Battery not charging after logic board install

jimladjimlad
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I took a bit of a gamble on an ebay logic board for my powerbook 17" 1.33ghz laptop. All installed well or so I thought - now the battery will not charge, it doesn't drop it's charge providing it's plugged in with the mains adapter. Here's what I've tried;



* reseting the PMU



* a different battery (also running coconutbattery app)



* quick Apple hardware test - everything passed



Here's my thoughts (I'd welcome yours);



Prior to the install I was confused by the thermal paste areas, I ended up cleaning and applying arctic silver 5 paste to the cpu, the power management unit and the gpu and I wonder if the application of paste to the PMU was appropriate?



It could be a bad connection - I'll open it up later and check the cables are properly seated.



It's definately not the adaptor or the batteries - I have two of both which I have tried and I know they are fine.



Comments appreciated



Thanks



ps; could be nothing but I'm noticing a little bit of what feels like static on the top case

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    gerald applegerald apple Posts: 333member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jimlad View Post


    I took a bit of a gamble on an ebay logic board for my powerbook 17" 1.33ghz laptop. All installed well or so I thought - now the battery will not charge, it doesn't drop it's charge providing it's plugged in with the mains adapter. Here's what I've tried;



    * reseting the PMU



    * a different battery (also running coconutbattery app)



    * quick Apple hardware test - everything passed



    Here's my thoughts (I'd welcome yours);



    Prior to the install I was confused by the thermal paste areas, I ended up cleaning and applying arctic silver 5 paste to the cpu, the power management unit and the gpu and I wonder if the application of paste to the PMU was appropriate?



    It could be a bad connection - I'll open it up later and check the cables are properly seated.



    It's definately not the adaptor or the batteries - I have two of both which I have tried and I know they are fine.



    Comments appreciated



    Thanks



    ps; could be nothing but I'm noticing a little bit of what feels like static on the top case



    You should have let an authorized Apple Repair Service Tech put in your logic board. Not You! They would be responsible if it does not work.
  • Reply 2 of 5
    jimladjimlad Posts: 2member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by gerald apple View Post


    You should have let an authorized Apple Repair Service Tech put in your logic board. Not You! They would be responsible if it does not work.



    Well, thank you very much Gerald for your valuable input.
  • Reply 3 of 5
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jimlad View Post


    Well, thank you very much Gerald for your valuable input.



    Can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but it wouldn't have mattered anyway. He's out of warranty, so he'd've had to pay several hundred for that.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    gerald applegerald apple Posts: 333member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post


    Can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but it wouldn't have mattered anyway. He's out of warranty, so he'd've had to pay several hundred for that.



    No I am being truthful.Not sarcastic at all.
  • Reply 5 of 5
    tangobobtangobob Posts: 12member
    It's either a bad or missed connection or you have another bad logic board.
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