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Apple MBP replacement battery is a SONY.

Winglet

Winglet

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Dec 16, 2007
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Upstate, NY
I just got a warranty replacement battery that was shipped into my local Apple Store overnight. I put it in my computer to charge and looked at it's information in About This Mac. To my amazement, this is what I saw:

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Serial Number: Sony-ASMB012-3837-6318
Manufacturer: Sony
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0110
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0303
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 5566
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 5566
Health Information:
Cycle count: 0
Battery health: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 147
Voltage (mV): 12611

I was under the impression that SONY was no longer manufacturing MBP batteries.

I have not been able to confirm this through several Google searches and need the help of some Mac Experts.

Thank you
 
Why would they stop making batteries for Apple? They had a series of batteries that were bad, but they have changed their batteries and the systems used to make them.

TEG
 
TEG said:
Why would they stop making batteries for Apple? They had a series of batteries that were bad, but they have changed their batteries and the systems used to make them.

TEG
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Thanks, that was what I was looking for. I have read, apparently incorrectly, that they were no longer using SONY batteries.
 
Mines a Sony too...
It's less than a year old... and the mAh continue to drop, annoyingly.

I'm wondering if I recalibrate it will it return to full-ish? I notice on Winglet's new battery the capacity is 5556 mAh, mine's never been that high! Even after I recalibrated it from new! 5200 Tops!

Question is..
Should it be dropping almost 1000mAh in less than 40 cycles?


Battery Information:

Model Information:
Serial Number: Sony-ASMB012-36e3-9d22
Manufacturer: Sony
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0003
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 102a
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0303
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 4371
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4371
Health Information:
Cycle count: 38
Battery health: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 149
Voltage (mV): 12601
 
UltraNEO* said:
Mines a Sony too...
It's less than a year old... and the mAh continue to drop, annoyingly.

I'm wondering if I recalibrate it will it return to full-ish? I notice on Winglet's new battery the capacity is 5556 mAh, mine's never been that high! Even after I recalibrated it from new! 5200 Tops!

Question is..
Should it be dropping almost 1000mAh in less than 40 cycles?

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Mine is at 5500 for the 68Wh battery.

And it shouldn't drop that quickly either.
 
It is a bit worrisome, because quite often I just leave my house with my MacBook Pro on my bed. What if it catches on fire...?
 
Apogee said:
It is a bit worrisome, because quite often I just leave my house with my MacBook Pro on my bed. What if it catches on fire...?
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Just a silly suggestion, but why not remove the computer from your bed when you leave the room and unplug it?
 
Less Than 1 Year Old And Battery Is F*cked!

Model Information:
Serial Number: Sony-ASMB012-375a-c388
Manufacturer: Sony
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0110
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0303
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 1155
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 1203
Health Information:
Cycle count: 57
Condition: Check battery
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 12406

I have never had to replace any battery on any of my laptops prior to this. Something is thoroughly wrong with this design!!

Now let's talk about the replacement cost!! When something is substandard like this, if the manufacturer isn't going to replace the batteries for free that is sad. The fact that they want $160 for one is criminal!!!
 
That's a Defective Battery. You might not have to pay for a new one, seeing as the Cycle Count is way below normal to have such a low battery capacity. 57 cycles and 1200 mAh is not what Apple specifies them to be. They say the normal battery is to last 300 charge Cycles without going under 80%. Contact Apple As it's still under warranty I presume and check.
 
Sony owns the copyright too all Lithium-ion and the new Silver-Zinc batteries in the world so its hardly suprising, the only other time you'll get one made by another company is when Sony have licensed it to them, which is rare.
 
I use coconutBattery to keep tabs on mine for my Macbook.

Original: 5200 mAh
Current: 4859 mAh

Not bad considering my Mac is 26 months old and 265 cycles (iStat Pro) or 5 Battery-Loadcycles (coconut)
 
I have a Sony battery in my MBP. I got my MBP on June 25, 2008 and the battery has been great. I have 43 cycles on the battery and the full charge capacity is 5573 mAh. Just to note mine is the 15" MBP so it has the 60wh battery.
 
CordovaBay said:
I have never had to replace any battery on any of my laptops prior to this. Something is thoroughly wrong with this design!!
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Given all the people on here who have had a different experience (myself included, with three different MBP batteries) have you considered that maybe the problem is not with the design, but with your particular battery?

Have you called Apple or taken your Mac to an Apple Store and asked them to replace the battery, explaining the low number of cycles?
 
current battery charge: 1965 mAh
maximum battery charge: 1985 mAh

current battery capacity: 1985 mAh
original battery capacity: 5500 mAh

battery-loadcycles: 322
age of your mac: 21 months

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bah. i'm also suffering from the LED on the power cord fading out randomly as well. wonder if the two are related. i didn't start having problems until i got the new smaller power adapter, the old one didn't have the LED problem and my battery didn't start tanking so quickly, but it came apart tho becoming a fire hazard.
 
I have a MBP 2.4 bought in 2008. It had a defective video card that was replaced a couple months ago. When I got it back from Apple, I noticed the battery lasted about 10 minutes. I thought it was strange.

They said they didn't do anything with the battery. Here is what my battery says:

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Manufacturer: Sony
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0003
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 102a
Hardware Revision: 0400
Cell Revision: 0303
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 0
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 0
Health Information:
Cycle count: 37
Condition: Replace Now
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 10877

I only have 37 cycle counts. that is ridiculous. I am sure there is nothing I can do about it, or is there? This sucks, because anytime the power supply detaches, the MBP shuts off instantly, no saving anything.
 
fretbuzz said:
I have a MBP 2.4 bought in 2008. It had a defective video card that was replaced a couple months ago. When I got it back from Apple, I noticed the battery lasted about 10 minutes. I thought it was strange.

They said they didn't do anything with the battery. Here is what my battery says:

Battery Information:

Model Information:
Manufacturer: Sony
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0003
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 102a
Hardware Revision: 0400
Cell Revision: 0303
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 0
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 0
Health Information:
Cycle count: 37
Condition: Replace Now
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 10877

I only have 37 cycle counts. that is ridiculous. I am sure there is nothing I can do about it, or is there? This sucks, because anytime the power supply detaches, the MBP shuts off instantly, no saving anything.
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This is a defective battery. The performance is way below what is expected from them. Apple should issue you with a free replacement whether you have applecare or not if they haven't already.
 
Contrary to apple which is a computer company, sony also manufactures blank media, batteries and rechargeable cells... So it would be Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic or something like that. For example my Nokia phone has a battery made by Panasonic...

I think Sony has been providing apple with batteries for quite some years now...
 
unusal manufacturer

Hi guys,

My battery manufacturer is by DP. Haven't heard of them before.

Model Information:
Serial Number: 9G94801BX4M1A
Manufacturer: DP
Device name: bq20z951
Pack Lot Code: 0000
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0042
Hardware Revision: 0001
Cell Revision: 0122
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 12601
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 12601
Health Information:
Cycle count: 24
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 495
Voltage (mV): 8376

I assume my usage and my 3% drop is reasonable for my usage and the time I've had my uMBP.
 
Would it be safe to use the MacBook Pro New Unibody on a bed as the fan isnt on the base/sides?
 
21st100 said:
Would it be safe to use the MacBook Pro New Unibody on a bed as the fan isnt on the base/sides?
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Well it depends..i mean you might fall asleep and then it **could** slide down towards your head and cut it off due to it's sharp edges.....
 
As previously mentioned - Apple will replace a battery that is less than 80% capacity if the load cycles are under 300. They're really pretty good about this - AFAIK they'll do it whether the machine is under warranty or not.

If your battery is below this threshold by all means take it in to an Apple Store and get it replaced. There's no point suffering poor battery performance when it's covered under the battery's warranty.
 
moel said:
Well it depends..i mean you might fall asleep and then it **could** slide down towards your head and cut it off due to it's sharp edges.....
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Other than that slight issue, I do fall asleep with my current lappy on the bed.
Are there really any potential dangers to the laptop itself
 
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