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CHANGED R7051
MAGSAFE SOLID GREEN
POWER SUPPLY: 18.50 V STEADY
0.375 A STEADY (CURRENT DRAW STEADY BUT WENT UP AFTER R7051 CHANGED)
PIN 1: 0 V <--------------------------------------------- OK?
PIN 2: 18.22 V
PIN 3: 4.38 V
PIN 9: .03 V
PIN 12: 3.47 V
PIN 14: 3.26 V
PIN 19: 5.07 V
PIN 20...
I will change R7051.
If R7051 was/is issue why is PPBUS_G3H stable without F7040 on the board but resumes pulsing when placed back?
Shouldn't PPBUS_G3H pulse regardless of F7040 being in place or not if R7051 was bad?
Just trying to understand the current sensing circuit functioning.
When I...
OK I removed U7000 and resoldered it
Good news is that handling the board does not result is the pulsing like it did before.
F7040 IS OUT
MAGSAFE SOLID GREEN
POWER SUPPLY: 18.50 V STEADY
0.37A STEADY DRAW ON POWER SUPPLY BUT NO PULSING!!!
PIN 1: 18.1 V
PIN 2: 18.08 V
PIN 3: 4.37 V
PIN 9...
I had left the board untouched for 12 hrs and I was actually getting a steady voltage on PPBUS_G3H for a while with a steady 0.35 amp draw on 18.5V power supply. But still no fan spin.
I had no idea what was going on.
As I handled the board, the pulsing started again on PPBUS_G3H measured at...
I will try another charger as well.
Why did you ask to check pulse at pin 4 of both U2650/60?
How did you choose to look at that location.
Is it because it is getting inputs from so many the PWRGD lines ?
I have a green light but if you look very close it appears to be flickering ever so slightly and the fan is ticking like it wants to start but is not getting regular power.
Yeah, I tried that by turning off the power supply, shorting the power pads on the board, holding them for 15 seconds while turning power back on.
No start.
I will have to check PPBUS_G3H but before I took F7040 out I think it was pulsing as well.
My ideas now:
1) Q7950? could intermittent...
diode mode to ground at pad2/F7040: 0.464 V
diode to ground
L7100: 0.008 V
L7330: 0.14 V
L7630: 0.009V
L7220: 0.143 V
L9701: 0.439V
L3895: 0.530V
L7030: .496V
L7520: .002V
L7510: .002V
L7550: .002V
all big coils ?
as in: all coils in these power supplies?
MAGSAFE NOW GREEN, BUT APPEARS FLICKERING
EVEN FAN IS FLICKERING AND TWITCHING BUT NEVER SPINS
voltages bouncing around
U7000 changed
PIN 1: 0-.1 V
PIN 2: 14-18 V bouncing
PIN 3: 3.38-4.3 V bouncing
PIN 14: 3.32 V
PIN 15: CHGR_BMON
PIN 16: CHGR_BGATE
PIN 17: CHGR_CSO_N
PIN 18: CHGR_CSO_P
PIN...
Replaced U7000
Now getting voltage in on my power source bouncing from 14.50 to 18.50
Current draw: .35 to .90A
Good news: magsafe is now green
Q7085 voltage also jumping aroung 14.5 to 18.50