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I got a new battery (brand: Cameron Sino, a fairly reputable brand (I think) for my MBA A1495, but it appears to not actually fit inside the laptop properly
- The battery is intended for this model and works fine otherwise.
- The trackpad is now just slightly raised, but it goes above the palmrest area.
- The battery itself is not swollen, checked this twice.
- First time I installed the battery, it only raised the trackpad from the left side, but after a reinstall it’t now raised on both sides.
- The backcover is fairly hard to put on as well.
- If I try to get the trackpad to a ”normal” level with the adjustment screw, it stops clicking completely. Could it be just a skill issue on my end not knowing how to install a battery, or maybe the battery’s plastic frame has had a bad mold used for it?
Sadly this is a bad battery! You’ll need to return it and I would get my money back as you need a better battery. The issue is the thickness of the battery can’t exceed the allocated space, so the battery was incorrectly designed or has swollen up for some reason (product defect)
