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jbarley

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Original poster
Jul 1, 2006
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Vancouver Island
It appears the Pram battery in my 15" PowerBook has died.
Any help on sourcing a replacement would be greatly appreciated.

stats:
Model Name: PowerBook G4 15"
Model Identifier: PowerBook5,6
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Processor Speed: 1.67 GHz
 

Mnowell69

macrumors regular
Jul 4, 2013
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Bedford, UK
just to be sure that it is dead the machine should be left plugged in for 24 hours because it recharges extremely slowly and really doesn't charge much at all if the powerbook isn't used much.
A DLSD powerbook has the PRAM assembly wrapped in a coated foil with a little rectangular battery inside, the rest have a round LI-ON battery assembly wrapped in an clear orange coating so easier to find
 

jbarley

macrumors 601
Original poster
Jul 1, 2006
4,023
1,893
Vancouver Island
just to be sure that it is dead the machine should be left plugged in for 24 hours because it recharges extremely slowly and really doesn't charge much at all if the powerbook isn't used much.
A DLSD powerbook has the PRAM assembly wrapped in a coated foil with a little rectangular battery inside, the rest have a round LI-ON battery assembly wrapped in an clear orange coating so easier to find
This powerbook is plugged in 24/7, and is running from line power when it starts up with the default date and has lost the wi/fi log-in info.
 
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