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Hi all, have an 820-00165 on my bench that won't turn on, has no green light and pulls 42mA from the power supply. I measured PPBUS_G3H as 0.6v and PP3V42_G3H as 0.1v, but I'm not sure what to investigate from here. No super obvious spots of corrosion or gunk anywhere.
Both were very low, the caps and were good but looking closer at U7100 revealed some nastiness under the chip. Replaced that and all is well! Thanks so much for the advice! :)
Just got back from the ol' Best Buy with a genuine Magsafe 2 85W, but even with the proper charger it still pulls the same amps and same measurements on those lines. Seems very wacky.
That's actually a good question, this cord end may only be from a 60W now that I think about it. I'll pick up an original 85W charger today and report back!
I have an A1398 820-3787 board that came in not turning on. It pulls 91mA from the power supply and the green light comes on but nothing else. No signs of any huge liquid damage on the board, all the indicators are still white and I can't see any corrosion or obvious spots under the scope. Very...