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G4 Powermac Graphite and Silver (?) with display for 50 bucks. Fires up anyway.
Posted by: sunvalleylaw on 2026-01-28 14:42:59
I pulled the battery. I will replace it later. Going to do clean system install also.
Posted by: volvo242gt on 2026-01-28 15:11:13
Seems to me the solution is to run leads to an external pack that mounts behind the unit. That way, if it leaks/explodes, it doesn't do so all over the internals. Bonus would be to have a little sealed plastic case it all goes in, so that when it destructs, the carnage is still contained.

It'd be neat if someone built such a kit that had spring clips or a fake battery on one end, a few feet of wire, and a plastic case with a CR2032 holder on the other end, possibly with a magnet or adhesive patch to affix to the back of the unit.

This also works. You could also get a normal Mac PRAM battery holder, solder wires to it, the use a *CR*14250, getting the same safety benefits as a CR2032, but in a higher capacity battery.
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