LMP P/N 23195 Battery MacBook Air 13 Inches Thunderbolt 3 User Manual
- October 28, 2023
- LMP
Table of Contents
LMP P/N 23195 Battery MacBook Air 13 Inches Thunderbolt 3
Introduction
It is highly recommended that this procedure is carried out by an experienced technician. LMP accepts no responsibility or liability in the event of any damage or injury caused while performing this procedure. It is the responsibility of the person performing the procedure to ensure that they have the requisite technical skills to competently carry out the battery replacement. If in doubt do not begin. Instead, employ an experienced technician to perform the repair on your behalf.
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Tools required for this procedure:
- Pentalobe P5 screwdriver
- Torx T5 and T3 screwdriver
- Spudger with flat and pointed ends.
- Tweezers
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All of the above tools are included in the LMP Toolkit (P/N 16262), available separately.
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Additional equipment:
Isopropyl wipes -
Before performing the procedure discharge the MacBooks battery to at least 20% or under if possible. This will ensure that the battery does not contain enough energy to initiate a thermal event.
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This procedure requires the removal of a large number of small screws and parts. It is vitally important that you have a method of organizing these screws and parts to avoid loss and to ensure the use of the correct screws when reassembling the MacBook – using an ice cube tray or similar to store the screws and small parts is a good method of organization.
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Be aware that while a lot of the screws appear to be the same they can vary slightly in length. Therefore it’s important that the screws are returned to their original positions to avoid damage during reassembly.
Battery Replacement
- Before you start ensure that the MacBook is completely turned off. Close the display and place the MacBook upside down on a soft cloth or similar to protect the display housing.
- Using a Pentalobe P5 screwdriver remove the 10 screws securing the bottom case:
- 2 long screws with a long shoulder from position 1 as depicted.
- 2 long screws with a short shoulder from position 2 as depicted.
- 6 short screws from position 3 as depicted.
- Note the location of each screw as they will need to be returned to the same position otherwise damage may occur.
Bottom Case
- Lift the bottom case from the rear until you hear and feel the securing clips disengage.
- The bottom case is now removed.
Battery Connector
If you are performing the battery replacement on a MacBook Air (M1, 2020) please go to the next page.
- Use the pointed end of a spudger to press the logic board power button for 5 seconds.
- Use the flat end of a spudger to push against the ridge in the battery cable connector until it releases from the socket.
- Lift the locking on the battery connector.
- Using the flat end of a spudger disconnect the battery connector from the logicboard – DO NOT use the locking lever to lift the battery connector.
- When reconnecting the battery connector, ensure that the locking lever is not trapped below the connector.
- After inserting the connector ensure that the locking lever is all the way down.
Keyboard and Trackpad cable
- Using a Torx T3 screwdriver remove the two screws securing the keyboard/track-pad cable connector bracket.
- Remove the bracket
- Using the flat end of a spudger carefully lever the keyboard/trackpad cable cable connector directly up from the logic board.
Keyboard and Trackpad cable
- The Keyboard/Trackpad cable adheres to the battery. Carefully loosen the cable away from the battery.
Speakers
- The speakers are adhered to the housing using special «pull to release» adhesive strips. The battery kit contains replacement strips for both the speakers and the battery.
- Special care must be taken when pulling the strips to avoid breakage. If a strip breaks while being pulled it can become very difficult to remove the speaker.
- Do not rush the following steps. Perform the actions slowly and gently to avoid breaking the adhesive strips.
Left Speaker
- Using a Torx T3 screwdriver remove the single silver screw from the speaker.
- Using the pointed end of a spudger carefully disconnect the speaker cable from the audio board – the speaker cable disengages vertically so carefully use an upwards levering motion.
- Using tweezers grip the adhesive pull tab on the front top side of the left speaker.
- Pull the tab up and use a rotating motion with the tweezers to wrap the adhesive around the tweezers.
- Continue this rotating motion to slowly pull the adhesive away until it fully re-leases.
- Once the strip has been released the speaker can be removed.
Right Speaker
If you are performing the battery replacement on a MacBook Air (Retina,
13-inch, 2020) please ignore this step and go directly to the next page.
- Using a Torx T3 screwdriver remove the three screws holding the speaker cable securing bracket.
- Remove the bracket.
- Using the pointed end of a spudger carefully disconnect the speaker cable from the Logicboard – the speaker cable disengages vertically so carefully use an upwards levering motion.
- Using a Torx T3 screwdriver remove the single silver screw from the speaker.
- Using tweezers grip the adhesive pull tab on the front top side of the left speaker.
- Pull the tab up and use a rotating motion with the tweezers to wrap the adhesive around the tweezers.
- Continue this rotating motion to slowly pull the adhesive away until it fully releases.
- Once the strip has been released the speaker can be removed.
Reinstalling the speakers. (Only perform this step during the reassembly
stage)
Included in the battery kit is a set of 4 long replacement adhesive strips. Two of these are used for the speakers – one for each speaker. Apply one adhesive strip to each the speakers as depicted in step 19. Remove the plastic backing from the adhesive strip. Insert the speaker into the housing at a slight angle. When speaker is correctly aligned press down on the speaker for a few seconds to activate the adhesive.
Battery
The battery is secured to the housing using 6 adhesive strips (3 on each side) and 2 Torx T3 screws.
Adhesive Strips
- The adhesive strips can be removed in any order.
- Using tweezers grip a pull tab.
- Use a rotating movement to wrap the adhesive strip around the tweezers.
- Continue this rotating motion to slowly pull the adhesive away until it fully releases.
- Repeat this process for the remaining 5 strips.
Lower Case
Use a Torx T3 screwdriver to remove the 2 T3 screws securing the battery to the housing:
- 1 screw on the very right side
- 1 screw on the very left side
- Remove the battery while keeping the trackpad/keyboard cable out of the way.
Installing the new battery
- Included in the battery kit is a set of 8 short replacement adhesive strips. 6 of these are used for the battery in the following steps.
- Also included in the battery kit is a set of 4 long replacement adhesive strips. 2 of these are used for the speakers later on.
- The housing has 6 slightly raised sections, 3 on each side. The strips must be applied to the raised sections and not in between them.
- Use an isopropyl wipe to clean each of the raised sections and allow to dry before proceeding.
- Apply 1 short strip to each of the raised sections on the left so that the pull tab lies to the left of the raised section. See image.
- Repeat for the right side, however this time ensure that the pull tabs lie to the right of the raised section. See image
- Smooth over the strips with the flat end of a spudger to ensure that the strips fully adhere to the housing.
- Remove the plastic backing from all of the strips.
- Lower the new battery into the housing while ensuring that the screw holes on upper left and right sides line up with the screw holes in the housing.
- Once the battery is correctly aligned replace the 2 T3 screws:
- 1 screw on the lower very right side
- 1 screw on the lower very left side
- Use the flat palms of your hand to apply slight pressure on both the left and right cells to fully activate the adhesive.
- Included in the battery kit is a set of 4 long replacement adhesive strips. 2 of these are used for the speakers.
- Apply 1 long strip to each speaker as depicted and smooth over the strips with the flat end of a spudger to ensure that the strips have fully adhered to the speaker.
- Remove the plastic backing from all of the strips.
- Insert the speaker into the housing at a slight angle.
- Use your fingers to apply slight pressure on the speaker to fully activate the adhesive.
- Fold up the black part of the strip and place it on the speaker. Smooth over the strip with the flat end of a spudger to ensure that the strips have fully adhered to the speaker.
- Repeat the above process on the right speaker.
- Follow the disassembly steps in reverse order to reassemble the MacBook.
- It is highly recommended that the battery is fully calibrated after being replaced. To do this charge the MacBook fully to 100% and then keep on charge for a further 2 to 3 hours. Then use the MacBook on battery power only until the MacBook enters sleep mode due to low battery charge. Leave overnight or for at least 5 hours and then charge the battery to 100%.
- Should you notice any issues or strange behavior with the MacBook after completing the battery replacement it is recommended that you reset the PRAM and the SMC.
CONTACT
LMP Battery MacBook Air 13″ Thunderbolt 3
10/18 – 3/20, built-in, Li-Ion Polymer, A1965, 11.4 V, 50 Wh P/N 23195
SUPPORTED APPLE DEVICES:
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
LMP Battery MacBook Air 13″ Thunderbolt 3
From 11/20, built-in, Li-Ion Polymer, A2389, 11.4 V, 55 Wh P/N 24891
SUPPORTED APPLE DEVICES:
MacBook Air (M1, 2020).