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+When working with Li-Ion or Li-Polymer batteries, it's really important to **never** short the +battery terminals ("+"/`12V` and "-"/`GND`) and to not physically damage the battery packs. +Otherwise, the battery could get very hot and even explode, releasing dangerous gases in the +process. +([More info.](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/176527/hazards-of-puncturing-lithium-ion-batteries)) +

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+Please take extra care to connect the 3 middle wires in the exact same order as they were in the +other connector. They are for the identifier chip and if you mix them up, the MacBook won't +recognise the battery. + +**ALSO DOUBLE- AND TRIPLE-CHECK EVERYTHING! TAKE YOUR TIME!** (The whole process took me almost 2 +hours.) +

+ +Once you're done, it might look like this: + +![]({{ site.url }}/assets/apple_a1321_connector_on_a1382.jpg) + +Time to plug it into the MBP. Watch out for funny smells, smoke or the battery heating up. But if +everything went fine, you should be able to turn on your MBP just fine. + +Once it finished booting up, head into the system information and check the battery info. For me, +it looked like this: + +![]({{ site.url }}/assets/apple_a1382_stats_on_a1286.jpg) + +**SUCCESS!** + + +Bonus Picture +============= + +This is the controller PCB of the old A1321 battery: + +![]({{ site.url }}/assets/apple_a1321_battery_controller.jpg) + +The three Microcontrollers (`U`-label, all on the left hand side) on there: + +* `U200`: TI *bq20Z45* Charging Controller +* `U301`: CJG W --- TI *bq29410DCT* Secondary Over-Voltage Protection +* `U302`: CBZ --- TI *TMP102* Low-Power Digital Temperature Sensor with SMBus + + +*[TI]: Texas Instruments