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Hello, please some one help me out.My mbp’s charger gets very hot when it starts charging. when the light turns amber, the charger connector becomes very hot. in order to use my mac i have to disconnect the charger so it cools down a little before plugging it in again. I opened it up, just to find out that the battery is swollen, and lately my battery doesn’t last very long.My theory: “The charger gets very hot because it is over working to charge the damaged battery reason why it get very hot, in conclusion the battery has to be changed”. However I’m not a pro and not sure of how viable my hypothesis is. please somebody help me I’m really having a hard time with having to do my school work on my computer.
The best way to diagnose what’s happening is using this gem of an App CoconutBattery the free version is all you need, but I do recommend using it to keep track of your battery’s health. Post a snapshot of the main screen with the battery tab opened up while the system is under charged here for us to see. In the meantime check your MagSafe socket for dirt preventing the cord to fully seat and the contacts are clean and shiny too.
