How to install a CR1616 Battery Holder in your Game Boy or Game Boy Color Game Carts

This video shows how to install a CR1616 Battery Holder into Game Boy & Game Boy Color game carts that require a save battery. The advantage to using a battery holder is that you only need to solder once and then when the battery needs to be replaced you just remove the old battery and install a new battery. Additionally it allows people to use any battery they choose, so you are not stuck using cheap CR1616 tab battery that don't last.
My original post about this repair can be found at www.tzirf.com/...
You can purchase the CR1616 Battery Holder shown in this video at the following link: www.amazon.com...
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For additional resources & guides you can visit my website www.tzirf.com. It is a forum based website where I post all the repairs I am working on so that the resources are there for others to do the same repairs. If you are working on a repair and want to share it, or need help with your repair I encourage you to join and make a post.
0:01 Intro
1:12 Removing bad CR1616
4:30 Cleaning PCB
5:30 Installing CR1616 Battery Holder
8:55 Installing CR1616 Battery
9:30 Verifying with multimeter
10:15 Showing battery holder/battery fit inside the shell like it should
10:58 Testing Super Mario Land 2
14:30 Showing the battery is working to keep the save file
15:01 Outro
Music by: Bensound
License code: MM34IWYVTGEBZQQ9

[@KTcomics]

might do this myself. thanks for the tutorial.

[@sammydavis3796]

Love the video bro please keep them coming

[@irvinsotelo441]

Hi i am a question how many years the battery is working?

[@Tzirf]

quality coin battery can last as long as the original batteries did. Assuming you are using Panasonic or similar Japanese brand batteries.

[@irvinsotelo441]

@@Tzirf so it doesn't matter if you use cr2025 or cr1616, they last the same?

[@vr0k3n]

@@irvinsotelo441 1616 have less capacity and are smaller than the 2025, so they will last less time. the 2025 last longer but are bigger, so they may not fit in a cr1616 holder. Either way, they'll last for at least 5-10 years

[@HDDoggyStyle]

Just want to let people don’t invest in this battery holders you drop or bump your game battery falls out of place and you lose your game save files better to solder on a battery

[@niplob]

Step 1: Don't! Lost my pokemon yellow save file after I dropped the cartridge, battery holders suck. You don't lose your savefiles after a drop when the battery is soldered in directly and they keep the save file for 10+ years

[@Tzirf]

You are correct some of the holders will not keep the battery in place if the cartridge is dropped. I personally prefer the tabbed batteries. Cheers