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hughvane

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Aug 25, 2008
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Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
My 3 Macs all require a 3.2 - 3.6v lithium-ion battery. They're expensive (NZ$20 ea). While shopping for something else, I came across some Lithium batteries, one of which looks similar in size to the worn-out one from my iMac. I will check that for certain in a week's time.

However the replacement (and much cheaper) Lithium battery I looked at - Model CR2 - was only 3v. It is intended for a camera. My question is: would a 3v Lithium battery be sufficient to keep the MacOS PRAM, clock, etc going? Might there be damage to the dependent circuit from insufficient voltage?
 
My 3 Macs all require a 3.2 - 3.6v lithium-ion battery. They're expensive (NZ$20 ea). While shopping for something else, I came across some Lithium batteries, one of which looks similar in size to the worn-out one from my iMac. I will check that for certain in a week's time.

However the replacement (and much cheaper) Lithium battery I looked at - Model CR2 - was only 3v. It is intended for a camera. My question is: would a 3v Lithium battery be sufficient to keep the MacOS PRAM, clock, etc going? Might there be damage to the dependent circuit from insufficient voltage?

Under voltage is bad for electronics. I wouldn't do it.
 
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