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Apple is awesome! In the 90s a battery swap would have been done in 2 seconds without any tools. Now you need to be a surgeon to fix anything on a Mac

Glad your wife has a great sense of humor too.

Send it to Louis Rossmann! He'll have it working in no time.

I think, I know the issue: you need to open it again and check all the cables, especially the screen cable, because it's really like to disconnect when you try to close the case. Also try to check all "ground" cables. I repaired a few macs and all those humming fans, when it's turning on but not showing the picture, because of a disconnected screen...

After all that hard work. Apple isn't known for their repairability. You're very lucky to have such a wonderful wife.

Nothing like a Ugreen dock to save a marriage!

It's quite reasonable to assume, you didn't break anything. While it is reasonable to assume, that one of the quadrillion anti repair measures from Apple kicked in.

How does he not have millions of subscribers

I did a battery replacement on one of these for an in-law and I warned her that it may not survive the surgery as these are a mess to due a battery swap on. I managed to get it installed and it it was a no start , Then I retraced my assembly steps and had misaligned a cable on the main board It then woke up and was a success but what a turd that thing was to work on.

Make the only consumable part nearly impossible to replace. That's modern technology in the nutshell. I am suprised they didn't pot the entire thing with industrial strength epoxy.

Does anyone else remember back when laptop computer batteries was accessable without disassembly?

Great design Apple. A simple battery replacement can be this difficult

One of the most wholesome tech videos on KZfaq. Despite the repair failure, the wife ended up getting a working newer model Macbook and the sponsored Ugreen dongle as well. Sam is so generous!

That’s wonderful that you tried to help restore the laptop for your wife

Having your wife tell us to unsubscribe was perfect!

Your wife is a very nice person. You are a lucky guy🎉

After a repair, the 12" MacBook requires a 10 minute trickle charge with a 5 watt power supply before you connect the normal power adapter.

only 48 seconds and I'm smiling with you two. you guys are soul mates!

Same problem here, I destroyed the old MacBook of my girlfriend also. I did many battery changes before, but this device was a nightmare! Rest in peace little mac, your tiny sister over here also died! 😢😖

Mate your wife is gorgeous. You're a lucky man. Bless you two.

Most wholesome relationship I've seen

Thanks for all the content, Sam. It was great while it lasted.👍

It's like Apple planed that fix tutorial with the balancing it on two sticks, like they knew people will bugger it up and snap the ribbon cables " well done Apple " ;D

Not again! 🤣

*Wonderful couple, keep up the flame and the humor!*

Beautiful couple with great sense of humor 😂❤

The best repair video ever. All the other ones are done by space ninja robots.

The dynamic between you two is really awesome!

One of the most wholesome videos ive watched, made my day

6:20 I wouldn't recommend it because there's lots of ways for this to go wrong, but in theory if the battery is discharged all the way down to 0V* it should be relatively inert, and so damaging it during removal wouldn't be a big deal. *To be clear, I don't mean 0%. Completely discharging lithium batteries is very bad for them so battery management systems consider the battery to be at 0% when the cell voltage is much higher than 0V. It doesn't really matter if you damage a dead battery that you're removing anyway, but since you're doing something very non standard you need to manually discharge the battery with an appropriate discharge resistor or other dumb load.

Oh Sam you're such a good hubby, at least you tried. Your wife is beautiful and such a Sweetheart. Y'all are just perfect together.🥰🤣👍👍👍

I remember back when you could just order a new battery and pop it right in. 2008 isn't that long ago.

Fabulous channel... Thank you for making me smile 😁 and cheering me up!!

You know you won in life when your lady sees you that way ❤️ ... As always great Content Sam 🔥

This is my favorite video you've ever made. Great success!

This is the correct procedure, always have replacement on hand before you start pulling would wife’s computer apart.

You win some - you loose some - good attempt though.

Oh my gosh. I love this. It’s so sweet, silly, and funny. Love the dynamic.

Wait is this legal? Tim told me i have to buy new one if something is wrong

In all the videos that you have made and I have watched this is my BEST. Just love the feeling behind the repair 😂😆😂😆

Love your channel Sam. I mean i only came across your channel in the last few weeks but i have to say great content!!!

The official nervous laugh all wives have when they watch DIY repairs......

Amazing repair video! Sorry it wasn’t able to be saved. I really enjoyed watching this one. Very fun.

OMG this SO looks like one of my many attempted repairs but without the kind companion! Thanks for the laughs!

01:44 She said "I have a bad feeling about it" after he got inside 😅

The Terminators ran iOS, Thats why they Crashed So Much LOL

That was wholesome!! :D You both have great humor - I love that! ^^

Oh Sam! I hope you don't have back pain sleeping in your new bed. 😂

If you think Apple soldering RAM to their motherboards to avoid users from upgrading/fixing it was bad, they are now doing this with the hardrive as well. Look up their new Mac Mini... And what they do on their iPhone/iPad is being pushed to their computers as well. They are disabling repairs with software. For example, you replace the display in a system with an original part from another Apple device, the part is original, made by Apple just from another device, even the same model, and it will not work. Or they will disable things in the operating system on purpose to leave a crippled device. They disable things with software to avoid users from repairing devices. How much more anti-consumer can Apple be is mind-blowing.

In my experience this is the most unpredictable MacBook to fix. Battery replacements usually last max 4 months before the MacBook gives up or starts acting funny for no apparent reason. Not entirely your fault it didn’t work 😅

@SAMTIME I knew we had something significant in common other than our dashing good looks and sparkling and infectious sense of humour. I have the same screwdriver set with the orange edging. 🙂

5:41 - "Now remember everyone, wear protection... Even when you're just by yourself"

Wow Sam is a lucky dude. He may be weird but he’s got a sweet wife and a great marriage. And Sam, you ARE weird but in a good way.

You executed the repair exactly how Apple's engineers hoped you would, pat yourself on the back for a job well done!

I enjoyed this video even more than your other videos! That's saying something! Well done, you two!

"The Terminators ran on IOS, that's why the cracked so much!" This sent me!

The two of you are great together!

I replaced mine this morning and it worked just fine. Thanks Sam for the inspiration!

you are a braver man then me, last time i fixed a mac or any pc, i lost nearly all the small tiny screws and had to rebuy them all.

Your wife is so delightful 😊

It would hsve driven me nuts for my wife to watch me 😂

man that iStyle shop photo from czechia (or where ever) is golden

I'm SO HAPPY for you dude, I can't explain it!

Hello I'm Sam tucker from Divorce court?!

If my wife got me a broken Mac to fix for her.. I wouldn't bother and I would get a new one. A new wife. SImple as that. There is a strict 'no Apple' policy in our family.

This is why I am going to buy a FW16. P.s: You are a lovely pair 👍

Such good video. It was really chilling to watch 😊

You have a lovely wife. You are a lucky man :-).

At least you tried.

i like your honesty , u ddnt cut to the video of an already working product and claim victory like other youtubers.

You are very fortunate to have a wife like that. Fantastic to see. Wish you both happiness.

I was on the edge of my seat. The suspense! The drama! The humor and laughs! The love! and the redemption and forgiveness. Better than 90% of movies made these days.

I absolutely hate how the industry has moved away from having laptops where components can be easily replaced or repaired by the owner of the laptop to the exact opposite. What's even more egregious is that even when you want to get help from the manufacturer they may not do shit, even when the laptop is only a year or two old. It straight-up pisses me off that this is where we are at, and it's all because of human greed.

The real 'Genius Bar' ⚛️

I've fixing Macs for 10 years and this is the worst model to work with, also some clients attempt to replace the battery and they damaged the flex cables and other things, I really hate to work with this model, I know how you feel like when it doesn't turn on, but you can try to disconnect the battery and plug in, if the Mac turn on just connect the battery again :)

🤣OMG😆That was brilliant AND heartwarming👏🔥🤣 -Also what the hell kind of laptop battery is that?!?😱😅

You see your biggest mistake was not buying a new Mac, that way if you screw up you have a present for her. But if you succeed you get a new laptop. 😎

you should totally send this to another youtuber who does apple repair. It would be a fun video to see where it went wrong.

Loved the video. really wish they would bring the 12 inch back with a m series processor it should be even better (but with at least 2 usb-c ports)

Adi is so sweet❤❤❤

I have one of those (2016 MacBook). Great little laptop, battery replacement sucks.

Gosh, I know that feeling of trying to turn on the computer after a self-repair. And getting nothing....

I have an extra bedroom if you need a place to stay for the rest of the year.

I’ve disassembled my 12 inch MacBook. The way it’s designed is unlike others as you have to disconnect two cables to open the thing.

Hello Sam's wife Addie. It's really weird seeing somebody else in the studio that isn't another Sam.. or a cat..

*Not* the greatest technician that's ever lived.

Sam, you are a great and fun loving team. There was no murder, so glad you'll be back for more videos. Now we all know there's no “I” in team but there is an A for Apple. The store is open today, so a brand new Mac Air for Addie should be on the cards? I wonder who else agrees?

0:41 bhahahahahaa set up a couch for tonight crackup

Wow that was better than what effort apple puts in to repair older devices ✌️

Hey Sam. I reckon you unplugged something to do with the display. Have you tried the dongle from Ugreen to connect it to an external monitor to see if it will show signs of life?

Wear protection even if u are by yourself😂

I used a string to remove batteries on several MBP without removing motherboard or any other MB parts apart from the back cover. Faster, easier and no need for glue solvent. Happy wife is happy life! 😉

Your wife is amazing; nice catch :)

I love this channel and really want it to succeed. I sat through the sponsor segment and think that it could have been a bit shorter to maintain engagement

Man I must be old cose my first thought into the video was like " why you need to disassemble it to replace the battery" and I was expecting some 18650's on the table. Didn't know this is what they do to laptop nowdays, thought it was only done on phones, either way, it is cancer .

That’s sad, I wonder what it was that made it not work?🤔At least she wasn’t mad about it.

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

I started working at a PC repair shop and this same MacBook was one of my first repairs. Same thing happened and we never figured out why it died. RIP MacBook

it could be a disconnected screen issue? maybe re-attaching the screen again and testing whether computer turns on or not before you assemble it all may help?