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Hello! I read a lot of questions about spilled liquid on the Mac, but no case exactly like mine, I hope someone can give me some advice. It all started when I accidentally touched the trackpad with water on my hands, and I even tried my best to prevent it from getting on the trackpad, apparently it did. At that moment the screen froze, I reacted by turning it off and turning it upside down. After a couple of days I tried to turn it on with no luck and thought all was lost. So I took it to Apple Service and the guy there disconnected the battery and plugged the computer straight in and it turned on! But the touchpad didn’t work :( (but at least the keyboard was fine). The problem is that when I try to reset the computer it doesn’t turn on again, so I have to do the same thing as the technician and disconnect the battery and put it in directly. So I don’t know if this is because the battery life is over (it has 1200 cycles)? Or does this have to do with spilled water? I am concerned that not only the battery may be affected. And about the trackpad it doesn’t move but it clicks, so I don’t know if the problem can be solved by changing the cable, or do I have to change the whole piece? I’m trying to fix it myself because although I went to an Apple store to check the equipment, unfortunately the service and the 3 minute check that the “tech” guy did was not what I expected, I think he should have at least cleaned it and made a better assessment.
You likely have a double whammy here! It does sound like you need to replace the trackpad MacBook Air 13" (Mid 2013-2017) Trackpadfollowing this guide MacBook Air 13" Early 2017 Trackpad Replacement But you are also likely hitting a battery issue as well! What happens is the batter swells up pressing on the trackpad, so you’ll need to replace it as well MacBook Air 13" (Late 2010-2017) Battery at the same time. Age & use will run down a battery and a knockoff charger can also damage it! So its likely just time to replace it. If you can set your system running one one time see if you can install this gem of an app! CoconutBattery take a snapshot of the apps main window and post it here for us to see Adding images to an existing question so we can evaluate the battery.
