Plastic 2009 MagSafe 1 MacBook not accepting charge

[RedPandaJ]

Bought off of eBay for basic use, for an elderly relative. The item in question is an early-mid 2009 MacBook (the plastic one) and it has the T style charger. It will not go orange, despite how much I clean the charger and port. I have got it to go orange only once, which lasted around 10 seconds before going green again. I don’t want to spend more money on this as it was only £30 and wouldn’t be worth much else. Any help appreciated, thanks in advance!
-Jake

 

[Bigwaff]

Sadly, it would seem the battery is dead. I'm pretty sure you can get a new one for $60-$80USD or even a used one for much less on eBay.

 

[MultiFinder17]

Install a copy of OS X, then run something like Coconut Battery to see if the battery is charging at all. Agreed with @Bigwaff that it sounds like the battery is completely dead. If they're planning on just using it at a desk, a cheap used battery would work well enough just to get it up and running.

 

[rampancy]

If you've replaced the battery but are still experiencing the same issue, the MagSafe board or battery charging board might be wonky. Since I think you have an A1181 MacBook (as opposed to an A1342 unibody model), changing them should be relatively easy.