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MacBook Pro 2012 not charging!

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harveyburger54

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Feb 21, 2013
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Hi everyone,
I'm having a major problem with my 2012 mbp 13". When I plug the charger in the light doesn't come on and the battery doesn't charge, it does however, stay at the same level but will drop if I unplug it. I know it's not the charger as I have tried others. Is it my battery or could it be software? I tried cleaning the port but to no avail

Thanks for any help!
 
Try to make the connector closer to either of the "walls" on the macbook. I have this issue at times with my old 2010 MBP, and it starts charging after playing with it.
 
harveyburger54 said:
Hi everyone,
I'm having a major problem with my 2012 mbp 13". When I plug the charger in the light doesn't come on and the battery doesn't charge, it does however, stay at the same level but will drop if I unplug it. I know it's not the charger as I have tried others. Is it my battery or could it be software? I tried cleaning the port but to no avail

Thanks for any help!
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It sounds like you might have a flat battery. If you intend to change the battery yourself, you'll need a special screwdriver to remove it. You can find the instructions and the tools at www.ifixit.com. Mac Sales (www.macsales.com) sells a good battery and of course, so does Apple.
 
chscag said:
It sounds like you might have a flat battery. If you intend to change the battery yourself, you'll need a special screwdriver to remove it. You can find the instructions and the tools at www.ifixit.com. Mac Sales (www.macsales.com) sells a good battery and of course, so does Apple.
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My battery status shows fine using a health testing app, or will this not show that?
I am in Taiwan for the next few months (from UK originally) so I try to find a website here. It may be worth upgrading in the end :/

Thanks for your help btw!
 
harveyburger54 said:
Hi everyone,
I'm having a major problem with my 2012 mbp 13". When I plug the charger in the light doesn't come on and the battery doesn't charge, it does however, stay at the same level but will drop if I unplug it. I know it's not the charger as I have tried others. Is it my battery or could it be software? I tried cleaning the port but to no avail

Thanks for any help!
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Even if your battery was shot, the MagSafe light should come on. I would try resetting the SMC, it's easy and free. To do that, connect the MagSafe adaptor to you powered off Mac. Press and hold left shift + control + left option + power button for 5 seconds. then power you mac back up, hopefully now charging your system.
WARNING: This will reset any custom power options you have made back to default.
 
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