At 09:07 AM 20/06/02 -0500, Hamlin Krewson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >On 6/19/02 8:11 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> how does everyone powerdown there peripherals?
>Yes, there is at least one reason not to flip that switch. Your mac (and in >fact all computers) has a battery in it that keeps the current date & time >as well as other settings for startup. When power is removed from the mac >(ie. you flip the power strip/surge protector off or even unplug it) the mac >has to rely on that battery to keep those settings intact. The more often >you do this, the more depleted your battery becomes. It can quickly lose the >power it needs to keep these settings, and is not recharged during use. Not "quickly". I believe these lithium batteries will last up to 10 years in that mode. (I looked up some battery charts recently on a manufacturer's site.) The power drain to keep the PRAM alive is minute. Unfortunately when they finally do die the odd-sized batteries (3.6V, 1/2 AA) from Apple for most Macs are absurdly priced, about five times a similar (but incompatible) lithium camera battery. Haven't found any compatible batteries where I live, so when I start up my old Quadra it's always 1956 ... a new battery would be about half the going price of the whole machine. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
