Howdy, Absolutely. That is what the PRAM batteries are there for. They keep the system settings when you are unplugged. It does not take much power, but you do run them down faster when you are unplugged. When you are plugged in, they are not being drained by the computer at all. They are just naturally discharging, as batteries always do. Good day, Ralph
On Fri, 2009-06-12 at 23:44 -0400, insightinmind wrote: > Does this place a drain on the PRAM batteries? I believe someone > contributed awhile back, that when the psu capacitor drains, that's > when the batteries are used more. What might be a time limit on such a > capacitor drain? > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
