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My battery is possibly swelling, could it be time for a new one?

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DubLogic19

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I've noticed that my trackpad has become quite unresponsive in its clicking, mostly on the left side. The further to the right side that I try to click the greater the click response becomes. After doing a bit of research I found that it could be a swelling battery, sounded crazy at first.

-What are the dangers of just letting it go for now and not looking into it further?
-Are there ways to confirm that my battery is swelling?
-What causes the battery to swell and what can I do to prevent it?
Maybe I should replace it to be safe?
-Battery Cycles: 180
-Battery Age 2.6 years
-Mid 2011 8,2 MBP 10.6SnwLpd
Thanks guys. :apple:
 
maflynn

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Macman45 is right, don't delay or leave it. Swelling batteries can explode and you should get apple to look at it ASAP.
 
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DubLogic19

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maflynn said:
Macman45 is right, don't delay or leave it. Swelling batteries can explode and you should get apple to look at it ASAP.
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Ahh yes, this is such a bummer, prevention is my main concern moving forward. Any ideas?
Also, would it be a good idea to take the bottom cover off and look at the battery?
 
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psingh01

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DubLogic19 said:
Ahh yes, this is such a bummer, prevention is my main concern moving forward. Any ideas?
Also, would it be a good idea to take the bottom cover off and look at the battery?
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Just take it to a apple store and get it checked/replaced. It happened to my out of warranty 2010 MBP this year and they replaced the battery free of charge :)

They said the trackpad replacement would cost around $50 if I recall but they didn't need to do it as the only issue was the battery and everything clicked fine after it was replaced.
 
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KUguardgrl13

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psingh01 said:
Just take it to a apple store and get it checked/replaced. It happened to my out of warranty 2010 MBP this year and they replaced the battery free of charge :)

They said the trackpad replacement would cost around $50 if I recall but they didn't need to do it as the only issue was the battery and everything clicked fine after it was replaced.
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Lucky you! I have the service battery warning on my 2009 MBP, and they quoted me $100+ for replacement. I declined since there aren't signs of swelling yet, and I plan on replacing it soon anyway.
 
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TonyHoyle

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DubLogic19 said:
So are there no known major causes of the swelling?
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Apple just told me that it's normal (hence not covered by applecare), although I've had a lot of laptops and only ever seen apple batteries do this (every apple laptop I've ever owned, in fact, except the current one that doesn't have a removable battery to swell up).
 
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