820-3437 turns on and chimes but no green light

820-3437 board which it turns on for a few seconds turns of and again turns on and stays on but there are two issues
1: even thou there is no green light on the charger the board stays on after second time.
2; second time that it turns on and stays on the screen lights up for a second and after that the voltage drops gradually from 31v to 8.6v.
 

2informaticos

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3437 board starts after two power cycles, so is normal.

Change U7701, possibly corrosion on its FB solder...
 
Dear Sir, Thanks for your replay, I've tested it with two other known working dc in boards. same result.
SMC_LID on keyboard connector pin 1 shows 1.5v
 

JohnB8812

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Please don't use comments we won't see it. If SMC_LID is 1.5 volts no matter what DC in/cable you're using, you have an issue with that data line. Inspect J9500, trackpad connector, and around the SMC for corrosion
 

2informaticos

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Staff member
Disconnect trackpad and LIO flex cables.
If SMC_LID is still low, check C4834 and R5171.
If stays at 3V without LIO board connected, check lid sensor from LIO...
 
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