>Anyone know of a good all-around PRAM battery web site? I'm looking >for one to cover all Macs and Mac-clones and which has suggestions or >recommendations for replacement and configuration even if the original >battery is no longer available. Seems I've read on this and other >sites things about rigging up several size AA or AAA batteries? >Anyway, I'm thinking much of this has been already presented and >summarized on some web site. It's certainly a standard question it >seems re these old Macs and Mac clones.
This battery is so ubiquitous it likely will NEVER be obsoleted. It is a 1/2-AA 3.6 volt lithium cell, and these are made in every populated continent on Earth. I prefer Maxell (Japan), but Tadiran (Israel) and SAFT (France) are also OK. A fresh battery should register about 3.68 volts on a high quality (Fluke, e.g.) DVM. In-circuit voltage, when new, is a tad lower, perhaps 3.66 volts. Nominal is, of course, 3.60 volts. These will usually work well down to 3.0 volts, and should be considered "dead" if below that measurement, even if the computer's PRAM is still retaining all its values. Allied and Newark and numerous industrial distributors stock this battery. Radio Shack and some other retail sellers also stock this battery. -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
