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12:41 am
February 12, 2013
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Me and many others I talk to don’t know how to replace battery’s on the carts or what kinds of battery’s they require. Maybe pros out there could help with this and list their tips.
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August 21, 2012
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I haven’t replaced any batteries in my SNES games yet, but there’s a lot of guides that tell you how to do it. You will need a CR2032 battery, which is what Super NES games use.
http://www.racketboy.com/retro…..ve-battery – Here’s a good guide on how to replace them.
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7:29 am
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February 11, 2012
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That’s a good tutorial you linked to mark. I’m planning to write an article for this procedure in the near future too. My article is going to have a lot of pictures for those who are more adept at visual learning.
However no matter what, you need to develop some soldering skills to get the best outcome out of this.
8:38 am
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May 12, 2012
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I suggest acquiring some broken electronic equipment and practice on that. I did not, and that resulted in a dead SimCity cartridge… The trick is to tin the solder tip, and to heat up the object you want to solder to sufficiantly, and not touch the tip and solder directly, but only the heated up point.. It takes some practice to get that right, so practice on dead stuff first, then use a multimeter to check your soldering.
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12:55 pm
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February 12, 2013
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I’m so glad I haven’t had replacing the batteries yet because I probably would screw up even with the YouTube tutorial video.
6:58 pm
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March 14, 2012
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You definitely want to solder, DO NOT USE electrical tape. It is a temporary solution that I am hearing more and more about.
Its bullshit.
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1:15 pm
February 12, 2013
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I’m too nervous I’ll break my cartridges if I attempt this, so I go to my local retro game store to replace batteries. Many retro game stores offer this service for a nominal fee and I’d rather play $5-10 dollars on repair than screw up something that is no longer being produced.
Currently looking for the following SNES games:
Chrono Trigger
EarthBound
Final Fantasy II (Final Fantasy IV)
Secret of Mana
Illusion of Gaia
Super Castlevania IV
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
TMNT IV
Contra III
2:09 pm
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people really use electrical tape?
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February 11, 2012
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t3tr1s said
people really use electrical tape?
Oh yeah. I’ve heard stories all over the internet about fastening the battery with tape. That isn’t a good solution in the long term and I wouldn’t recommend it.
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May 12, 2012
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You only use electrical tape to secure cables and what not. could use it to cover the board to prevent damage like i caused from creating solder droplets by being careless though.
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6:28 pm
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would be great if someone came up with an aftermarket save solution that didn’t require battery replacements. It’s a shame that all our batteries will eventually die.
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12:40 pm
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February 12, 2013
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Apparently Sonic 3 cartridges use FeRAM to save games instead of a battery. Are there any SNES games like this?
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RushDawg said
Apparently Sonic 3 cartridges use FeRAM to save games instead of a battery. Are there any SNES games like this?
I’ve never heard of FeRam before. I’ll have to look at that.
10:24 pm
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The more I look into it, the more FeRAM seems to be the exception rather then the rule (for the 16-bit era). Apparently the Wily Wars on Genesis used FeRAM too (I wonder if the reproduction carts also use FeRAM).
FeRAM is probably more expensive then a battery and probably stores less data (really how much did Sonic 3 have to keep track of).
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2:31 pm
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February 12, 2013
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Out of curiousity, how many folks here have experienced a dead battery?
I haven’t yet. Surprisingly, many NES games still save properly and they’re coming up on being 30 years old!
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2:52 pm
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February 11, 2012
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I bought the Strange Tales of Spike Mcfang last year off Ebay. It turns out the battery doesn’t work. I got a partial refund for the cost of a new battery. Well I’m gathering the tools necessary to make this as easy as possible for me.
As a matter of fact, I’ll probably make a tutorial post about it when I do it.
Other than this, I haven’t experienced a dead battery in a video game.
3:22 pm
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Best of luck with the surgery!
Now playing: SNES - Phalanx, R-Type III, Genesis - Bio Hazard Battle, PS3 - Dragon's Crown
12:20 pm
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RushDawg said
Best of luck with the surgery!
Thanks, I think I’m going to practice on a sports game to before I move on to Spike McFang!
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Same thing happened to me, got a game off ebay (many years ago now as it was one of the first imports I bought) and the battery didn’t work. Of course I didn’t realize that until the next time I played it and then tried a few more times. It’s on my copy of Liberty Or Death but I don’t wanna risk any internal damage fiddling with it myself.
8:43 am
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I know you’ve complained about the lack of retro stores in you area, but are there any? Many will do a battery swap for about $5.
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