Burnt smell Macbook Pro 13' mid 2010

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  • MrBalls
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    • Jan 2016
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    • Portugal

    #1

    Burnt smell Macbook Pro 13' mid 2010

    Hello everyone.

    I started this thread in order to get some council on my macbook pro 13'.

    The problem started a few days ago when i booted the mac it started to get a burnt smell. I immediately stopped the machine from booting and went looking for the problem.

    Mac Specs:
    Macbook pro 13' mid 2010
    Intel Dual core 2.66GHz
    Model: MC375xx/A
    Motherboard: A1278

    I can assure you no liquids or dropped in the machine or anything harmful. The burning smell came from a electronic component shown in the following images.

    My ideia was at first identify which component it was, and replace it, although im not sure if the component burning was the cause or consequence of something else.







    Has you can see in the picture the component is too much burned to get an actual reading on the id. And i couldn't find any schematics online for the given motherboard which led me here to this forum.

    So with this thread i was looking for some council on identifying this burnt component or based on experience if this is a consequence of another damaged component and which approach should i take on the matter.

    Thanks in advance for any support
    Last edited by MrBalls; 01-30-2016, 07:27 PM. Reason: broken image links
  • goontron
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    • Dec 2011
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    Re: Burnt smell Macbook Pro 13' mid 2010

    Its a diode
    see here: http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/...#post-15102073
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    • MrBalls
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      • Jan 2016
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      Re: Burnt smell Macbook Pro 13' mid 2010

      Thank you for the fast reply.
      When you say diode, you are referring to mousepads comment "C6603 = 100UF 20% 6.3V Tant Case-AL1 (Speaker Amp Logic)"

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      • goontron
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        Re: Burnt smell Macbook Pro 13' mid 2010

        Originally posted by MrBalls
        Thank you for the fast reply.
        When you say diode, you are referring to mousepads comment "C6603 = 100UF 20% 6.3V Tant Case-AL1 (Speaker Amp Logic)"
        Yes, cap, not diode, it was 10pm when i posted that... It was a the image in post 588 that got me to that thread.
        The position on the board makes more sense for a cap too.
        Last edited by goontron; 01-31-2016, 11:30 AM.
        Things I've fixed: anything from semis to crappy Chinese $2 radios, and now an IoT Dildo....

        "Dude, this is Wyoming, i hopped on and sent 'er. No fucking around." -- Me

        Excuse me while i do something dangerous


        You must have a sad, sad boring life if you hate on people harmlessly enjoying life with an animal costume.

        Sometimes you need to break shit to fix it.... Thats why my lawnmower doesn't have a deadman switch or engine brake anymore

        Follow the white rabbit.

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