Where can I get a replacement battery for the iBook G3 Clamshell M6411, in the UK?

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Where can I get a replacement battery for the iBook G3 Clamshell M6411, in the UK?

I recently managed to source an Indigo iBook G3 clamshell - the M6411 FireWire model - from eBay.

It's in superb condition, but the battery has had it, and only holds about 5-10 minutes' charge.

Can anyone suggest where I can get a replacement? I guess I just assumed it would be easy, but everywhere I look online they're either sold out or cost a fairly large amount of money - I paid £50 for the laptop, which was a pretty good deal, and had hoped to get a battery for under £30 (as I've bought similar replacement batteries before for other laptops).

Also, are all the G3 Clamshell batteries the same? Or do the different models have different batteries?

iBook, Mac OS X (10.2.x)

Posted on Nov 19, 2014 1:48 PM

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Answer 1

bgc12

Level 1

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Nov 21, 2014 4:26 PM in response to OldiBookNewTricks

As of having worked on iBooks in the past the majority of the batteries are the same for the G3 model. It would be optimal to order the same model battery as the colour would match and it would be a for sure working battery. The best thing to do to get a replacement battery for a machine as old as that is to buy one used off of an auction website such as eBay or try and find a good replacement on Amazon.

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Answer 2

K Shaffer

Level 7

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Nov 21, 2014 10:19 PM in response to OldiBookNewTricks

Some items come up in a search for Mac parts UK; whether or not they have

an exact part match for any vintage product has not been searched...

Most that I have looked into, show any battery "out of stock" &/or listed "used."

A good electronics shop with an understanding of how these batteries are wired

in their case (and any controller chip circuitry) should be able to install new cells

inside the case; however opening these may present a problem if done forcefully.

http://www.thebookyard.com/

http://www.applemacparts.co.uk/store/index.php

http://www.theappleshack.co.uk/

In the US, wegenermedia.com, powerbookmedic.com, & others may know of stock.

So far, I'd struck out searching; could be one may need to contact long standing

Apple specialists & those who repair vintage models, to get refurbished batteries.

Perhaps there is a message board or User Group site where one could try & contact

Apple users; of those some may know of a source, or an individual capable of repair

since these battery units have been refurbished before with new rechargeable cells.

Sorry to not be of exact help in this matter.

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

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