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A1706 / EMC 3071—Released in November 2016, this 13" Macbook Pro introduces the OLED Touch Bar. Features a dual-core "Skylake" Intel Core i5 CPU and four Thunderbolt 3 ports.

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What are the 10 spring loaded contacts on the logic board?

I an counting 10 of these in this photo:

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@mbp2016 those Pogo pins are just grounding the logic board since they join metal case and logic board.

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Great, I appreciate the reply.

Why is grounding necessary?

Any idea why use 10 of them?

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It'll provide ground to needed parts as well as protect from ESD. Most likely it uses 10 to maintain a symmetric placement of the board and yet ensure proper ground to all areas.

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Got it. Thank you.

I remember the current leakage i could feel by touching my laptop (not this one, 2 laptops prior to this one) while charging it overseas on 220v with the original Apple charger and OEM plug adapter for the charger to fit the outlets there.

Later I learned it was a ground issue.

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I spoke to a technician in the apple store that I have known for years, he told me that they are simply connectors to discharge electrostatic electricity from the motherboard.

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