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Re: My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

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Post by ngngngng » Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 2:20 PM UTC

DavideNL wrote: post #92

c0nfused wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a recall on now according to Reuters. Apple recalls certain older MacBook Pro units https://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1TL2BW

The model is "MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)" and here is the link to check your serial number: https://support.apple.com/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall I have this model and my Macbooks serial number is not "eligible". Let's hope for the best... :'(

I've seen dozens of comments over the last 24 hours saying that people have swelling batteries but their serial number is not covered. I would hope for a more comprehensive recall soon since these issues just keep popping up.

Re: My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

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Post by nkrisc » Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 2:21 PM UTC

chakintosh wrote: post #55

This made me wince. I haven't backed up my mac in 10 months now simply out of laziness, it contains some sensitive client work that NDA doesn't allow me to put in the cloud, it's millions of dollars worth of work and contracts, if I lose it, my company loses those clients as well. And my MBP gets really hot sometimes. Expect a TIFU from me at anytime.

What, no one backed anything up before "the cloud"?

Re: My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

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Post by paranoidrobot » Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 2:22 PM UTC

WalterBright wrote: post #17

llampx wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I usually assemble my desktop cases from mail order parts. Doesn't everybody? I mean unless you are building a case from scratch. I also don't know of any plastic desktop cases, they're either steel or aluminum.

> I also don't know of any plastic desktop cases I have many in the basement housing older desktops.

My first PC - an Acer 486 had a plastic case. It's also why I kinda screwed up the construction of my second PC - studied the construction of the acer one, saw it was screwed into the case. So I screwed the new motherboard into the new case... I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't power on.

Took it to a friend's place, he just about fell over laughing when he realised I'd missed the copper risers.

Re: My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

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Post by skizm » Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 2:22 PM UTC

Wonder if this is a similar situation to the exploding Samsung notes. Faulty battery manufacturing.

Re: My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

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Post by NeedMoreTea » Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 2:23 PM UTC

nkrisc wrote: post #132

chakintosh wrote: post #55

This made me wince. I haven't backed up my mac in 10 months now simply out of laziness, it contains some sensitive client work that NDA doesn't allow me to put in the cloud, it's millions of dollars worth of work and contracts, if I lose it, my company loses those clients as well. And my MBP gets really hot sometimes. Expect a TIFU from me at anytime.

What, no one backed anything up before "the cloud"?

Yes, to CDRs that turned out to self-destruct in a year or so.

Re: My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

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Post by ngngngng » Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 2:26 PM UTC

RaSoJo wrote: post #2

For those wondering - it is the 2015 MBP Retina 15" https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/bulbhv/my_macbook_pr...

I would put money down that his serial number is not included in the recent recall. As usual, Apple seems to be in denial of the extent of the issues.

Re: My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

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Post by apocalyptic0n3 » Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 2:27 PM UTC

WalterBright wrote: post #8

My desktop caught fire once. I pulled the plug and the fire went out. Turns out the graphics card burst into flames. That had never happened to me before in 40 years of desktops. I had a fair amount of smoke damage that needed cleaning up. Now it sits on a piece of sheet steel instead of the wood floor. Edit: I usually assemble my desktop cases from mail order parts. This desktop happened to have a metal case rather…

I had this happen once too. Was upgrading my machine. Swapped out the case, the motherboard, upgraded the fans and upgraded the CPU heatsink. Plugged it in and all 4 3TB WD Green drives were on fire within seconds and my PSU was smoking. After getting it under control, none of the hard drives nor the SSD would power on any more, my PSU was shot, my motherboard had scorchmarks, and one of the new fans no longer worked. I was only able to save the GPU, the heatsink, memory, fans minus the one, CPU, and the blu-ray drive.

I never figured out for sure, but I think I shorted out my cheap PSU when moving it; I probably should have bought a new one to start with but thought that was an easy place to save money. Ended up costing my like $900 and a ton of headaches. Go figure.

Re: My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

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Post by el_cujo » Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 2:30 PM UTC

ben7799 wrote: post #126

This started to happen to mine at work too. Luckily I got it down to IT before it started on fire. They took the hard drive out. Opening the case released pressure on the swelling battery. As soon as it was open the battery started swelling faster. The case could never have been closed again. The whole enclosure bent like a soda can. I should have figured out earlier what was going on. The first sign was the computer…

>the 2018 one I have right now since they can't be opened with a screwdriver and the internal SSD is soldered.

I'm going a little offtopic, but I cannot believe this. I haven't owned a Mac since having a 2010 MBP (which I loved dearly for 6 years), but I cannot imagine owning a laptop that doesn't allow me to switch the internal drive. It was annoying enough with all of the screws on the 2010 model.

I'm sure there is some justification is for this beyond "we want you to buy a new one if something goes wrong", but I'm coming up blank.

Re: My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

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Post by knd775 » Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 2:32 PM UTC

mrep wrote: post #130

jpalomaki wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the swollen batteries are quite common in the MacBook Pros. Seems to be plenty of reports on the net. Typically people seem to notice this when the trackpad or keyboard starts acting funny. Not sure if Apple even considers that as a defect or if it is just the way some of the batteries are expected to behave when they get old.

Happened to my 2013 one this year with half the trackpad not clicking and the fans spinning crazy loud. I ended up paying apple $300 to fix it which at the time annoyed me but they ended up replacing the battery, fans, trackpad, case, keyboard, and potentially even the monitor so it felt brand new when I got it back which was nice.

Everything but the logic board, I guess? That's pretty nice

Re: My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

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Post by WrtCdEvrydy » Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 2:34 PM UTC

el_cujo wrote: post #138

ben7799 wrote: post #126

This started to happen to mine at work too. Luckily I got it down to IT before it started on fire. They took the hard drive out. Opening the case released pressure on the swelling battery. As soon as it was open the battery started swelling faster. The case could never have been closed again. The whole enclosure bent like a soda can. I should have figured out earlier what was going on. The first sign was the computer…

>the 2018 one I have right now since they can't be opened with a screwdriver and the internal SSD is soldered. I'm going a little offtopic, but I cannot believe this. I haven't owned a Mac since having a 2010 MBP (which I loved dearly for 6 years), but I cannot imagine owning a laptop that doesn't allow me to switch the internal drive. It was annoying enough with all of the screws on the 2010 model. I'm sure there is…

Yes... soldered RAM, hard drive and everything into a pricy motherboard so if any of the cheaper components fail, you can pay for a whole new motherboard.