(tape was replaced with a solid solder joint last week š ) I didnāt replace the part, I didnāt replace the toy, I fixed it.
A wire came loose and using some tape I put it back in place, making the toy work again. This realization came somewhere around Christmas 2016 when one of my sonās toys broke and I opened it up to see if I could fix it. It took me 18 years to figure outā¦ hardware wise I never actually repaired anything. Iām 34 years old at the time of writing and have always been proud to call myself an Apple technician, repairing hardware, troubleshooting software and resolving even the most puzzling issues.
After Apple I started my own consulting company in 2015 and have been enjoying running my own business since. After school I moved on to work for Apple service providers, resellers, consultants and finally 6 years in an Apple Store as a technician. I really just want to make this MacBook work for my dad - he deserves it.Iāve been supporting Macs since the late 90ās in school. However, if any of you think thereās a possibility that I could be something else, Iām all ears and willing to try whatever yāall suggest. However, I now have a neurological disease that makes it difficult for me to use my arms for more than 10 minutes at a time (this message has been brought to you today by Number 3, the Letter Z and Dragon Naturally Speaking via Windows/Boot Camp.) I also didnāt want to endure all that pain if you guys could just tell from what I wrote above that itās definitely a motherboard problemā¦ possibly triggered by that stupid spark. In my previous life, I would have endlessly researched online and tried to troubleshoot every possibility presented.
With a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, I plugged both adapter #1 and #2 into my 13ā MacBook Pro. I ended up with the same result - no green light or charging battery icon. Thinking it might be the adapter, I then attached another 1st Gen MagSafe (adapter #2). But if I had to guess, it went into the wall first as thatās my usual order of operation. To be honest, I canāt remember if I had the adapter attached to the MacBook before or after I plugged it into the wall. As well, the battery indicator icon in the upper right also showed that it was not being charged. I then noticed that the green light did not light up when attached to the MacBook. Using a 1st Gen MagSafe adapter (adapter #1), I plugged it into the wall and saw slight spark in the wall socket. In fact, everything was functioning in tip-top shape until last night. For the last few months, the battery has been working brilliantly. The battery was replaced with a brand-new one from a third-party vendor. Before I gave to him, it had been restored back to its factory settings, wiped clean and then updated to Snow Leopard. I recently gave my dad my old 13ā MacBook (mid 2007 / 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo/1 GB 667 MHz DRR2 SDRAM/ OS X 10.6.7).
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