iFixit ranks replacing the battery in a Retina MacBook Pro as one of the most difficult repairs. Kay-Kay ranks herself a “novice fixer” having only repaired iPhones, one Switch joycon, and her 2012 MacBook Pro. Since we know Kay-Kay has a tendency to get colorful when frustrated, we thought it might be fun to have her tackle this repair—we also wanted to show her (and you) that even “novice” fixers can learn to fix anything.
Today she’s doing a DIY battery replacement for a 13” 2015 Retina MacBook Pro using an iFixit battery kit. These batteries are totally glued down to the upper case of the computer and replacing them is one of our least favorite repairs ever.
She’s also tackling recording from home for the second time so apologies for the static on her mic—she’s using a 10 year old MacBook Pro to record and she might have dropped it in her last repair. 🙃
If you think you’ve got what it takes to replace your MacBook Pro Retina Battery get a fix kit from iFixit!
https://www.ifixit.com/Kits/Mac-Laptop-Fix-Kits/MacBook-Pro-Fix-Kits?utm_source=kkreplacesmacbookproretinabattery&utm_medium=Annotation&utm_campaign=YouTube
You can find all our step by step repair guides for your MacBook Pro Retina on iFixit.com
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/MacBook_Pro?utm_source=kkreplacesmacbookproretinabattery&utm_medium=Annotation&utm_campaign=YouTube
Read this if you have a swollen battery!
https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/What_to_do_with_a_swollen_battery
Timestamps!
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Professional Advice
02:15 Opening MacBook
02:57 Disconnecting Battery
03:15 Right Speaker Removal
04:56 Left Speaker Removal
05:09 Disconnecting Trackpad
05:54 Precaution Before Tackling Adhesive
06:42 Battery Removal
14:30 Reassembly
14:44 Installing New Battery
15:13 Installing Speakers
16:06 Reconnecting Battery
16:12 Closing Machine
16:23 Repair Results
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