replacement PRAM battery for Macintosh se

[mloret]

Hello! I don't have a battery leak, but I am wondering where I can find a replacement PRAM battery for my SE? I jus bought the computer and I'm not sure of its history.

 

[Nixontheknight]

I’ve had luck with ordering them on Amazon

 

[mloret]

I’ve had luck with ordering them on Amazon

Were these the soldered ones or do I have to modify board?

 

[Nixontheknight]

Were these the soldered ones or do I have to modify board?

they're standard drop-in 1/2 AA batteries

 

[Skate323k137]

When I did my SE it was a solder axial 1/2 AA

 

[rjkucia]

Older SEs have the battery soldered in, later models had a holder for it. You'll likely have to check it yourself - even if it was originally soldered, someone may have put a holder in for it at some point.

 

[LaPorta]

I just solder in 1/2 AA holders in all my originally axial motherboards.

 

[Skate323k137]

Holders are great for these. I used to do a lot of CPS2 "suicide batteries" which are the same axial 1/2 AA and soldered in. Reason being on those you lose the encryption keys for the program roms, so I shy away from holders. Having a bunch of those on hand I just used one.