Replacement Battery Calibration Problems or Something Else?
I purchased a replacement battery for my MacBook Air and followed the steps for installation and calibration. Now when I try to reboot the computer, I get a battery level warning icon and the computer won't turn on unless the power cable is plugged in, regardless of how charged the battery is. Once the computer boots up, I can disconnect the power cord and everything works fine. It’s almost like it needs a jump start to boot up.
Any idea what might be causing this?
Update (02/25/2022)
Here’s the screen grab from coconut battery. The percentage matches what my MacBook Air says. I’m going to try the calibration process again, but this time leave the computer dead for at least 5 hours after it shuts off.
Update (02/26/2022)
Here’s the screen grab with the battery fully charged. I let the computer drain and shut off last night, then left dead and unplugged overnight. I charged it back to 100% this morning. I haven’t tried shutting the computer down and restarting it without the power cord yet. That will be my next step.
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Let’s get a better view of things, install this gem of an app! CoconutBattery take a snapshot of the apps main window and post it here for us to see Adding images to an existing question
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Dan crwdne2934271:0
**UPDATE** After one more "jump start," the battery seems to be functioning properly now. I think we can consider this thread closed. Thanks for your help.
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Chris Kirby crwdne2934271:0
@Chris Kirby - Thats great news! Please score the answer and accept it.
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Dan crwdne2934271:0