the 9 minute one where u removed your battery
@@semhalgoldja349 older video. I learned leaving the trackpad is risky, so now I always remove it. Had to update the title. I left that video up because it's one of my most popular ones. Added the warning to the title.
after unplugging my mac didn't turn on only via ac plug... but was working before i close the casing...
What did you do to it?
I have followed the same as your instruction. it was only booting via AC but when I do update from the new macOS Bug Sur it is only from the login window after the password then and restarting automatically.
@@Youssefdxb2011 so the computer is restarting itself after logging in?
I just tried putting in a new battery, and my computer isn't even recognizing the battery. I hope I didn't break something. This is so frustrating.
EDIT: Nevermind. I got it to work. The little ribbon thingy on the new battery must've been defective because when I put the old one back on, it worked.
Glad you figured it out
Better than repair yourself take to Apple and they may actually do it for free since 2016/17 had an issue with battery and they provide replacement free of cost
Possibly
Btw many thanks for the video and great explanation!! I got the My 2016 MBP fixed with REP program for both the Battery and Screen- in 5th year of purchase 😀- comment from Apple service -“Diagnosed and battery test failed and display no backlight. Both eligible for REP.
Replaced Top Case w/ Battery and Display done.”
@@rahulsrivastava23 awesome!
I changed the battery but now the laptop is not charging. It has an X symbol on top the battery logo/symbol when I connected the MacBook with my adapter. Any solution? What should I do now?
Sounds like you didn't connect it properly. Double check the ribbon cable.
@@ItsBinhRepaired okay let me try. This video was extremely helpful. I live in a town where apple service center is not available. I actually had to go to a city to get it fixed but i ordered the battery and now I changed it myself. 😃😃 And you are right. My doubt on the ribbon cable was there. Wasn't sure if it got connected properly. Will have to open the cover again. I'm backing up my Mac just in case.
@@sreesriyaKM hope the repair is successful
Best video of mac
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Why not acetone to dissolve/loosen the tape when removing the old battery?
Dangerous. Try acetone on plastics and Styrofoam and see what happens.
After changing the battery I can’t seem to get the battery to show in the menu or system preferences. It makes the charging sound but as soon as I pull the charger out it shuts off.
Double check the ribbon cable is in all the way and the latch is down. Also check that the metal tab is centered with the gold contact points on both sides evenly showing. If all that is correct, you might have a faulty battery.
Hello, I just tried to replace my battery yesterday and all things went good until by now! For some reasons I cannot charge the battery anymore. Can you guess what the issue could be? Sometimes it was charging sometimes it wasn’t and now the battery is zero and I can’t turn it on and it’s not charging …
Is it maybe because I did not the reset?
Could be your charger or the charge port. Check if all the pins are gold.
Hey I dont know what can be if I change the battery but in the start menu it just appear an x and we I disconnected it shut down
Check the small cable and the metal tab
@@ItsBinhRepaired Hey that work's thank you
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When I was cutting the battery from the metal, the battery released a weird fume and got really hot🔥🥵⚙️🔋
And thanks It did go away but thanks anyway it helped a lot
@@Lebron7375 don't inhale it. It smells kinda sweet, but it's toxic.
@@ItsBinhRepaired thanks very much
No problem
Have you ever had a fix for high CPU kernel task usage? Did the resets but no luck.
Thinking about changing the batteries, hopefully be the fix
Wiped the drive and did a clean install?
I am not a specialist for laptop replacement, can I replace the battery on macbook pro 2017? But I have ever replace battary another laptop lenovo.
What do you mean? I don't know your abilities. You'll have to watch the video and decide if you'll be able to do it.
Many thanks from Brazil!!!!
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Thanks for this man! Also do you have an opinion on the cheap ebay batteries? Was gonna go with an ifixit one but the ebay ones seem identical and are half the price.
Go for Amazon. Easier returns
Like this one amzn.to/3AkZhk2
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it :)
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Thank you so much. I did it.
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is it not possible to remove the battery without removing the trackpad? If you are very careful?
It's not worth the risk, but go for it if you want. Seen too many people damage the trackpad from a previous video, which is why I tell people to remove it now.
Thanks! Lifesaver!😅
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Do you repair MacBook pros? I bought a battery and installed it but the laptop does not come on. Help!
Was it coming on before the battery change?
@@ItsBinhRepaired yes
@@tammyvaughn773 likely didn't install it right
Great job.. Thanks man!
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The Apple certified repair shop be said Apple no longer provides free replacements since it’s been more than 5 years (I have a 2016). Does that seem right?
Sadly that's the official thing. Sometimes you can push them to make an exception.
@@ItsBinhRepaired thanks!! Appreciate the video, super helpful!
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@@ItsBinhRepaired Done! Keep up the solid work!
Also, before I subscribed a few seconds ago, you were at 7.9K, now you're at 8K.... are they just rounding up? If not, congrats on 8K subscribers!
@@JonathanLaRiviere they do round up, but I'm at 8,001 now. Thanks! :)
Where did you buy the battery from Binh?
Amazon amzn.to/3BmhwnW
hello! can somebody help me? I changed the battery properly step by step. But the thing is, since I switched the old battery with the new one, there is still "service recommended". And the worst part is, the battery is between 1800mah or 980mah and the battery that I replaced is 100% new. I did the SCM reset but not the RAM reset. Could you somebody help me? Thank you!
Battery is likely faulty. Get another :(
@@ItsBinhRepaired damn.. so the issue is on the battery and not any settings or resets Right? Then I will contact the seller. Thanks and greetings from Germany!
@@KakatamiTV most likely
@@ItsBinhRepaired hi! Got an Update, maybe it´s interesting for your future clips. What I did, was charging the battery to 100% and then charged it for 2 more hours. After I did this you have to run the Mac till it runs out of battery and then you will leave the mac for at least 5 hours without battery. Then the battery calibrated itself again as has full capcity. ;) And the service recomended alert I got rid of with an PRAM reset. :)
@@KakatamiTV Nice!
You're the best.
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Brilliant instructions, thanks to you I was able to change and properly connect the battery, it didn't charge without mains power, since the connector pins were covered, like in a case. Thanks
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After I replaced the battery, the laptop must be plugged in to work. How did you fix your issue?
@margaret8114 you need to make sure the ribbon cable and the metal tab are connected properly.
@@margaret8114 As I remember, since it also happened to me, this is because the flat cable connector (CI) is not properly inserted into its plastic connector.
@@ItsBinhRepaired Try to insert it into a crack, and you can't pull it out.
I tried changing the battery but my battery is not charging
You likely didn't put the tab or flex cable back properly.
Hello there! You video helped me a lot. How can I send you some appreciation ($) ? . I didn't see any link for that.
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You helped a lot, thanks
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my macbook is A1708 EMC 3164.. is it the same macbook that your working on?
I don't know what the emc numbers are. You'll need the year.
@@ItsBinhRepaired its ok i already done it thanks for your instruction. it really helps me a lot..
@@juliuslarena7748 no problem
is battery capacity around 100% after replacement with replace batteries ?
Batteries do not come fully charged
@@ItsBinhRepaired yeah i understand, but what about battery condition, some programs can show their condition in % ? like 80% is after 1000 cyces declared by Apple
Thanks a million!
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So I followed you step by step and my MacBook won’t turn on
Make sure the battery tab and cable are seated properly
FIRE HAZARD. You should mention this immediately. I punctured the battery and destroyed the laptop. Luckily I didn't set my office on fire.
I found out that at Apple, they don't replace the battery - they replace the entire chassis with the battery.
Omg, burned up the whole laptop?
What did you use to try getting the battery out?
Great video!!! NOTE: Stupidest method of adhering a battery pack..
Yeah...
@@ItsBinhRepaired I’m going to replace a battery today fingers crossed lol thanks again for the detailed video you’ve helped thousands of people do this!
Wish I got a penny for every person I helped. Lol :(
@@ItsBinhRepaired oh I bet so put a donation link. I’ve seen several photographers do that with their reviews and DIY’s I get it as it takes time to make these videos
@@tcwhite0104 It's there in the description of my videos. I guess I need a better way to say or show that. Lol
Thank you
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Looks like using a metal cutting tool on a battery is a bad idea ...
Why? Watch all my Apple battery repair videos. Nothing bad happens.
Is the smc reset necessary?
Why do people ask that like it's such a difficult thing to do? It literally takes 1 second to do it. You don't have to, the same way you don't need to eat vegetables, but it's highly advised.
@@ItsBinhRepaired you don’t need to be so rude, i mean, you can also not answer, and yet you did
@@luismanuelmendoza789 hahaha it's like when someone says to restart the computer and people ask, do I have to? Why?
It's like asking if you have to take the bottom cover off. Why even ask that as if I'm trying to get you to destroy your computer or something?
@@luismanuelmendoza789 do you ask questions like, do I have to change the oil in my car? Do I have to rotate the tires? You don't have to do anything, but if you want to do it right and make sure things function properly, you should do it. I don't put things in my video just because. This is years of experience condensed into a few minutes. If you don't want to do something, then don't, but I don't tell people to do it just because. Choose not to do it and you deal with the consequences. If you want to know what it does, you can Google for the long explanation.
I love how Apple puts these screws in so tight you just end up stripping each one making your make unusable.
You need a good quality screwdriver
Gave up because only 1/2 the screws would come out
@@shadowpawn you need this amzn.to/3M5y5LF
This is a very helpful video. This design is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. I’m using enough force to pry this damned battery out that I could easily damage something else if i slip. Gluing in the battery? Wtf? I just replaced my Dell battery and it only took about 10 minutes of screwing and unscrewing.
Yeah, it's a stupid design. You're not supposed to pry the battery out. If you watched my video, you'll see you're supposed to cut through the foam.
Yeah, “prying” was a little inaccurate. I was actually ‘cutting’ it with little plastic cards that came with the battery. Stupid design regardless. Thanks again.
@@schleprock000 hahaha oh ok, I was thinking you were folding the battery packs haha
why the resets?
Why the question? Just do it. It's not hard Lol
You don't want the computer thinking it's still using the old hardware, so you reset it to get it to clear the memory of whatever settings it held for the old hardware. For a more detailed explanation for what smc and pram resets do, you'll have to Google.
Either way, just do it. It's not difficult and it won't harm the computer in any way, nor will it delete of your data.
I found that it helps the computer preform better after hardware replacements.
@@ItsBinhRepaired the smc works but the pram dont when i use the key combination my mac enter to a network recovery
@@MakarovFox sounds like your command key on your keyboard is bad. Try command option on the right side of the keyboard
3:07…..fuck me this is not an easy thing to do
Lol they're a pain in the ass to work on.
good instructions but NEVER use metal tools on batteries
Already did thousands of times lol
If you have a problem with metal tools on batteries, I wonder what you use on the motherboard.
@@ItsBinhRepaired the problem with metal tools on batteries is that your creating a unnecessary risk of your battery combusting
@@ItsBinhRepaired i would suggest using plastic tools for the battery instead and using glue remover to losen up the adhesive on the battery
@@hasankayisci7990 that's what you think, but stab one with a plastic tool and tell me what happens.
For goodness sake all this just to remove the battery !!!!!!.
Yeah...
@@ItsBinhRepaired I understand now why Apple wants you to take it to them for this.
@@AustinPetDetective it's designed to be thrown away...That's apples idea of being "green". They sell you a phone without a charger, but design it to be thrown in the trash.