crwdns2933423:0crwdne2933423:0

2.5 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz) with 3 MB shared L3 cache.

crwdns2934591:0265crwdne2934591:0 crwdns2934593:0crwdne2934593:0

Risk of battery fire after logic board spark

I've had this MacBook pro since 2013 and in 2015 juice was spilled on it and it no longer worked. Now, 5 years later I decided to take a look at the laptop and see if I could clean it up and fix it. I took it apart, cleaned it with alcohol, and reassembled it. I powered it on and it worked for a couple of minutes, the batteries charged to 12%, but then it shut down. I tried to power it back on but the backlight kept coming on and off and no boot. I went to disconnect the battery from the logic board but when my screwdriver touched the screw on the connector it sparked. Fearing that the batteries may catch fire I put it outside for now. Does anyone know the likelyhood that the batteries may catch fire. Keeping in mind the batteries have been sitting for about 5 years.

crwdns2934089:0crwdne2934089:0 crwdns2934093:0crwdne2934093:0

crwdns2934109:0crwdne2934109:0

crwdns2889612:0crwdne2889612:0 1
crwdns2934285:0crwdne2934285:0

crwdns2933315:02crwdne2933315:0

crwdns2934057:0crwdne2934057:0

Unless the battery has been punctured or has swollen there is little risk of fire. Next time use your fingernail or a sponger.

crwdns2934105:0crwdne2934105:0

crwdns2889612:0crwdne2889612:0 1
crwdns2934285:0crwdne2934285:0

The OEM batteries are pretty good when it comes to sparks, worse case scenario you damaged the logic board or, believe it or not, there’s a circuit board in the battery. Liquid damage should’ve been addressed immediately. You might have luck sending it to Louis Rossman for data recovery at least.

crwdns2934105:0crwdne2934105:0

crwdns2889612:0crwdne2889612:0 0
crwdns2934285:0crwdne2934285:0

crwdns2934229:0crwdne2934229:0

Alexander Vlasopoulos crwdns2934231:0crwdne2934231:0
crwdns2936625:0crwdne2936625:0:

crwdns2936751:024crwdne2936751:0 0

crwdns2936753:07crwdne2936753:0 0

crwdns2936753:030crwdne2936753:0 1

crwdns2942667:0crwdne2942667:0 145