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Macbook Battery Doesn't fit well

GavinTing

GavinTing

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Singapore!
This has been bugging me for awhile...

Does anyone else have a problem where the macbook battery doesnt fit flush at the bottom of the macbook? As in it kinda pop out abit?
 
Hello

I have the same problem, it pops out a bit towards the front of the macbook.

Its no big problem but still, at that price.
 
You may want to check to see if the Ram Door (L-bracket) is in properly. Sometimes the foam padding on the backside of the door is pinched over the top of the door and it needs to be tucked behind it. This would cause your battery to not fit well inside the battery compartment.
If so, loosen the screws with a #0 Phillips screwdriver and tuck the padding down (I use a playing card for this) and then tighten the screws back up.

If you don't feel comfortable doing this, I'm sure that you may get it done at the Genius Bar.

Hope this helps -GDF
 
GfulDedFan said:
You may want to check to see if the Ram Door (L-bracket) is in properly. Sometimes the foam padding on the backside of the door is pinched over the top of the door and it needs to be tucked behind it. This would cause your battery to not fit well inside the battery compartment.
If so, loosen the screws with a #0 Phillips screwdriver and tuck the padding down (I use a playing card for this) and then tighten the screws back up.

If you don't feel comfortable doing this, I'm sure that you may get it done at the Genius Bar.

Hope this helps -GDF
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No genius bar over here.. And the evil guys at the reseller are.. well, evil.

I'll try this out. Thanks
 
DMC-12 said:
I guess I just wasn't thinking fourth-dimensionally...
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Well, i got mine replaced the first time due to the hinge problem.. But the time i replaced it, I was told to check properly.. Sadly, my thorough checking didnt include the battery door =(
 
Battery Cover

it has nothing to do with an L-bracket; Obviously by the number of posts with the similar problem, it's a design issue. You'd think for all the work they put into the Unibody and what we paid for it, they'd put more thought into a battery door that doesn't sit flush. Not cool but I'm ignoring it best I can. The trackpad is so fine I don't notice it
 
Newton63 said:
it has nothing to do with an L-bracket; Obviously by the number of posts with the similar problem, it's a design issue. You'd think for all the work they put into the Unibody and what we paid for it, they'd put more thought into a battery door that doesn't sit flush. Not cool but I'm ignoring it best I can. The trackpad is so fine I don't notice it
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There has been a lot of this year old thread bumping recently.. Guys can we please read the dates on threads before posting...
 
Newton63 said:
it has nothing to do with an L-bracket; Obviously by the number of posts with the similar problem, it's a design issue. You'd think for all the work they put into the Unibody and what we paid for it, they'd put more thought into a battery door that doesn't sit flush. Not cool but I'm ignoring it best I can. The trackpad is so fine I don't notice it
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Apparently this guy had a unibody in jan of 08
 
Battery Cover

Actually I purchased it as a refurb in July of this year. Is there a known issue with that part number?
 
Battery Cover

Sorry to stir up an old post but it's relevant to my issue and I felt that some of the questions needed a response.
 
I bought a macbook pro battery on ebay for 40 bucks. Turns out it was a china knockoff but you get what you pay for… The relevant part of my story is that this battery doesn't fit flush with my macbook and sticks out a bit. Though the battery works just as good as one from apple… This is probably not the case with the OPs problem but I thought it was interesting…

Wow… sorry old thread… Anyway No use opening a new thread for this… :)
 
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