Apple A1466 Mac Book Air User Guide

: June 1, 2024
: Apple

Table of Contents

A1466 Mac Book Air
Specifications:
Product Usage Instructions:
About This Guide
Identification
Directive 2012/19/EU Annex VII Components
Safety Considerations
Workspace Safety Guidelines
- FAQ:
Q: Can I disassemble the MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
Q: How do I dispose of the MacBook Air properly?
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)

A1466 Mac Book Air

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Specifications:

Model: MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
Model Number: A1466
Battery Type: Lithium-ion polymer

Product Usage Instructions:

About This Guide

The Apple Recycler Guide provides instructions for electronics
recyclers on disassembling products to maximize resource recovery.
It includes step-by-step disassembly instructions and material
composition information.

Identification

The model number (A1466) of the MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) can
be found on the underside of the device.

Directive 2012/19/EU Annex VII Components

This directive applies to components such as printed circuit
boards, external electric cables, and lithium-ion polymer
batteries. Follow specific steps for each component as listed in
the guide.

Safety Considerations

Personal Protective Equipment:

Wear hand protection
Wear eye protection
Wear protective clothing
Wear a mask
Wear foot protection

Battery Safety:

Handle lithium-ion polymer batteries with care. Establish a safe
procedure for battery handling before disassembling the device.

Workspace Safety Guidelines

Handling a Thermal Runaway:

If you suspect a thermal runaway, do not use water or ABC/CO2
fire extinguishers. These will not stop the reaction. Take
immediate action following safety protocols.

FAQ:

Q: Can I disassemble the MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)

myself?

A: Disassembly procedures are recommended to be performed by
trained electronics recycling professionals to ensure safety and
compliance with environmental regulations.

Q: How do I dispose of the MacBook Air properly?

A: Contact your local electronic waste recycling center for
proper disposal methods to ensure environmental protection.

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MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
Apple Recycler Guide
July 2023
© 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.

Contents
3 About This Guide 4 Identification 5 Directive 2012/19/EU Annex VII Components 6 Safety Considerations 9 Recommended Tools 10 Disassembly Instructions 29 Material Categorization of Output Fractions

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About This Guide
Apple Recycler Guides provide guidance for electronics recyclers on how to disassemble products to maximize recovery of resources. The guides provide step-by-step disassembly instructions and information on the material composition to help recyclers direct fractions to the appropriate material recycler.
To conserve important resources, we work to reduce the materials we use and aim to one day source only recycled or renewable materials in our products. A key path to reaching that goal is resource recovery from end-of-life electronics.
Disassembly procedures are intended to be performed only by trained electronics recycling professionals. The recycler is responsible for independently evaluating and ensuring compliance with all applicable environmental, health, and safety laws related to the work. These include but are not limited to laws relating to the management, handling, shipping, and disposal of the outputs of this work as waste and laws in place to ensure the health and safety of all employees who support this work.
For questions or feedback about this guide, email contactesci@apple.com.

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Identification
You can find the model number on the underside of the MacBook Air.
Model number: A1466

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Directive 2012/19/EU Annex VII Components
Directive 2012/19/EU Annex VII requirements apply to the following substances and components.

Substance/Component
Printed circuit board if the surface is greater than 10 square centimeters
External electric cables

Apple Part Name
Main logic board, keyboard, data board assembly, lightemitting diode (LED) logic board
Charge cable

Removal Instructions Follow steps 126
Follow step 1

Battery
Cover glass and liquid crystal display (LCD) cell if the surface is greater than 100 square centimeters
No further substances or components as listed in Annex VII

Lithium-ion polymer batteries
LCD cell

Follow steps 13 Follow steps 125

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Safety Considerations
The recycler is responsible for independently evaluating all activities undertaken by its employees to perform or support the work and ensuring compliance with all applicable health and safety laws related to the work. These include but are not limited to laws relating to the health and safety of all employees who perform or support this work. The recycler is also responsible for evaluating the workspace and ensuring that the area in which the work is to be undertaken is designed using ergonomic best practices and meets all ergonomic requirements to ensure the protection of its employees.

Personal Protective Equipment
Personal protective equipment should be worn during the entire recycling process.

Wear hand protection
Wear eye protection
Wear protective clothing

Wear a mask
Wear foot protection

Battery Safety
This product uses a lithium-ion polymer battery. Before beginning any disassembly work, ensure that a safe working procedure for handling lithium- ion batteries has been established, which could include discharging the batteries so that they can be more safely managed. The following considerations may also be included:
· Remove anything from your person that could conduct energy, such as jewelry and watches, to avoid electric shock to yourself or the logic board.
· To avoid the potential for thermal runaway and the release of potentially noxious fumes, don’t puncture, strike, or crush lithium-ion polymer batteries or devices powered by them.
· Don’t throw, drop, or bend the battery. · Don’t expose the battery to excessive heat or sunlight. · Don’t use tools that are sharp or conduct electricity. · Keep your workspace clear of foreign objects and sharp materials. · Dispose of batteries according to local environmental laws and guidelines.

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Workspace safety guidelines
· Use heat-resistant gloves and safety glasses. · Keep a sand dispenser within arm’s reach (2 feet or 0.6 m) on one side of the workstation, not
above the workstation. The dispenser should be a wide-mouthed, quick-pour metal container with a flip-top lid or tray that contains 810 cups (1.92.4 L) of clean, dry, untreated sand. · Keep the battery at least 2 feet (0.6 m) from paper and other combustible materials. · Work in an area with adequate ventilation.
Handling a thermal runaway
If you notice any of the following signs, a thermal runaway is likely underway, and you should act immediately:
· The lithium-ion polymer battery or a device containing one begins to smoke or emit sparks or soot. · The battery pouch suddenly and quickly puffs out. · You hear hissing or popping sounds.
Don’t use water or an ABC/CO2 fire extinguisher on a thermal runaway battery or a device containing one. Water and ABC/CO2 fire extinguishers will not stop the reaction.
Do smother the battery or device immediately with plenty of clean, dry sand, dumped all at once. Timing is critical; the faster you pour all the sand, the faster the thermal runaway will stop.
Do leave the room for 30 minutes if the thermal runaway causes any irritation.
Do wait 30 minutes before touching the battery. Wear heat-resistant gloves and safety glasses to remove the battery from the sand, or use a touchless thermometer to measure the battery temperature. Only touch the battery when the event has finished.
Do dispose of the damaged battery or device (including any debris removed from the sand) according to local environmental laws and guidelines.
LED Safety
Broken light-emitting diodes (LEDs) must be handled properly to ensure the safety of your employees and mitigate any hazards. Package broken LEDs in an appropriate container to properly manage the hazards associated with the materials and store only with compatible materials. All waste must be properly classified, packaged, and labeled in accordance with all relevant laws and regulations.

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Hazard Warnings
Rechargeable battery hazard Sharp edges–cut hazard Broken glass hazard

Chemical exposure hazard Chemical inhalation hazard

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Recommended Tools

Nail-pulling screwdriver

Pentalobe P4 screwdriver

Phillips screwdriver

Plastic pry bar

Screwdriver-handle pry bar

Wire cutters

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Disassembly Instructions
1. Remove the power adapter and the charge cable. » Ensure that the MacBook Air is turned off.
» Unplug the power adapter. Disconnect the charge cable.

Fraction

Charge cable and power adapter
Cu
Copper

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2. Remove the bottom case by unscrewing the 10 pentalobe P4 fasteners.

Tools Used
Fraction
Fasteners (x10)
Fe
Ferrous
Fraction
Bottom case
Al
Aluminum

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3. From the top case, carefully remove the four lithium-ion polymer batteries. Rechargeable battery hazard
4. Pry off both speakers.

Tools Used
Fraction
Lithium-ion polymer batteries
BT
Battery
Tools Used

Fraction

Speakers

REE
Rare Earth Elements

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5. Pry off the battery heat shield. Set the top case aside.

Tools Used

6. Separate the battery heat shield from the power supply cables and logic board.

Fraction
Battery heat shield
Fe
Ferrous

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7. Pull the power supply cables off the power supply logic board.

Fraction
Power supply cables
Cu
Copper
Fraction
Power supply logic board
PMs
Precious Metals

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8. Remove the trackpad from the top case. » Push the trackpad down. » Pull it out from under the top case. Set the
top case aside.

9. Pry off the trackpad logic board.

Tools Used

Fraction
Trackpad logic board
PMs
Precious Metals

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10. Pry off the sensor protective film and trackpad plate.

Tools Used
Fraction
Sensor protective film
Cu
Copper
Fraction Trackpad plate
Al
Aluminum
Fraction
Trackpad
GL
Glass

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11. From the top case, remove the thermal duct.

Fraction
Thermal duct
PL
Plastics

12. Remove the ribbon cable from the main logic board.

Fraction
Ribbon cable
Cu
Copper

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13. Pry off the fan. 14. Pry off the main logic board.

Tools Used

Fraction

Fan

Cu
Copper

Tools Used

Fraction
Main logic board
PMs
Precious Metals

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15. Remove the trackpad ribbon cable and keyboard cable.
16. Remove the plastic keyboard sheet from the keyboard.

Fraction
Trackpad ribbon cable
Keyboard cable
Cu
Copper
Fraction
Keyboard sheet
PL
Plastics

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17. Bend the display and top case back and forth until they break apart. Set the display aside. Sharp edges–cut hazard

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18. Separate the keyboard and trackpad enclosure by breaking the top case in half. Sharp edges–cut hazard

Fraction

Keyboard

PMs
Precious Metals

Fraction

Trackpad enclosure
Al
Aluminum

19. Pry off the display frame.
© 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.

Tools Used

Fraction
Display frame
Al
Aluminum

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20. Remove the camera with logic board. » Unscrew the three Phillips fasteners.

Tools Used
Fraction Fasteners (x3)
Fe
Ferrous

» Pull off the camera with logic board and the attached camera cable. Set the display aside.

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21. Cut the camera with logic board off the camera cable.

Tools Used
Fraction
Camera cable
Cu
Copper
Fraction
Camera with logic board
PMs
Precious Metals

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22. On the display, pull off the antenna cover.

Fraction
Antenna cover
PL
Plastics

23. Remove the antenna by unscrewing the nine Phillips fasteners.

Tools Used

Fraction

Fasteners (x9)
Fe
Ferrous

Fraction

Antenna

Cu
Copper

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24. Pry off the data board assembly.

Tools Used
Fraction
Data board assembly
PMs
Precious Metals

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25. Remove the LCD cell and display films.
Broken glass hazard
Chemical exposure hazard
» Unscrew the five Phillips fasteners.

Tools Used
Fraction Fasteners (x5)
Fe
Ferrous

» Pry off the LCD cell and display films.

Fraction

LCD cell

GL
Glass

Fraction

Display films
PL
Plastics

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26. Pry off the LED logic board.
Chemical inhalation hazard

Tools Used
Fraction LED logic board
PMs
Precious Metals

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27. Bend the display housing until the four magnets pop up. Pull off the magnets.

Fraction Magnets (x4)
REE
Rare Earth Elements
Fraction
Display housing
Al
Aluminum

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Material Categorization of Output Fractions
All outputs from this process must be managed, handled, and disposed of in accordance with applicable waste laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Waste Framework Directive and its national enactments in Europe.

Fraction Aluminum
Bottom case Trackpad plate

Downstream Processing Primary Target Material
Al
Aluminum
Potential Additional Materials
PL
Plastics

Trackpad enclosure

Display frame

Display housing

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Fraction Batteries
Lithium-ion polymer batteries (x4)
Ferrous
Battery heat shield Fasteners (x27)
Glass
Trackpad
LCD cell

Downstream Processing Primary Target Material
BT
Battery
Primary Target Material
Fe
Ferrous

Primary Target Material
GL
Glass

Potential Additional Materials

ITO
Indium Tin Oxide

PL
Plastics

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Fraction Logic Boards
Power supply logic board Trackpad logic board Main logic board
Keyboard Camera with logic board
Data board assembly LED logic board

Downstream Processing

Primary Target Material

PMs
Precious Metals

Potential Additional Materials

Al
Aluminum

Cu
Copper

Fe
Ferrous

GL
Glass

PL
Plastics

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Fraction Mixed Electronics
Power adapter and charge cable Power supply cables
Sensor protective film
Fan
Ribbon cables Camera cable
Antenna © 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.

Downstream Processing
Primary Target Material
Cu
Copper

Potential Additional Materials

Fe
Ferrous

PL
Plastics

PMs
Precious Metals

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Fraction Mixed Plastics
Thermal duct Keyboard sheet Antenna cover
Display films
Rare Earth Magnets
Speakers Magnets (x4)

Downstream Processing
Primary Target Material
PL
Plastics

Primary Target Material

REE
Rare Earth Elements

Potential Additional Materials