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PRAM battery change of iMac G3 DV400 SE
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<blockquote data-quote="CaptainKirk" data-source="post: 1702565" data-attributes="member: 234178"><p>Thanks pm - I've just ordered similar tongs.</p><p></p><p>This is the exact battery that is currently installed:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21c48azg4WL.jpg" target="_blank">http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21c48azg4WL.jpg</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.computer-answers.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/PRAM_batteries_3-6_4-5V.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.computer-answers.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/PRAM_batteries_3-6_4-5V.jpg</a></p><p></p><p>So I've worked out the polarity from the picture also (the (green end) flat bottom (-) faces the hatch).</p><p>I'm feeling pretty confidant now that I can do it.</p><p></p><p>The iMac has been showing classic PRAM battery symptoms for a long time now - such as not booting up straight away after the power button is pressed - usually solved by a half hour or so rest. Also the screen goes black from time to time. The battery definitely needs changing in any case as I've had this machine 16 years since new and I just found out those batteries should be changed every three years or so ideally. So that must be a very good brand of battery lol.</p><p></p><p>The built in hard drive seems OK, I can dual boot between OS9 and OS 10.2. But most of the time I boot in to an external drive running OSX Tiger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CaptainKirk, post: 1702565, member: 234178"] Thanks pm - I've just ordered similar tongs. This is the exact battery that is currently installed: [url]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21c48azg4WL.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.computer-answers.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/PRAM_batteries_3-6_4-5V.jpg[/url] So I've worked out the polarity from the picture also (the (green end) flat bottom (-) faces the hatch). I'm feeling pretty confidant now that I can do it. The iMac has been showing classic PRAM battery symptoms for a long time now - such as not booting up straight away after the power button is pressed - usually solved by a half hour or so rest. Also the screen goes black from time to time. The battery definitely needs changing in any case as I've had this machine 16 years since new and I just found out those batteries should be changed every three years or so ideally. So that must be a very good brand of battery lol. The built in hard drive seems OK, I can dual boot between OS9 and OS 10.2. But most of the time I boot in to an external drive running OSX Tiger. [/QUOTE]
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