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9283105 No.9283105 [Reply] [Original]

Can we talk replacement batteries? I am already having to replace replacement batteries that I installed about 5 or so years ago. Meanwhile, I have carts from the literal 80s that still work fine with their original battery.
Why are are the second hand batteries so shit compared to the oem ones? Does anyone have a source for the good batteries that last like 15-20 years like the oem batteries. I would pay more for good batteries easily.

inb4 poorfag zoomers tell me to just emulate

>> No.9283115

>>9283105
>zoomers
I was going to help you, but your kind is a cancer to this site

>> No.9283119

>>9283115
>I was going to help you,
I already know about emulation but thanks anyway

>> No.9283158

fram mods are the permanent solution

>> No.9283224

>>9283105
stop buying chinkshit batteries off ebay

>> No.9283245

>>9283158
Interesting. I will have to look in to that. Thanks.

>>9283224
That's why I am literally asking for a better source for batteries. Learn to read retard.

>> No.9283246

>>9283105
quality of ALL items lately is way down
everything is disposable now

i suggest installing battery sockets
and maybe getting a sram backup solution for pc or retron 5 or something
then atleast your saves are secure

i just replaced the batteries in all my pokemon carts - i will be pissed if i go to use them 2 years from now and they are fucked\leaking

>> No.9283357
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9283357

>>9283246
>retron 5
Don't.

>> No.9283464

>>9283357
I am a solder whore, but you’re gonna lose your save when you replace the battery. Or you already lost your save and that’s why you’re replacing it :(.

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9283671

>>9283464
Did I fucking stutter?

>> No.9283682

Why not just solder in a holder? Fucking animals on this site I swear...

>> No.9283765

>>9283105
buy them from reputable sources instead of cheap ones

>> No.9283945 [DELETED] 

>>9283115
>t. triggered zoomer

>> No.9283946

>>9283246
>everything is disposable now
So was the cartridge SRAM battery. They soldered it into the board instead of making it easily removable to save 2 cents.

>> No.9283991

>>9283682
Like I get what your saying and you make a valid point but I would rather keep my games looking somewhat like they should on the inside and not look like some highscool electronics diy project when you open it up. No fucking wires. Besides, you would still lose your hard earned save data when the battery dies or you swap it out.

>> No.9284113

>>9283105
Where are you getting the batteries from? You need to get a good brand of battery like Panasonic, not Chinese shit like you're probably using.

Next time you change a battery, check the branding on the old battery and the new battery. Most likely you're buying unbranded shit. That's why it's better to get a battery holder and get some cheap Panasonic coin cells without the tabs to throw in. Or do an fram mod.

>> No.9284506 [DELETED] 

>>9283115
found the butthurt zoomer

>> No.9284783

>>9283682
I can't find holders that fit

>> No.9284916

>>9283464
>you’re gonna lose your save when you replace the battery. Or you already lost your save and that’s why you’re replacing it
You won't lose your save if you swap the battery while the game is powered on.