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Torx Plus Security - Screwdriver for Mid-2009 MBP 15" battery.

Relznuk

Relznuk

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I am looking for a screwdriver or a bit that works to remove the battery in a mid-09 15" Macbook Pro. Instead of the typical tri-wing that Apple has used in the past, this screw is a 5-pointed torx with a post, requiring a special driver to remove it. It is a size-6 (TX6) bit, bit with the 5 points and the post, I cannot find a driver to remove it.

Has anyone had success with this? If so, please share.
 
Regular torx doesn't work. Torx and regular Torx+ are 6-pointed. This bit is 5-pointed with a post.
 
iphone3gss said:
Just out of curiosity, why are you removing the battery?
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I'm not. I merely desire the ability to do so without going through Apple. Apple is being terribly anti-competitive and anti-consumer with their irrational insistence that all replacement batteries must be purchased from and installed by them, at whatever price they desire.

I oppose such practices, and when my battery needs replacement, I fully intend on choosing for myself who to buy a battery from and who will install it.

This is the basis for my query.
 
Relznuk said:
I'm not. I merely desire the ability to do so without going through Apple. Apple is being terribly anti-competitive and anti-consumer with their irrational insistance that all replacement betteries must be purchased from and installed
by them, at whatever price they desire.

I oppose such practices, and when my battery needs replacement, I fully intend on choosing for myself who to buy a battery from and who will install it.

This is the basis for my query.
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Consumer choice, what a novel concept huh?
 
I think usually the way this gets solved is that by the time a 3rd party replacement battery is available to buy (I don't believe there is one available yet?), a tool is usually included with the battery or is available to buy at the same time. This is at least how it seems to have panned out with the various 3rd party iPod battery replacements.
 
Ruahrc said:
I think usually the way this gets solved is that by the time a 3rd party replacement battery is available to buy (I don't believe there is one available yet?), a tool is usually included with the battery or is available to buy at the same time. This is at least how it seems to have panned out with the various 3rd party iPod battery replacements.
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That's what I was thinking. Nobody is going to buy a replacement for at least a year (if not more). Buying the tool now is probably a waste, and you might lose it in the mean time!
 
I had no idea the battery required a special tool to remove. :eek:

While I have no need to replace it now, I assumed (I know, I know...) I could replace when/if it required it.

Kind of sucks, but I'm glad I found out now...
 
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