15" Macbook Pro A1286 (820-2850), no green light, no charge, no power
Another job where it should have been a routine process but I ended up spending a few hours down in the rabbit holes that didn't even exist.
If you work on these boards, make sure you've got a genuine 85W Magsafe-1, will save you time!
( Colour and exposure change at the end of the video in the 'fast forward' ending is due to finally having adjusted my microscope camera settings, something I should have done 9 months ago! )