Can you lower kernel task caused by a faulty sensor?
I recently replaced the keyboard in my 2013 retina macbook pro. In the process i accidentally made a small tear in the trackpad cable. The track pad doesn’t work but i have an external mouse. After booting up, the fan is always on high and kernel task is 200-300% cpu usage but cpu temp is normal. From what i have gathered the sensor in the palm rest runs through the trackpad cable and I believe that the tear is causing it not to be recognized. I believe the computer assumes its over heating and is trying to protect the cpu by slowing down and cranking up the fan. Does this sound like a plausible explanation and if so is there anyway to bypass that sensor reading or lower the kernel task until i can replace the trackpad?
Thanks
(P.S. i have reset the SMC and PRAM but have seen no improvement and I believe the senor is the issue)