So some time after posting my problem with the 2011 Macbook Air, above, I was giving it a long last look before tossing it.
(See my 'answer' to my own question, below, for the picture that relates to this explanation.) Next to the battery connector is a package about 3/4 inch square. On one side it attaches to the logic board by two stout solder points. Looking very closely I discovered cracks across both of these connectors. Wiggling this package would intermittently cause the battery to actually begin charging. So — solved. A touch with the soldering iron and a tiny bit of additional solder and the Macbook is back in business.
I would add, this computer has been severely abused. Dropped, hurled, knocked around. The case is so badly bent you can practically hold it edge-on and see daylight out the other side. My wife thinks I should send it to Apple as a testimony to its toughness. No idea how much longer it may last, but for now it is repaired and working as it should. At least as regards charging the battery.
Please see my 'answer' below for a photo related to this comment.
So some time after posting my problem with the 2011 Macbook Air, above, I was giving it a long last look before tossing it. Next to the battery connector is a package about 3/4 inch square. On one side it attaches to the logic board by two stout solder points. Looking very closely I discovered cracks across both of these connectors. Wiggling this package would intermittently cause the battery to actually begin charging. So — solved. A touch with the soldering iron and a tiny bit of additional solder and the Macbook is back in business.
I would add, this computer has been severely abused. Dropped, hurled, knocked around. The case is so badly bent you can practically hold it edge-on and see daylight out the other side. My wife thinks I should send it to Apple as a testimony to its toughness. No idea how much longer it may last, but for now it is repaired and working as it should. At least as regards charging the battery.
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