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MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2010
Type
repair
Thing
Logic Board
Title
Repairing MacBook Pro 15" Logic Board's power input circuit
Introduction
If you use a power adapter which is to weak for your Mac Book (e.g. 60W for a MBP 15" which is specified for a 80W power adapter) the following should happen from a theoretical point of view: The power adapter is overloaded and heats up until the internal thermal protection switches it off savely. -- And this happened in real live: The adapter blew up in a way, that it delivered one last powerful current pulse which also destroyed parts of the logic board. The Mac Book is still fully operational with battery, but can not be charged nor powered any more, even with a new power adapter.
The disassembling steps are referenced to [guide|3097|MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2010 Logic Board Replacement]. For this particular guide it is not necessary to unmount the fans, heatpipes and speaker-microphone-block. Just skip the related steps.
Since the topology of the circuit between power connector and battery is common technique, this guide might fit to other logic boards too.
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Difficulty
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Conclusion
To reassemble your device, follow the prerequisited guide in reverse order.
Author
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  • Hot Air Rework Soldering Station x1 added.
  • Desoldering Braid x1 added.
  • Tweezers x1 added.
  • Soldering Iron x1 added.
  • Lead-Free Solder x1 added.

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  • HAT1128R MOSFET x2 original part is obsolete, use an equivalent one e.g.: IRF9317 added.
  • Littelfuse 0469006 SMD fuse 6A x1 added.
  • MacBook Unibody (A1278) MagSafe DC-In Board x1 added.

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  • Community-Contributed Guide added.

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