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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc |
| Subject | Re: MB Pro Battery Failure |
| Date | 2015-07-29 17:08 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <d1sfk6Fdp7dU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <290720151211192722%star@sky.net> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2015-07-29, Davoud <star@sky.net> wrote: > My "17-inch, Early 2008" model. This laptop is important to me because > it contains a piece of astronomy software that is no longer available > and that the a-hole developer who sold it does not allow it to be > transferred to a new machine. A while back I gave this machine a new > lease on life with a terabyte SSD that made it feel like a new machine > again. > > Suddenly, a few days ago, the click-pad (separate from the track pad) > could not be depressed. I understood immediately that the battery must > have swollen and was pushing upward against the click-pad. In fact, > when I removed the battery it popped open ><https://www.flickr.com/photos/primeval/19496710643/>. Luckily, I > discovered the problem immediately, before it spewed fuming nitric acid > or GMO wheat or whatever it is all over the place! Seven years. Not bad. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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MB Pro Battery Failure Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-07-29 12:11 -0400
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-07-29 17:08 +0000
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Aldo Raine <apache@scalpem.net> - 2015-07-29 18:32 -0400
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-07-29 21:22 -0400
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-07-29 19:49 -0700
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Aldo Raine <apache@scalpem.net> - 2015-07-30 10:14 -0400
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Savageduck <savageduck1@(REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-07-30 09:11 -0700
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-30 12:17 -0400
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-07-31 00:17 +0000
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure David Ryeburn <david_ryeburn@telus.netz> - 2015-07-29 22:19 -0700
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-07-30 09:34 -0400
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-30 09:37 -0400
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-07-30 12:24 -0400
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-07-30 19:20 -0400
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-07-31 07:53 -0400
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-07-31 23:48 +0000
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-07-30 12:59 -0400
Re: MB Pro Battery Failure Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-07-30 08:06 -0400
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