Macbook Air A2337 not turning on - ISL or CD issue?

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  • tomtom67
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    • Mar 2021
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    Macbook Air A2337 not turning on - ISL or CD issue?

    Have an A2337 here, which suffered some serious coffee damage. After cleaning C5220 fell from the board, so I replaced it and after lifting the ISL I found pad C5 was also partially corroded, first reballed the original ISL (no power), and then replaced it from a donor.
    I now get 5V / ~10mA stable on the charger, and found the CHGR_GATE_Q2 (GATE_Q2 on the ISL) doesn't get activated (Q1 does).

    Is this an ISL or a communication issue (perhaps with the CD3217s)?
  • Answer selected by tomtom67 at 10-12-2024, 09:46 AM.
    tomtom67
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    LDOs on the CD3217 are fine; I found R5215 had non-measurable resistance, preventing the ISL to recognize a plugged charger.
    Now at 5V / 7 - 30 mA, but with super short peaks to 2A every ~20s (as of the PLD Amp-Meter).
    Found Q5230 short pins 1+2, swapped that and also Q5240. After a longer waiting time, finally the MacBook turns on and boots

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    • tomtom67
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      • Mar 2021
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      #2
      After thinking a bit longer, i think both GATE_Q1 and GATE_Q2 should oscillate. Will find another donor tomorrow to transplant the third ISL on that board. Didn't find any shorts, and diode readings around the isl are ok, too.

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      • mon2
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        • Dec 2019
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        #3
        Check the LDO rails on each CD3217.

        CD3215 Bootup Sequence - LogiWiki

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        • tomtom67
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          • Mar 2021
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          #4
          LDOs on the CD3217 are fine; I found R5215 had non-measurable resistance, preventing the ISL to recognize a plugged charger.
          Now at 5V / 7 - 30 mA, but with super short peaks to 2A every ~20s (as of the PLD Amp-Meter).
          Found Q5230 short pins 1+2, swapped that and also Q5240. After a longer waiting time, finally the MacBook turns on and boots

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