The pack is 3 lipo cells in series 2 in parallel (3s2p) configuration. If you put the battery down on the desk, as if fitted to the Mac, with the test button and lights down and the top of the battery up, with the battery connector slots pointing towards you.įirst narrow one is Negative, last narrow one is positive I found the pinout for the battery and checked the battery voltage, it was down to about 9.8 volts and the lights on the back, only the first one lit.and flashed on/off. I bought a new cheap Amazon battery, and the MacBook A1181 2006 would not recognise or charge it. Here is what solved this same issue for me
Macbook a1181 charger install#
I also went back to 10.5.x to install apples battery fix 1.4 (doesnt work on sl) I have also reformatted and installed osx all over again. Sometimes the light on my battery flashe but its completely dead from not charging. When i shut it down, unplug it n plug it back in the charge light goes amber for a minute or two then turns green. Anyone who's experienced this before have any advice before I go investing in this older but great laptop would be greatly appreciated.Įdit: Everything runs fine, I get the black X in the battery icon. Im now looking into getting a magsafe dc in board or a new logic board.
I have tried a new charger, new battery, PMU/SMC reset but nothing has helped. I have late 2006 macbook that has seen better days, A wile back the battery stopped charging and gave me an X symbol.