On Monday, April 21, 2003, at 07:10 PM, Phillip McGree wrote:

> Pretty much all desktop Macs made over the last few years use:
>
> "1/2 AA, 3.6 volt battery"
>
> That's the description to give to the battery shop.
>
> A good place to go is Batteries Plus in Hutton St, Osbourne Park. 
> Just next to the freeway. The battery will cost you around $12-13, 
> and it's always worth keeping a spare one if you've got more than one 
> Mac.
>
>

I think you'll find that the 6100 uses the boxy Reovac-type battery, 
rather than the half-AA type. I have never found a reliable supplier of 
these other than an AppleCentre. All other substitutes have failed 
miserably.


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