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Had a weird one with a 2018 MacBook Pro that wouldn't power on after a simple battery swap
The customer brought it in last Thursday, battery was bulging so I replaced it. After putting it all back together, it was completely dead, no chime, no light, nothing. I spent an hour checking my work before I found a tiny piece of the old battery's adhesive tape had fallen and was shorting two pins on the logic board connector. Peeled it out with tweezers and it booted right up. Anyone else run into weird conductive debris causing a no-power situation?
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hugo1537d agoMost Upvoted
Ever notice how the smallest things can cause the biggest problems? It's like when a single grain of sand jams a lock. Your story about the tape is a perfect example. Modern tech is so packed and precise that a tiny mistake or a bit of leftover stuff can shut the whole system down. It makes you respect the clean work even more. That must have been a huge relief to find it.
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tyler5067d ago
That "grain of sand in a lock" thing is spot on. How often do you find the real problem is something you left behind, not the new part you put in? Makes you triple-check the work area before closing anything up.
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