Battery not showing up on A1278 Unibody Macbook Pro: how to troubleshoot & repair.

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Here we'll go over how to repair battery recognition issues where there is an X through the battery even after replacing it with a new one on the A1278 model 13.3" Macbook Pro from 2008-2012. This model was manufactured & sold well into 2015 so many are still around today.

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👉 CHIPS & COMPONENTS:

👉 TOOLS USED:

✓ Soldering Irons:

› Louis' Hakko station(no tweezers)

› Paul's Hakko station(works with tweezers)

› Micro Soldering Pencil

› Hot tweezers

› Quick 861DW hot air station

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› TS100 soldering iron

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✓ Preferred Soldering Tips

› GPU wicking

› Micro soldering tip

✓ Microscopes:

› Microscope

› Barlow lens

› LED light

› CHEAP alternative microscope

✓ Soldering/Repair Supplies:

› Desoldering braidGoot Wick

› Solder paste

› THICK insulated jumper wire

› THIN insulated jumper wire

› Kapton tape

› BladesXActo Knife Kit

› Freeze Spray

✓ Diagnostic tools:

› USB amp meter

› USBC amp meter

› OnScreen multimeter

› Multimeter Probes

› CHEAP multimeter

› Bench PSUCSI3005P

✓ Ultrasonic Cleaning:

› ALL MACBOOKS & CELLPHONESCrest P1200H45

› PRETOUCHBAR MACBOOKS & CELLPHONESCrest P500H45

› CELLPHONES ONLYCrest P230H45

› Branson EC cleaning fluid

✓ Desk supplies:

› Fume Extractor

› Durable lightning cable

› Fine tipped snippers

✓ Screwdrivers:

› iPhone bottom screws

› Macbook bottom screws

› Phillips #0

› Phillips #000

✓ Boardview software used

✓ RECORDING EQUIPMENT:

› Overhead cam

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› HDMI capture

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