hey!
i picked up a mac II today and what do you know, its battery's are dead :-(!! after some research some online battery sites still sell the 3.6V Lithiums with Leads, but some don't!!
i was wondering, if i were able to find x2 3.6V battery locally, would i just be able to solder my own leads onto it and then install them as normal batteries?? i wanna get this beast up and running!!
hope someone can help me!
thanks
mike
little side note: nice big custom quantum drive in these things! holy shit, 40MB HD that size! man after someone see's it, they can see apple's diffrence from other stuff at the time!! :-) nice to now have a spare big drive incase mine dies!
Just bring the old set to a Total Battery outlet, they are very good at duplicating what you have.
They are a stock item at Alexander Battery. $12.95 last time I checked.
The Alexander Battery Corporation
145 Spruce Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 6P1
Canada
Mike,
Don't try soldering leads to the battery, especially a lithium battery (see the "explosive" warning?) - instead get thyself to a Source (Radio Shack) and buy a battery holder and solder that to the motherboard. Then, simply put the battery in the holder. Remember not to heat the motherboard - just the lead, and only use a tiny amount of solder - the least possible. I've done this dozens of time on old IIs, CIs, etc. and it works great - batteries are so much easier to replace this way and you don't need to find the the more specialized batteries with pigtails attached.
Happy Maci'ng!
Dan