Post by Cinaed on Oct 17, 2012 21:37:14 GMT 1
I copied this old tutorial I made from a forum I used to be on.
I recently got a broken pokémon Gold from a friend who was going to throw it away.
It took me 1.8€ and 10minutes to repair this cartridge.
As you all know, the Pokémon GSC cartridges tend to die after 8 years, this is because of a faulty battery.
Why this happens faster with the GSC ones then with the RBY ones?
The internal clock EATS battery.
What you will need:
Step one: On the back of the cartridge, there is a weird screw.
Use your tweezers to open it, by putting the sharp end in the holes around the center of the screw, and turning to the left. after the screw is out, you can SLIDE the back off. This should be relatively easy.
Step two: Heat up your iron, and take the pcb out of the cartridge.
Once it is hot, remove the original battery by unsoldering the 2 connectors.
Step three: rip the tabs of the old battery, and use electrical tape to put them on the new one. (just wrap the tape around the complete battery, that's safer.)
step four: Solder the battery back on (DO NOT MIX UP THE POLARITY, it is indicated on the pcb what the positive side is) IMPORTANT: do not heat the battery too much, you can break it that way. Just make sure not to hold your iron against the tabs for a long time. If it's too hot, let it cool for a minute.
Step five: put the pcb in your cartridge, and write the date you replaced it on the inside of the case (to keep track of how long it lives.)
Step six: assemble it, without putting the screw in. Test the game by maken a save file. Reset the gameboy, and check if the savegame is still there. If it isn't, check the connection.
step seven: Put the screw back in. (consider replacing it with a philips screw for a quicker replacement in the future.)
If you have any problems, ask them here instead of PM'ing.
I recently got a broken pokémon Gold from a friend who was going to throw it away.
It took me 1.8€ and 10minutes to repair this cartridge.
As you all know, the Pokémon GSC cartridges tend to die after 8 years, this is because of a faulty battery.
Why this happens faster with the GSC ones then with the RBY ones?
The internal clock EATS battery.
What you will need:
- A broken GBC cartridge.
- Some Tweezers
- A new battery (CR2025 or 2032, see image)
- Soldering Iron + Some soldering skills
Step one: On the back of the cartridge, there is a weird screw.
Use your tweezers to open it, by putting the sharp end in the holes around the center of the screw, and turning to the left. after the screw is out, you can SLIDE the back off. This should be relatively easy.
Step two: Heat up your iron, and take the pcb out of the cartridge.
Once it is hot, remove the original battery by unsoldering the 2 connectors.
Step three: rip the tabs of the old battery, and use electrical tape to put them on the new one. (just wrap the tape around the complete battery, that's safer.)
step four: Solder the battery back on (DO NOT MIX UP THE POLARITY, it is indicated on the pcb what the positive side is) IMPORTANT: do not heat the battery too much, you can break it that way. Just make sure not to hold your iron against the tabs for a long time. If it's too hot, let it cool for a minute.
Step five: put the pcb in your cartridge, and write the date you replaced it on the inside of the case (to keep track of how long it lives.)
Step six: assemble it, without putting the screw in. Test the game by maken a save file. Reset the gameboy, and check if the savegame is still there. If it isn't, check the connection.
step seven: Put the screw back in. (consider replacing it with a philips screw for a quicker replacement in the future.)
If you have any problems, ask them here instead of PM'ing.