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Dear Community, I would like to ask if anyone has encountered a same or similar problem, and what the solution could be. I accidentally pored water on my MacBook Air. After drying it for days in a “tent” position, I tried to turn it on, but no response. When I plugged it in, the charger’s light did not even appear at all. I opened up the back of the lap top and took it apart to see what is going on. When I reassembled and plugged the computer in, the charger’s light appeared (red), and I was able to turn the lap top back on. While it is running, everything seems to function perfectly on it. The problem is that once I shut it down, I am unable to turn it back on. I can only do it if I open the back of the lap to and disconnect it’s battery cable from the board, wait a few seconds, and plug it back on (I do not even have to take out the whole battery, just disconnect it from the board). I run diagnostics when I turned the computer on, and it suggested me to get a new battery. So I did! Now I replaced the battery, but the same problem occurs even with the new battery. If I would like to summarize: -If I shut down the computer, I can only turn it back on when I open up the back, and unplug the battery cable from the board and plug it back on after a few seconds (it is enough to just unplug it, I do not have to take out the whole battery) -Then I plug the computer in with the charger, and it turns on -When the computer is on, it is functioning perfectly without any problems or glitches -If I shut the laptop down, then I can not turn it back on without going through the battery process mentioned above I am not good at computers so please excuse me if my description is unclear. I would really appreciate any help or advice about what the problem could be and how to fix it, what to replace perhaps. Thank you so much! PS. These are the screenshots after running the “coconutBattery 3” app
Update (03/06/2021) *Screenshots with MagSafe charger plugged in
Well not good ;-{ The logic board has gotten damaged, on the other side is the logic which deals with the charging (SMC). You’ll need to take the logic board fully out to inspect it for corrosion damage MacBook Air 11" Mid 2013 Logic Board Replacement you may need your logic board repaired or need a new one.
There’s a possibility that your power button is non functional shorted by liquid that’s why disconnecting and reconnecting the battery is the only way to start the computer. I would check this before replacing the logic board since the problem will not be resolved.
