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Oops! Battery Health Question
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<blockquote data-quote="DavidHS" data-source="post: 682866" data-attributes="member: 59742"><p>After stupidly spilling some water on the bottom right of my Macbook Pro keyboard, I powered down, took out the battery and dried it out for 24 hours.</p><p></p><p>Having booted successfully (phew) I am now concerned over my battery health, as reported by the iStat Dashboard Widget. You see, the widget reported my health at 62%! This is a sharp drop from the 85 or so % I had before the accident. Now, today, another day later, the battery health reads 55%!! Another 7% drop in one day.</p><p></p><p>Any speculation as to what is happening? For example, would a new battery fix my problem, or has something else gone screwy that is preventing my computer from taking advantage of my battery's potential? I'm sort of at a loss of what to do now. I am under AppleCare, but I imagine there would be no way to have my machine looked at without having my warranty voided.</p><p></p><p>Any help anyone had to offer would be most appreciated. </p><p></p><p></p><p>P.S. I am aware of the unforgivable stupidity that is spilling water of a Macbook Pro.</p><p></p><p></p><p>EDIT: Within the last 5 minutes, the health just jumped up to 56%? I wonder what is going on...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidHS, post: 682866, member: 59742"] After stupidly spilling some water on the bottom right of my Macbook Pro keyboard, I powered down, took out the battery and dried it out for 24 hours. Having booted successfully (phew) I am now concerned over my battery health, as reported by the iStat Dashboard Widget. You see, the widget reported my health at 62%! This is a sharp drop from the 85 or so % I had before the accident. Now, today, another day later, the battery health reads 55%!! Another 7% drop in one day. Any speculation as to what is happening? For example, would a new battery fix my problem, or has something else gone screwy that is preventing my computer from taking advantage of my battery's potential? I'm sort of at a loss of what to do now. I am under AppleCare, but I imagine there would be no way to have my machine looked at without having my warranty voided. Any help anyone had to offer would be most appreciated. P.S. I am aware of the unforgivable stupidity that is spilling water of a Macbook Pro. EDIT: Within the last 5 minutes, the health just jumped up to 56%? I wonder what is going on... [/QUOTE]
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