Sorry, the battery I was referring to is the PRAM battery, about the size of five
quarters stacked, with a plastic outer shell and a three-wire bus to a connector that
plugs into
the board. I don't know if it's rechargeable; that would be convenient! they could
last the useful lifetime of the computer!
Luc Verhelst wrote:
> > Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:49:18 -0700
> > From: "Robert E. Gruber, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > I removed this battery, thinking it could have a
> > problem--date changes, etc.
> > I checked its voltages, and they were ~3v per cell, for a
> > total of ~6v (no load). Does
> > anyone know what voltage a new battery has?
> > I think this actually is a battery; two ~3v cells, with the
> > midpole also having a
> > tap--ergo, a three-wire connector to the motherboard.
> > Seems one could fashion this from two 3V button batteries, no?
>
> As long as it's rechargeable batteries. I don't know if they're NiMH or NiCad. You
>may have a problem soldering the wires to the batteries. Certainly NiMH's don't like
>the heat.
>
> Luc
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