How to replace an PRAM battery??  IMac g3 9.1 "Bondi Blue"

I think that my PRAM battery is dead. Can anyone give me instructions to replace it? I have a full working battery from an older computer lying around somewhere...

Hi, Ben -
Replacing the battery in early iMacs can be tricky. You would probably get a quicker directed response if you reposted this question in one of the hardware forums for the iMac G3 models. The most appropriate would probably be this one, the Using your iMac G3 (CRT) forum -
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=888
Not all computers use the same battery. This Apple KBase article cross references battery part numbers with models -
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21569

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