How to Replace a Super Nintendo Cartridge Save Game Battery

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  • Опубліковано 29 жов 2024
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  • @MaidenHell1977
    @MaidenHell1977 2 роки тому +3

    I use the same battery holders. Grinding the the nubs, and the entire holder an additional millimeter and filing down the negative terminal is the sure fire way to have the holder sit in flush withing the shell of the cartridge, thus eliminating stress on the PCB that would cause it to angle ever so slightly to the connecter in the system.
    This is a great video, cheers.

  • @MarkFixesStuff
    @MarkFixesStuff 4 роки тому

    Battery holders are always a sod to sodder mate.
    Whilst I'm out of UA-cam action I'm really enjoying your videos. Thank you Doc.

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  4 роки тому +1

      Mark, glad to be helping you pass the time, I am sure you have a lot of creative energy to spend! I have quite a few carts, I'm trying to think of a way of figuring out which have batteries without opening them all up!

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff 4 роки тому

      @@backofficeshow If you have accurate scales you might be able to weigh them?

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  4 роки тому

      @@MarkFixesStuff I have something else. You will really like what I've got for this 😛

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff 4 роки тому

      @@backofficeshow X ray spectacles?

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  4 роки тому

      @@MarkFixesStuff I was going to use a divining rod but your way is much better

  • @ThePilgrums
    @ThePilgrums 4 роки тому +9

    I can't overstate my jealousy that you UKers got the sleek "Super Famicom" style consoles and cartridges, while we Americans got ugly bricks lol
    cool project!

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  4 роки тому +3

      I always felt sorry for your horrible purple bricks. I really never understood that.

    • @Kyrazlan
      @Kyrazlan Рік тому +1

      I for one love our ugly bricks lol.

  • @TheRetroChannel
    @TheRetroChannel 4 роки тому

    Careful now, don't want to upset those Gallagher's. Especially that Liam one. 😄

  • @michaelturner4457
    @michaelturner4457 4 роки тому +3

    Reversing the battery would very likely kill the SRAM chip.

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  4 роки тому +3

      Dunno, they have a beefy looking resistor in series. It would probably actively wipe it though.

    • @Kyrazlan
      @Kyrazlan Рік тому +1

      with 1.5v? now I'm curious.

    • @michaelturner4457
      @michaelturner4457 Рік тому +1

      @@Kyrazlan 3V, it's a lithium battery. I've seen Casio calculator with a blown IC, because someone inserted the 2 AA batteries reversed.

  • @HoboVibingToMusic
    @HoboVibingToMusic 4 роки тому

    Just was wondering about the product RMC reviewed some time ago (The DB-15 to USB), would it be possible just to hook up a DB-15 port to the PCB, and run it as external source? Since i'd like to not modify the joystick. I tend to, mildly break some of the components when i open them by accident xD

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  4 роки тому

      It sounds possible depending on how the joystick is wired up. If you look on my website you can find the manual and how to hook it up, there is a good chance this will work!

    • @HoboVibingToMusic
      @HoboVibingToMusic 4 роки тому +1

      @@backofficeshow Good lord this was a really fast response! I'll look into the scheme of pinout on the controller. It's a interact pc saber pro, if it means anything to you :D Thank you!

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  4 роки тому +1

      @@HoboVibingToMusic no problem

  • @sulisgiangu9147
    @sulisgiangu9147 9 місяців тому

    Do you loose the Save Game if you dont give voltage to the cardridge ?in the time you replace the Battery?

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  9 місяців тому

      Yes

    • @sulisgiangu9147
      @sulisgiangu9147 9 місяців тому

      @@backofficeshowok this is Bad i want to keep them :)

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  9 місяців тому

      @sulisgiangu9147 you can solder another battery in parallel to keep it alive while you change the main battery

    • @sulisgiangu9147
      @sulisgiangu9147 9 місяців тому

      Ok Thank you :) i will Check it;)

  • @gottisttot9
    @gottisttot9 Рік тому

    the battery is standard or i need rechargable?

  • @extremo4602
    @extremo4602 4 роки тому

    I replaced the battery on donkey kong country with a brand new battery and when i tried to play the game for the first time i got a message that says it cannot play game on a device that makes copies. I turned off my super nintendo and tried again. It plays the game but it does not save. Any advice on how i can fix this problem?

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  4 роки тому +1

      I would first check the voltage of the battery while it is still in the cartridge and then double check everything is correctly soldered, no bridges etc.

    • @extremo4602
      @extremo4602 4 роки тому

      Ok thanks

    • @inputfunny
      @inputfunny 3 роки тому

      @@extremo4602 Did you fix it?

    • @jackobyuk
      @jackobyuk Рік тому

      @extremo4602 Did you fix it?

  • @theresnothinghere59
    @theresnothinghere59 Рік тому

    i'm 2 hours in and still couldn't de-solder the battery. What i am doing wrong? Beginner here

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  Рік тому

      Does your iron have a temperature control? If so set it to max. Sounds like you do not have enough heat.

  • @kyle88l
    @kyle88l 3 роки тому +2

    My batteries never come off that easily D:

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  3 роки тому +1

      You only get to see the one cart I didn't destroy 😂

  • @Lilithe
    @Lilithe 4 роки тому

    No demo of what it looks like booting up the first time after replacing the battery?
    I did this for my partner's Pokemon Blue cart. Game sadly lost already, so I just de-soldered it and inserted a new one. It worked without a hitch. Basically no save game data was present on boot and I was able to save. She doesn't play it anymore so it just sits on a shelf in our collection of portables now.

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  4 роки тому

      The boot is exactly the same just minus any save game files

  • @freedomfighter5095
    @freedomfighter5095 8 місяців тому +1

    “Blowing” into the cartridge isn’t what you actually want to do. You want to use “hot breath” and the water vapor will condense on the metal contacts creating a better connection.

  • @DamienNightmarish
    @DamienNightmarish 2 роки тому

    Does the cartridge price decrease with battery replacement?

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  2 роки тому +2

      Only if you make a mess

    • @DamienNightmarish
      @DamienNightmarish 2 роки тому +1

      @@backofficeshow Haha! I didn't. I fixed the battery and it's working now. Ty for the video.

  • @wimwiddershins
    @wimwiddershins 4 роки тому +1

    Noyce!

  • @R_T_Ralph
    @R_T_Ralph 4 роки тому

    3:41. Im doing the same thing for an upcoming video for changing the batteries on a stack of N64 carts, and i have the same problem with a lack of batteries. Mine are still incoming from china, so filming is halted for a few weeks.

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  4 роки тому

      Don't lick em!

    • @Th3OmegaPoint
      @Th3OmegaPoint 4 роки тому

      Most N64 carts use EEPROMs rather than SRAM, I think there was less than 10 games using battery powered saves. I was worried about my Goldeneye cart until I found it was an EEPROM gamesave!

    • @backofficeshow
      @backofficeshow  4 роки тому

      I thought the N64 had a separate memory module that lived in the console itself? I might be imagining that 🤔

    • @Th3OmegaPoint
      @Th3OmegaPoint 4 роки тому +1

      @@backofficeshow You may be thinking of the module which plugged into the top of it, that was just a RAM expansion. It also had memory cards which plugged into the controller. But for game unlocks etc it saved to the cartridge (eg the Goldeneye cheat unlocks).

  • @custardo
    @custardo 4 роки тому

    I have some famicom games that still save fine. 80s baterry tech was bloody amazing. I hope Elon Musk is taking notes.

  • @cDayz
    @cDayz 2 роки тому

    Did it work?

  • @SpouTSmemS
    @SpouTSmemS 2 роки тому

    I came to the tutorial happy in the beginning thinking you would use the same holder of the original battery judging by the replacement battery you had on the side. Then boom ! What a disappointing jump cut... time wasted :(

    • @TrackZero
      @TrackZero Рік тому +1

      That'd be a bad idea, the original holder is spot welded to the battery. You wanna just replace the entire holder mount to the board.

  • @emberleona6671
    @emberleona6671 2 роки тому +1

    eon thx flux