On Jul 16, 2013, at 12:54 PM, NODEraser wrote: > On Jul 16, 2013 9:09 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It is a special lithium battery which is trickle-charged by the machine's > > PSU when it is not in use. > > > > I'm pretty sure the lithium batteries (both CR2032 and 1/2 AA) are primary > cells, and attempting to recharge them is not a good idea. I've never heard > of any computers or other electronics that use CMOS/PRAM/holdup batteries > that recharge their lithium cells. > You are right both that the listed batteries are primary cells and that charging them is "BAD".
The PSU takes over for the battery when the machine is on but in most cases it doesn't charge them. Some Powerbooks did use rechargable Li cells for the PRAM battery. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
