Powerbook PRAM battery upgrade

[mraroid]

Folks...

I was looking up the Panasonic battery that was the original PRAM battery in my
Powerbook A1095 M9422LL/A.  It was made by Panasonic and it's model number is CGL3032.  I could not find it any place.  But I did learn the specs on it.  It is 3.2mm thick and is 140mAh, 3.7 volts and is a Li ion battery.

After a lot of digging around, I found a replacement battery.  It is called LIR3032. But in my searching, I found yet another battery that is the same size and spec as the original, but it is rated at 200mAh.  It even comes with solder tabs to make it really easy to swap out your old PRAM battery.  I have not found a good price for this battery, but here is an example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300990106311

I can see no reason to buy the replacement board along with a PRAM battery.  I think I would rather buy a fresh 200mAh battery and solder it into my PRAM board whne I remove the dead battery.

Anyone know of a cheaper source of the above battery?  It is a tad high at $20.

jack

 

[Sherry Haibara]

I'd say this should be ok! Sure, 8$ shipped isn't exactly as cheap as a common CR2032 battery, but after all this one is Li ion. 

 

[mraroid]

Sweet!  And I love the fact that it is 200mAh.  And it also has solder tabs.  MIght be a tad short, but if you have your original, it is a non issue.

 Great detective work. Thanks so much!

jack

 

[haemogoblin]

If you dont have an original battery for you Powerbook, can you still get hold of the connector? I could do with a backup battery for my Pismo

 

[mraroid]

You can buy the PREM battery assembly - and then just update the battery if you like.  Something like this:

http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Apple-Powerbook-Battery---G4-Aluminum-15-PRAM-p-16754.html

jack

 

[haemogoblin]

This doesn't look like the PRAM battery for the G3 PowerBook