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  • survivalbloke
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Aug 2021
    • 268
    • United States
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    Need help with diagnosing macbook 820-00138-A

    Macbook Pro A1398 EMC2909 SN: C02VW1C9G8WN

    He said he spilled water on the kb, and now won't power up. When connected to the bench, it's taking 313ma. Pressing the power button reduces that to 310ma.

    I found some water damage corrosion(very light) and cleaned it off. That did not fix the issue and I did not find any other visual problems.

    I do get a green/amber light on the power adapter.

    Where do I go next with this?
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    • ACS-Repair
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      • Feb 2021
      • 203
      • Canada
      #2
      Re: Need help with diagnosing macbook 820-00138-A

      Have you ruled out a bad keyboard?
      I've bought a couple of MacBooks that would not power on with the power switch but found they would power on if I disconnected the battery and connected the MagSafe. This confirmed the keyboard was the issue.

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