MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2012 Battery Connector Replacement

Written By: Walter Galan

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MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2012 Battery Connector Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Prereq only.

Tools

Step 1

Remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.

Step 2

Remove the following screws securing the battery connector board to the logic board:
Two 2.8 mm T6 Torx screws
One 7.0 mm T6 Torx shouldered screw

Step 3

Use tweezers to remove the small plastic cover located near the bottom right of the battery connector board.

Is adhered to screw beneath, so lift firmly and slowly.

Andrew - 05/05/17

when doing this with metal tweezers as instructed in the video, it was difficult to get off and apparently while i was trying to do it, the tweezers went too far under and i believe made contact with the screw underneath? there was a zzz noise, an orange flicker and a little stream of smoke that came out. i freaked out and put everything back together to see if the laptop even still worked, it turned on and everything but died right away (i drained it before doing the repair anyway, so i was surprised it turned on at all).

i finished the battery repair and did several other things while in there. i have charged it all the way as recommended and will use it later on to see how everything is, im hoping that it’s a okay, but could someone explain to me what happened and the possible consequences?

Kait D -

Step 4

Remove the wide head 6.4 mm T6 Torx screw securing the battery connector to the logic board assembly.

Step 5

Carefully lift the battery connector board up off the logic board.
It is recommended to bend the battery cables just slightly, to keep the board suspended up above the logic board and out of the way.
Do not fold the board completely over, or crease the cables, as this may damage the battery.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

Walter Galan

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