Info on macbook pro unibody power supply or charging issues

there are all kinds of tricks to resetting things, but what if the laptop battery is dead and wont charge, are there any tricks to perform on a dead macbook pro?

Or the charger is shot...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20307139#20307139

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