NEVER replace a tabbed battery again in a Gameboy Game!

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

BEGONE TABBED BATTERIES! LIKE & SUBSCRIBE

[@switchfoot19802000]

Top marks, for you. Great job, on helping us out. 😁

[@subaruxarts]

What shop did ya buy this? Looking for a metal battery retainer for cr2025 for my gbc cart

[@emmettturner9452]

Please use flux. You get cold solder joints when you attach a new terminal with no existing solder tinning since there will be an oxide layer on the new terminals. Those cold solder joints could become problematic in the future. Also, you would not have had the flecks of loose solder with fresh flux.

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

i normally touch up joints off camera as its alot easier to do

[@emmettturner9452]

@@JuicyJakeRepairs Awesome. :) I do like how concise your videos are!

[@ahngelooh]

Shutup nerd

[@emmettturner9452]

@@ahngelooh OK, random guy.

[@galvanizedgnome]

Everyone is an expert

[@FelipeBudinich]

That's pretty cool, any links for the flex pcb?

[@egemenozan5641]

Jake, you are very to the point and quick. I feel like I have found a gold mine of a channel

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

glad you enjoy!

[@FantasticQuack]

Agreed, no fat to trim, just straight business

[@yourmomsbf878]

it's crappy clickbait, this will still die and fail eventually unless you test it all the time or save the game to some other hardware, this doesn't fix it indefinitely it's the same thing as when it's produced.

[@egemenozan5641]

@@yourmomsbf878 No, the point is not having to solder again next time you want to change batteries. Hence the "never change again"

[@rx2025]

Great video. Any links to the CR2025 flex pcb? I can't find it on Aliexpress nor eBay. Thanks in advance.

[@kwigbo]

Yeah, that would be very useful information...

[@dooglive922]

It's been two years and I am looking for it as well 😅

[@kwigbo]

Where do you get the flex PCB?

[@ozfeldi]

Amazon

[@FantasticQuack]

Cool idea! When you need to replace the battery again 15 years from now it will be much more convenient ;)

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

i'm going for the long game here hahaha

[@Snivy102]

@@JuicyJakeRepairs I agree. I intend for my games to outlive me

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

@@Snivy102 😂

[@LRM12o8]

If only it was 15 years. I'm considering battery holders because the last tabbed battery I put in my Crystal version died after 3 years! 🙄 Having a battery holder would allow me to just use trusted batteries from the store next door, rather than having to order those special batteries from some online shop, which may be old and semy-depleted already by the time I get them.

[@brunosalema4096]

Can you show why the supports for cr2025 like cr1616 don't fit?

[@sakurLOL]

For my pokemon blue and pokemon gold i used the cr1616 battery holder, should i change it because im not sure if this would effect something?

[@wizzgamer]

Battery won't last long as those us the much bigger cr 2025 batteries.

[@sakurLOL]

@@wizzgamer alr, thats not a big problem

[@unknownperson5455]

I slightly cringed when you scapegoated some soldering off lol

[@obliviousmode575]

Do the CR1616 retainer fit in GBA games? I know Pokémon Emerald also maybe the Ruby and Sapphire have CR1616 batteries in them. I’d want to put a retainer in those cartridges.

[@fku6203]

if you don't know yet, yes you can use the retainer in those games but then you cant get the cartridge to close because it sticks out too much...

[@wizzgamer]

​@@fku6203 So you can't then 😅

[@ForeverWinter1812]

You can absolutely use the cr1616 retainer in GBA games. (I use them for all Pokemon games too) I did it for my copy of Metroid zero mission. You definitely want to push it down flat. May even use the best sandpaper on the bottom to thin it out a hair. Otherwise the cartridge will slightly bulge. Doesn't affect gameplay but yeah.

[@GrimReaper86107]

Can I use a battery holder for Pokemon crystal, gold, & silver? They use CR2025. Not sure if it'll fit tho

[@electricarchaic]

No links to anything?

[@ReignBough]

Where to buy. I bought one like the one for CR1616 but the metal is thin and easily broken.

[@RAPTOR948]

Honestly, I was looking for a guide on how to mod my GB and GBC carts so I would NEVER NEED A BATTERY OF ANY KIND EVER AGAIN... But sadly Google isn't showing me anything I'm looking for...

[@awsomestleaperd78]

It's because you can't do it

[@RAPTOR948]

@@awsomestleaperd78 A rechargeable battery would be nice. Something that means I won't have to replace the battery, or a dual battery system, or SOMETHING to fix the issue...

[@awsomestleaperd78]

@@RAPTOR948 it could be done.. until you account for space, which unfortunately can not be altered in any way without causing issues with plugging the cartridge in

[@RAPTOR948]

@@awsomestleaperd78 What about replacing the chip responsible for the save data? Use some cloned GBA chips that were used for Fire Red and Leaf Green, but use them for the classic GB/GBC games?

[@pheria]

@@RAPTOR948 Yes, this can be done. You can use an FRAM chip instead of SRAM. I can't give you any more advice beyond that though, as I haven't done it, I'm just aware of it. Search up the article "Give Your Classic Pokémon Eternal Life with This Game Boy Cartridge FRAM Mod" :D

[@CeceliPS3]

Too bad this wouldn't fit on a boktai cartridge. Anyway, I guess a CR1616 just for RTC on Boktai game will endure for many years, right?

[@bgoldbricks]

This really works, thank you so much

[@cloflo217]

Is that the correct way to put in the battery, usually it goes in upside down, right?

[@larssawatzki1538]

A nice alternative for those who don't care about loosing the save state.

[@cagedchaos]

Where did you search for flex pcb?I can't find anything

[@travismoore7849]

What about carbon aerogel or other super capacitors that are thin form factor instead.

[@gabrielbarrantes6946]

Good idea

[@Sxelo2]

Where did you get the flex pcb?

[@chosse-yp6fp]

he could have used cr2016 battery holder, and would fit nicely in the cartrige, they just 2.6mm thick, cr2025 with the solder feets is also 2.6mm j

[@Alessandro_Russo]

We are changing battery that will last longer than us.

[@nidokiddo550]

How long do these batteries last?

[@thesoupninja]

where do i buy these

[@allansoto]

Can i use cr2025 holder in Pokémon silver?

[@fku6203]

yes

[@TekkamanBlade4ever]

Will the battery holder fit/work on a GBA?

[@tsp184]

Maybe not, since the MaskROM chip is usually under the battery.

[@thatonedudenamedvalentine7836]

Please upload one video attempting these on a gba cart please🙏🏻

[@GameCyborgCh]

do those cr1616 retainers work with gba games?

[@fku6203]

i tried with some pokemon ones and then the cartridge wouldnt close because the holder is too bulky :(

[@nathanglynn7443]

Links to the tabs to buy?

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

i got mine from Aliexpress, try searching for CR1616 battery holder you should be able to find it quite easy

[@thomasgonzalez8985]

Faltó el flux y limpiar el estaño anterior para un trabajo más limpio.

[@maciller8461]

Will this work Gba games such as Pokemon Emerald?

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

If it can fit sure, but i dont think it will

[@jusbsmart6951]

I bought the cr 2025 battery for my Pokemon blue but i saw it had a retainer 2030 when i bought game it was working fine and saving the game then a half year later it stopped. Im really frustrated if anyone can help me please

[@breadbugs]

yes and it fits

[@fku6203]

@@breadbugs how did you get the cartridge to close??? it's too bulky in there

[@SeleDreams]

@@fku6203 i think it might depend on the battery holder, some might be thinner

[@ninjanicholas2459]

Could you add a charging port?

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

i was looking at a solar solution. the main issue right now is space in the gameboy game cartridge

[@Ll3maFN]

man your tip is actually so fucking oxidised holy shit

[@n0lain]

Got any tips for repairing a lifted/broken pad? I did this on my brother's copy of Pokemon Sapphire, and the upwards pressure from the battery holder lifted one of the pads clean off. I've heard of some sort of special adhesive, as well as possibly using a jumper wire, but I'm curious if you have a preferred fix.

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

if its the battery pad, its very likely there is a copper area nearby that you can scrape the soldermask away and connect too instead. If you still have the lifted pad, you can stick this back down with some adhesive and restore the connection (again with some scraping) If you dont then i would use something like copper tape instead of pad

[@n0lain]

@@JuicyJakeRepairs Thanks for the reply! I do still have the pad, so I'll try gluing it down and wiring it up to the copper

[@a-st1co]

@@n0lain did it work?

[@RobertRoseberry-jp6om]

Will this affect saved files?

[@RaphaelWiggum]

It would kill them unless you temporarily wire the new battery before removing the old one. Or buy something like a GB Operator to backup your save to a PC. Use the GB Operator again after changing the battery to load your save file back into the cartridge.

[@miguelcabal35]

Does this works on Bootleg Games?

[@PULSTARUnboxing]

wtf is that metal bar on your soldering iron?

[@larssawatzki1538]

This is used to extract the resulting smoke. Like a little vacuum cleaner.

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

should have kept 3v on it

[@LordPsychocutioner]

This is cool. but couldn't one easily make something like this out of tin parts and cardboard?

[@neetrain]

I don't like the title of the video never use tabbed battery!! -> because battery holder is better ? I call it a clickbait

[@MiddleFingerLimited]

I'd say it's better, since you can just throw a new battery in if it goes bad, and you don't have to break out the soldering gun.

[@TitusM7]

lol yes it is better ...

[@LRM12o8]

It's better in three ways: - future battery swaps don't require soldering - makes it so you can get a replacement battery at just about any local store, rather than needing to place on order online - those tabbed batteries are more expensive and sometimes only last a couple of years, because they already sat on a shelf for years or weren't fresh (recycled) batteries to begin with. That third point is the most important one to me

[@leeartlee915]

I’ve got a better way to avoid all this: just grab the Roms and be done with it. No more PCB boards, no more soldering, no more tripping the quality of your stupid label. Done!

[@poethefallen1333]

Congratulations🎉🎉, after 8 months you won the prize for the dumbest comment on youtube.

[@LRM12o8]

Playing on the original cartridge will always be cooler than playing on an emulator/flash card! Especially when you've played on it in you childhood already .

[@leeartlee915]

@@LRM12o8 It depends on who you are. Personally, I could give a shit. As long as it plays well, I’ll take it however. Others… they are more “particular”.

[@BobbyCroseBewler]

Yet you manually looked up a video about installing a battery on physical hardware... right. Just say you're too broke to afford the games and move on.

[@BlueHazyDreams]

Except when you play a Pokemon ROM and you find a shiny... unable to bring it with you to future gens. Pokemon is the only series I keep all my physical games.