PS2 Slim CMOS battery replacement guide - No solder!
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Fix the swirl problem on your slim PS2 by replacing the battery. I show you how to take a readily available CMOS battery and make it work with SCPH-700XX models of the PS2, which has a relatively uncommon connector.
Ingenious! Reminds me of the time I replaced the battery inside a Controller Pak with that one battery holder that people sell for replacing the Dreamcast clock battery. I had just finished fixing my Dreamcast when the Controller Pak arrived at my home, so I just worked with what I had then. The thing could barely be closed after the battery holder was soldered in, but alas, it works like a charm.
One does feel like a freaking genius when figuring out these workarounds on their own. Thanks for the hack!
No problem hope it helps
I came here for the CMOS battery replacement but the GT nostalgia came as a package I guess haha
Haha glad someone picked up on that
@@heeltrick I noticed it too.
Nice, I've found a CR2032 from Cameron Sino on Aliexpress and it's made for the PS3 but it looks just like the 700xx one. I guess I'll try this one.
I think the ps3 connector is different but definitely post here if it works out
@@heeltrick Sure, when it arrives I'll give some feedback.
@@TheAlessandro08any word on this?
@@teleskopossomnium It hasn't arrived yet.
Is replacing the battery necessary? Or is it strictly for the clock? I don’t really care much about the clock working, just want to play my games.
Unless you want to play seaman or something like that it’s not really necessary for most games
All your games will have a last saved time of 1/1/2000 whenever you play them, and the 3d clock in the menu won't show up at all, but other than that I haven't found any other problems.
Will a dead cmos make the controller unresponsive? And if so, once you change it, even though the animation is still frozen, will i be able to get into the settings?
Battery should have nothing to do with the controller or settings, system is fully usable without the battery working outside of games that keep track of real time and the animation afaik
I need to do this (have had the battery for a few weeks), so thanks for showing the way! I actually have two PS2 slims and one is scratching discs in a circle - seems to be caused by the laser ribbon cable in a certain position from what I've found online. Have you experienced fixing that?
Ouch that sucks, hope it hasn’t wrecked any expensive discs. Ribbon cable sounds like a possibility, but it could be the laser itself if it’s been raised too high…
@@heeltrick Seems to be the ribbon cable, it's a common issue with slims from what I've read today. Not done any serious damage to the disc but would have been worse if I'd played for longer before noticing. Just hope I can fix it reliably as there are lots of suggestions online.
Good luck! The slim I have in the video is my second ps2 as well, I have the OG fat model that's actually been in the family since release but sadly it's started to die (laser is weak and it overheats and shuts down after about 10 minutes of play). It's in real nice shape cosmetically though so I have some hopes of bringing it back to life eventually... But yeah, just getting another ps2 is sometimes the answer :)
I've had the same thing happen to me; I ended up just taping the ribbon down but left enough room for the laser to move its kind of tricky.
@@KittyMike32202 Thanks for the reply, yeah that seems to be what most people do. Some replace the whole ribbon but they're sticky so it's basically the same thing.
Hey heel, mclovin here! Nice to hear from you man, its been a while, hope you are doing ok.
Hey man, yeah I've been messing around with my ps2 lately so figured I'd make some more videos haha
@@heeltrick good, im looking forward to see more
Does he say 78000 series has the difficult battery replacement? Or 7000 series has difficult battery replacement? My ps slim model is SCPH 77003. Will my battery replacement have the simple holder? My battery is fine at the mo, its just for future reference
70000 is the one I have in the video, I believe later slim revisions bring back the battery holder but not 100% sure about 78000. You can pop it open and check ;)
@@heeltrick70000 to 77000 had difficult battery replacement. 79000 brought back battery holder
A dead battery wouldn't stop the disc from spinning would it?
Ive tried pressing the two sensor buttons and the lazer moves back and forth but the disc doesn't spin 😞
Yeah that's definitely not the battery
@@heeltrick Is it possible to repair the spindle? Or will it need replacing?
It's weird, I've not used it in years, I turned it on (already had a disc in it) and it loaded the game.
I turned it off, popped open the disc lid, closed it and turned it back on again and now the disc does not spin, but the laser moves.
@@MGRracing maybe, but I don't know how much effort it would be vs just getting another ps2 that works...
Does a ps2 fat have clock battery
Yes but it’s not soldered on so easy to replace, unlike these slims
@@heeltrick cool I’m gonna get it out
I have the 75003 model with the wired CMOS, brought a replacement one online and the connector is slightly different but it still went into the slot on the console no problem but doesn’t seem to be keeping the clock alive.
Is there a specific CMOS battery you can get that perfectly matches the original one as I have no experience soldering or a soldering kit.
Kind of sounds like you didn't watch the video, but here's some things to check. Make sure you're plugging it in correctly, i.e. the red and black wires are going into the same positions they were with the original battery. With modern batteries it seems they switched their orientation so you have to insert the new one essentially backwards if you can manage it without damaging the onboard connector. If it doesn't fit that way you can slice off the connector from the original battery and frankenstein it onto the new battery as I show in the video, no soldering necessary, just some pliers and electrical tape.
If there's a battery still being sold that fits perfectly I'd love to hear about it too..
@@heeltrick I did the watch the video lol. The battery I brought the wires had been reversed with the only way to put them in the right place would have been to unsolder them and I don’t trust myself to just slice the wires, thats something I can’t do, the wire head was correct as well. Fortunately I found a battery with the proper head with the wires in the correct position.
Ah that’s interesting, got a link to the battery that fits?
my ps2's audio fades out after playing for a while until it's barely audible. i don't know what the cause is but i'll try changing the cmos battery since it's dead. also sounds like a failing capacitor tho
Yeah I doubt it’s the battery, sounds like something overheating maybe if it happens after the unit has been on for awhile, I have a fat ps2 that completely crashes after being on for 5 minutes, I’ve tried replacing the thermal pads but no joy, checking for faulty capacitors always a good idea though..
@@heeltrick oof, yeah maybe it's overheating. it would make sense i guess since the audio goes out after a while and then only if i leave the ps2 off for a bit it comes back
the way the audio goes out is weird though, it slowly fades out as if you're turning off the volume so i wonder if it's like that because a capacitor is losing charge
Try with a different av cable as well if you haven’t already
@@heeltrick don't have one but i'll buy another one and try that before anything else, thanks for the suggestion
@@heeltrick i actually just ruled out any of those things being the issue. for some reason it's just the TV. i waited for the sound to go out and plugged the AV cable in another TV and it worked just fine. at least i know it's not my ps2 haha
Haha, is it safe to do that “frankensteining” you’ve got going on there? XD
It’s safer than jamming a different connector in there, but practice with some other wires first maybe if you don’t feel comfortable :)
@@heeltrick Ah, thank you!! This video couldn’t have come at a more perfect time for me; I will try out stripping other wires first :)
Good luck, I found a sharp knife worked best for me, but it’s definitely easy to cut through the wire so best practice on some wires you don’t care about before committing to starting on the original battery
What type of work batttery?
What do you mean?
@@heeltrick i mean what cmos battery helps
It should be a cr2032 if that’s what you’re asking, but I would double check what type is in your console and get the same one, the connector will likely be different but that’s what I show in the video how to deal with that