Apple will sometimes fix swollen batteries well out of warranty, even if no "extended replacement program" is apparent anywhere on the web.
My 2015 MBP Retina was experiencing kernel_task "heat idling" behavior at 85° ambient (s.b more around 95°), so I thought maybe the fans and ducts needed cleaning. When I took off the bottom cover, it was a jack-in-the-box experience. Since a 2015 is way out of warranty, I brought it in to Apple expecting to pay a $200 battery repair, and was told that since the batteries had been proving problematical, there would be no charge for the repair. Now, the batteries are glued into the bottom case (precisely why I chose not to do the repair myself), so Apple has to "replace the bottom case," which means taking all your computer's guts out and relocating them into a new case/keyboard/trackpad unit. That's labor intensive. It takes them 5-7 business days and a trip to the depot. Maybe you're lucky and 2011s are covered also — take a shot at it. > On Jun 10, 2018, at 3:41 PM, Karl Kuehn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, if you are starting to have trouble clicking on a trackpad it is often > the battery starting to swell. The bad behavior often starts before the > swelling is visible. And the "Replace soon" message tends to support that > conclusion. > > > On Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 12:10 AM Jean-Christophe Helary <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I read somewhere that a weird trackpad behavior is a symptom of a battery in > bad need of replacement... > > I have the original battery on my early 2011 MBP, one of those that won't get > Mojave :( and here are its stats: > > Model Information: > Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxx > Manufacturer: DP > Device Name: bq20z451 > Pack Lot Code: 0 > PCB Lot Code: 0 > Firmware Version: 201 > Hardware Revision: 2 > Cell Revision: 164 > Charge Information: > Charge Remaining (mAh): 3140 > Fully Charged: Yes > Charging: No > Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 3140 > Health Information: > Cycle Count: 1312 > Condition: Replace Soon > Battery Installed: Yes > Amperage (mA): 0 > Voltage (mV): 12017 > > Should I change it ? And if yes, do you have a suggestion for a good maker ? > Or can I ask Apple to change it for a price ? > > Jean-Christophe Helary > ----------------------------------------------- > http://mac4translators.blogspot.com <http://mac4translators.blogspot.com/> > @brandelune > > > > > Jean-Christophe Helary > ----------------------------------------------- > http://mac4translators.blogspot.com <http://mac4translators.blogspot.com/> > @brandelune > > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > <http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk> > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
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