Mac will only stay on when hooked up to charger - HELP

As of last week, my MAC just shut down randomly. Once I plugged the charger in, it would turn back on, but the second I take it out of the charger, it shuts off again. For the past week, I've kept the charger in place; however, I can tell it's eroding my battery. It used to be at 100% and now it's down to 95%. Has anyone experienced this issue? Better yet, does anyone know how to resolve this?

As SV mentioned, we'll need more details on your battery before we can give you a good direction to head in. Regarding your comment +*"I can tell it's eroding my battery. It used to be at 100% and now it's down to 95%"*+, if you are talking about the information in the top left of your display that shows your remaining charge, what you are seeing is normal. The charger charges your battery up to 100% and it will allow the battery to drop down to about 95% before it starts charging it up again. This is done basically so the battery doesn't need to recharge constantly every time it dips below 100%. However, this doesn't mean that you may not have a problem with your battery. We'll need the info that Steve asked for.

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PCB Lot Code: 0000
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Hardware Revision: 0005
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Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 30
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Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 2
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