Save Battery Replacement for SNES Games
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- These techniques can be used for just about any game that uses a cartridge. Also for the last part of the video I put on allot of solder to make the top contact a little more ridged so it wouldn't move over time.
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I like your tutorial but you should really add a large PowerPoint style warning at the beginning about exploding batteries. These batteries WILL blow up if you heat them too much, which people do all the time. People don't sand or don't sand enough. It takes less than 20 seconds to blow one up and it's very easy to hurt your eyes. Thanks for the tutorial, but please warn people! A teenager watching this may not do it properly.
Without a solder?
Replaced the battery in my copy of Zelda A Link to the Past earlier today no sweat. The hardest part was getting the old battery detached from the bottom contact. Used electricians tape for the time being will open the cart and do the more permanent solution if I have any problems in the future. Works and saves great now been playing for the last couple hours. Awesome vid.
Make sure you scuff up the battery before soldering and also keep your solder times low to prevent the battery from bursting.
Picked up a copy of Zelda A Link to the Past the other day from a retro games store. It had some old saved games that I wiped and started my own. Played for about an hour when I entered a building and the screen went black. Reset the SNES and all save files were wiped. Swapping out the battery tomorrow (battery was manufactured in 92) and cleaning the pins 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Did you manage to fix the losing of the safe files?
good idea but i would build a protective lip around the battery with some tape to avoid shorts (like the original)
you can do it in any nintendo cartridge but some need you use some paper to keep some pressure on the battery due to the large gap in the cartridge itself.
Doesn't look too difficult. I'll keep that in mind if I need to fix up one of my games. Thanks.
I changed the battery of my old SimCity and it can save again but, since I did it, if I shake a little too much mon portable console, the games crashes, which wouldn't do this before...Is the bord was glued to the cartridge? Now, when I shake the cartridge, I hear knocking noise, like if the board and the cartridge weren't tight together.
Take it apart and see what's loose or broken.
Awesome, Thanks for the info. :)
No problem.
I got a copy of BREATH OF FIRE 2. Everything seems to work good, except I can't begin a new game when I register a name in an open save slot. Will this also work?
Craig Rhoads Possibly. I've never run into that issue though.
The tape method is way more easier than soldering method
is any brand battery ok?
Especially since the original battery lasted 20+ years. One guy said the new battery only lasted like 6 weeks unlike the original. and i don’t know the brand of the original.
The battery the guy used had no brand it is sold by “cgr retro parts”
like $12 for a replacement kit with one battery.
I plan to use battery holders with a brand of battery called “amvolt” 24 pack. cause also gotta do NES games too besides my 64
6 weeks seems like a dud to me or the battery got shorted during installation.
How did your figure that your old battery was "down to 1 volt"?
I tested the battery with a multi meter.
Do you solder the bottom terminal also?..or does it just need contact?
both sides only need contact. The solder on the top tab is just to make sure the battery doesn't move. Ideally, you would solder both sides, but that would be really hard to do.
I've had no luck purchasing the right size security bit.
ff6girl it's easy. 3.5mm game bit. Ebay it and you will find a million results
Make one with a bic pen works great
@@rockn9090rollstar WRONG. It's a 3.8mm game bit. Not so easy huh?
What about using high temp epoxy just enough to keep it from moving
Probably a bad idea. I've made another video showing the correct way to replace save batteries. Its actually cheaper to buy batteries with solder tabs on ebay then it is to buy them without. That processes takes about ten minutes or less and gives permanent results.
ruclips.net/video/TSVK3RcXMW8/видео.html
Is there a way to change it without soldering?
can snes games with save batteries be corrupted when the battery is dead??? I want to know as I have 2 copies of earthbound (that are legit) and when you turn them on the menu screen where you select your file is corrupted.
G.Gamer A dead battery will cause the files to corrupt.
A little late but to other people wondering, there is a way to keep your saves which requires a little extra work. "This Does Not Compute" made a video on how.
What kind of Energizer battery is he using?
its a 2032
Could you conect voltage from a power supply, that equals the battery power to the contact pins before you desolder the battery ? Then place the new battery in. Would that keep your safe data ?
It makes sense that if the power never left the board as you replaced the battery, that it woudnt loose the save files. Just an idea.
Also, how.do.you determine how much power the original battery has left before you need to replace it ?
Thank you for the video. I appreciate it !
Hope your staying safe
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Not sure about the power supply part. But you want the battery to be above 2.90 volts.
@@RobertNES816 thanks man. I appreciate the helpful video
The electrical tape won't melt, will it?
No lol, its not like the battery gets hot ever, unless you short it out.
Excellent, thank you!!
Will it not be loose with tape? Hopefully it saves with the tape method.
I never had a problem. But you could also buy a battery holder and solder it in or buy a battery with solder tabs and do it the right way.
@@RobertNES816 Hopefully you can answer, I used tape method with new battery still not saving. Wonder why…
@@carlanderson6752 probably not making good contact.
@@RobertNES816 Now’s working thanks!
Do SNES carts use the same battery as Game Boy carts?
Gameboy carts used CR1616 or CR2025. NES, SNES, Genesis and SMS carts used CR2032
Robert NES816 Thanks. Are they roughly the same size?
Lee Thompson-Kolar 2032 and 2025 are close. 1616 is a very thin battery
Lee Thompson-Kolar Check Google for a comparison
Robert NES816 Alright. I appreciate the help.
Could I use tape an put a fue drops of glue to hold it in I didn't know you could take out the batrie out like that was going to swap super Mario worlds I just bought Chrono trigger. I'm afrade to sauter it actually afrade I'll brake one of the flaps but I got to fix it thanks for posting this I'll expermint on Mario world first
No it's actually Best buy the batteries that have solder tabs already mounted.
@@RobertNES816 should I learn how to solder or is it better to buy what you said?
@@fabienzaca everyone should learn how to solder. It's a valuable trade.
Best way if you do not have a iron.
Can a jeweler replace the batteries?
My board looks totally different
Nice
VERY VERY PROFESSIONAL WORK!
VERY VERY JENKY WORK!!
This is why I only collect cd games.
This is a poor reason to only collect CD games. You still have worry about the laser on the console failing at which point you'll have to buy another console or replace the laser assembly. These batteries are easy enough to replace.
Hasn't happened yet in 20 years but considering I have 4 ps2 consoles and 3 xbox consoles I don't have anything to worry about, I also find cd games more fun more story more graphics.
Mike Younes still have to worry about disk rot and scratches on cds. Cartridges are far more robust and durable for vintage gaming collectors.
Ya I see your point my massive 800 games can use some cartridges friends along side but I honestly just want a SNES classic with like 300 of the best games on it I would pay $200 for it :)
CD's are worst tho the whole disk will just stop working vs. a dead battery