If batteries just arent available where you live, there's an option I read
about on the starmax list. A user wired three AA batteries (1.5 v ea)
together, yeilding a 4.5 v power supply, and wired that in. There are
battery holders you may be able to find, or use solder. They'll only last
1-2 yrs though, being alkaline.
If the G3 uses a 3.6 v battery, two AA's (3v) should work but may not last
as long since it's already starting out low.
NickUtah
> 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.
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