A1708 820-00840 won't turn on after battery replacement

Sdogs

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this macbook had had liquid damage, i replaced trackpad connector, i also changed efi chip, battery was dead and put in a new one. Today I connected the battery without fixing with double sided tape, I switched it on and everything went smoothly. Before turning off I deactivated autoboot with a command from the terminal. I turned off, I unplugged the battery, I reconnected everything and now it does not turn on anymore. When I connect the charger it has a normal current draw and 20v, the symbol of the charged battery appears for a moment and then nothing, dead. It does the same thing if I close and reopen the lid, for a moment just the battery symbol.
What can I do? all this is very strange .....
 
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2informaticos

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Please, write in english; or use an online translator.

Test the board alone on the desk, without battery connected.
Do you get PPBUS_G3H and 3V3_G3H?

When you touch the battery, disconnect J6951.
Battery data cable is the first to disconnect and last to reconnect.
 

2informaticos

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Staff member
Test the board without battery connected.
Do you still get low battery symbol?

Check the voltage on the big coils; anything at L7210/20?
 

Sdogs

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solved, I bought a bios chip already programmed, it worked for a day, I got one from another logic board and now everything works !!
I don't know if the terminal command "sudo nvram AutoBoot =% 00"
may have created some problem with the bios chip.
 

Sdogs

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thanks for the information, I don't have a chip programmer, I would like to buy one, even for newer macbooks, which programmer do you suggest?
At the moment the macbook seems to be doing very well, very fast start-up, fans under control, perfect battery !!
 
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