Re: G3 iMac battery

2008-01-11 Thread Reg Whitely
Hi Bob and WAMUGgers Here are a couple of responses I sent Severin off-list: On 11 Jan 2008, at 8:55pm, Robert Howells wrote: On 11/01/2008, at 3:14 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Getting it into the iMac is the challenge, if it's one of the round coloured ones. Have you ever shelled a crab? Crack

Re: G3 iMac battery

2008-01-11 Thread Robert Howells
On 11/01/2008, at 3:14 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Getting it into the iMac is the challenge, if it's one of the round coloured ones. Have you ever shelled a crab? Crack, crack, zing!!! Reg Yes ! IN The iMac I handled ( G3/500 ) you can see the battery if you open the hatch , but reaching

Re: G3 iMac battery

2008-01-10 Thread Reg Whitely
Getting it into the iMac is the challenge, if it's one of the round coloured ones. Have you ever shelled a crab? Crack, crack, zing!!! Reg On 11 Jan 2008, at 3:04pm, Rod Lavington wrote: It is a 3.6V clip in battery (like a squashed AA battery). Available from all Service Centres. If Russ

Re: G3 iMac battery

2008-01-10 Thread Phillip McGree
It's called: 1/2 AA 3.6 volt I get mine from Batteries Plus, in Osborne Park - http://www.batteriesplus.com.au Regards, Phil Our G3 iMac is losing the date when shut down (sometimes, not always) and needs a visit to the Time and Date control panel to get it sorted. I suspect the battery as

Re: G3 iMac battery

2008-01-10 Thread Rod Lavington
It is a 3.6V clip in battery (like a squashed AA battery). Available from all Service Centres. If Russell is still working down at T4 Tech in Albany, he will definitely have the battery you are looking for. Seeya Rod! On 11/01/2008, at 2:56 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Our G3 iMac is losing

G3 iMac battery

2008-01-10 Thread Severin Crisp
Our G3 iMac is losing the date when shut down (sometimes, not always) and needs a visit to the Time and Date control panel to get it sorted. I suspect the battery as it is 6 or 7 years old. I can not find reference to this on Apple. Can any one advise on this, especially if it is clip in