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Macbook shuts down while plugging in
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<blockquote data-quote="pendlewitch" data-source="post: 1448678" data-attributes="member: 214663"><p>There is a charge protection circuit which will immediately shut off the battery if it detects overcharging symptoms and also...if your battery is struggling to kick into life and it's 4 years old then it's more than likely seen better days. </p><p></p><p>You can see solve known issues with the charge protection circuit by resetting the SMC <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/apple-notebooks/185910-resetting-smc-macbook-late-2008-aluminum.html" target="_blank">http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/apple-notebooks/185910-resetting-smc-macbook-late-2008-aluminum.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pendlewitch, post: 1448678, member: 214663"] There is a charge protection circuit which will immediately shut off the battery if it detects overcharging symptoms and also...if your battery is struggling to kick into life and it's 4 years old then it's more than likely seen better days. You can see solve known issues with the charge protection circuit by resetting the SMC [url]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/apple-notebooks/185910-resetting-smc-macbook-late-2008-aluminum.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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