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Model A2159, EMC 3301. A refresh of the entry-level 13" MacBook Pro. Available in Silver and Space Gray. Released July 2019.

MacBook wont power on

I bought a macbook a2159 with a no power issue, when i plugged in a charge meter it jumped to 5V .3A then immediately to 0.00A and then kept looping between 0.00A and 0.02A. Then i noticed that the .3A draw happens only when its unplugged for a while and one thunderbolt port loops faster than the other. Theres only 2 coils that are getting power (2R7 is getting 6 volts and 1R0 is getting 5 volts). When i inspected the board i noticed that there is a discolored q9621 chip

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. (I dont have a thermal camera or an external power supply) and i dont know where to go from here.]

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That discolored chip may be your problem! You may have short-circuited the computer while trying to charge it! Please don't try to charge the computer any longer to prevent further damage, as you may otherwise try to buy a brand new MacBook from that!

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