Installed Optibay now Macbook wont start without the charger...

Hey Guys,
Yesterday I installed an SSD along with an optibay drive in my Late 2011 macbook. I have installed my own hard drive before and the process of installing the Optibay was fairly similiar and simple.
After everything was installed I noticed my macbook does not start when the charger cable is plugged out. I have reset the SMC (Did not get any feedback from the laptop, so im not sure if anything is happening.) as well as disconnected the battery for a few seconds, still nothing. Without the charger the laptop is now dead.
If I go to system support I, my laptop has had 256 cycles and the battery status is Normal.
When I boot up with the charger plugged in, I can see that the laptop is charging and the percentages are going up.
What do you guys reccomend I do? I need the latop so it would be great if we can find a solution where I dont have to send it in for a few weeks to get repaired.
Kind Regards,
Herco van Dyk.

Hi LowLuster,
I pressed the battery indicator. When the laptop is on charge, it runs to the appropiate light. When it is not on charge, none of the lights light up. The laptop behaves like there is no battery inserted.
I also checked the battery cable and it was snug. I plugged it out and back in just for peace of mind but the problem persists.
I sent in the latop for repairs a short while after my initial message. So let's hope they can get it sorted by the weekend. (Their claimed repair time.)

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