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How to work around the PRAM battery for a "Titanium" Powerbook G4

The PRAM battery for a Titanium Powerbook G4 is rechargeable, it might not need replacing (though will certainly go flat on the shelf). The cells are rechargeable lithium/vanadium pentoxide 3V coin ...
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Why this Powerbook 520C has strange old colors lcd?

The kind of LCD you are referring to when mentioning calculators or old portable consoles (like the Nintendo GameBoy) is called a "reflective LCD". These displays do not have a backlight, ...
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Reviving a Powerbook 145B, but it still struggles to power up correctly

Startup is when the CMOS data is accessed; it's likely that you will need to reset PRAM (parameter random access memory, aka CMOS) by holding down command-option-P-R for several seconds after powering ...
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How to work around the PRAM battery for a "Titanium" Powerbook G4

I'd look to an electronic parts distributor to source a replacement. If the battery is the same as the one in @user23333's comment (Lithium-ion rechargeable 3032 3.7 V with solder tabs) then what you'...
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