Replacing GBA Game Cartridge Battery

[@retroboy8673]

Hey guys, thank you so much for watching the video. I’m very new to KZbin. If you liked the video, please consider hitting the like button and subscribing the channel. Thanks!

[@red_Zep]

Lolol u pinned your self

[@totaldramaclever7029]

Do you do replacements I would love when my battery dies to send mine in.

[@SoCkMoNkEy324]

super helpful and great video!! was the main video I referenced while doing this myself. awesome video

[@frankiex99_2ndchannel]

Quick tip, you should clear all your save data on the cart and there are some other things you need to do to ensure the clock based events will actually work

[@tannerbarnes7392]

Any chance I could back up my progress on my PC and then flash the ROM back onto the cart?

[@Startmotion12]

@@tannerbarnes7392 yes you can back up your data but I don’t know how but what I do know is that you can back it up with you computer

[@lavande4409]

The part that scares me into trying this is breaking the game for good.. Any advice on how to remove the remaining solder for someone that never did it before?

[@Phantomoscar]

Honestly I did it & there’s so much room for error don’t b scared u won’t ruin anything just don’t get solder everywhere is the key thing

[@Phantomoscar]

Now I got my emerald with a new battery

[@Zed-PT9002]

Use solder wick

[@hectorvelez1546]

gotta ask, it should be a specific battery for GBA SP right? Would soldering a battery holder works the same?

[@bostonl1]

CR1616 batteries with long tabs for those who see this in the future

[@hectorvelez1546]

@@bostonl1 Thanks @Nitsu for the info

[@joaquinretamales7091]

I tried the way you did and the game never got to recognize the battery and I tried placikg it backwards and worked :0

[@shadowsta9]

:0 I have never done anything like this before so I have no clue outside of this, are you sure it's a CR1616 battery?

[@shadowsta9]

or you have a bootleg 2x :0

[@superboy3229]

My soldiering iron doesn’t melt that game. I think my soldiering iron is not right and it’s 30 watts. I didn’t even know about that…

[@Scerotic]

Hi Retro Boy, thanks for the video. Just wondering, do you think it matters where you buy your batteries from? There's online retro stores out there vs cheaper options such as ebay and amazon. Do you reckon quality will differ? Thanks in advance

[@labshe-ra9115]

heat resistant tape would be good to cover part just be safe side

[@SqualidsargeStudios]

Ah but how do you fix the issue of the clock stuff not actually working problem? Like berries not growing etc.

[@hyper_tex9834]

Two ways: Either start a new game, or use RTCRead from homebrew using a DS flash card. Personally, I find it's less of a hassle to just start a new game. If you've got a second pokemon game, you can trade your old pokemon off your current file, start a new game, play to where you were before, trade back. But if you wanna play with homebrew, be my guest.

[@synefa_cloud]

The short story is that you have to either restart your save file or use 3rd party homebrew software if you want to keep your saved data. This video explains it in more detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKvEpnajhNt5lbc

[@ErenBR562]

Hello friend, can you help me? In mine, when removing the solder and old battery, this solder came out of the positive part and the tin and new solder no longer stick to it, do you know how I can solve it? Thanks!

[@red_Zep]

Yeah sure.

[@BrennanTheContentWhisperer]

So the game still saves, it just will not to time based events?

[@riader]

and also the initial rng seed will always be the same

[@oler777]

Can I just pay you to fix mine?

[@gamerdiehl]

Talking from experience, you don't have to bend the tabs,

[@pedrofrancisco241]

how much u charger?

[@charmingotter976rr]

YOOOO I HAVE THE SAME GBA!

[@cbk12]

I heard it still won't grow berries you have t9 reset it somehow

[@jeddysteve8330]

the battery basically restarts your clock from the date teh game places you in until the old battery died, so you'd basically have to play years to get to an old battery. If you have homebrew on an r4 and a nds there's an application that lets you bypass that on your new save, allowing berries to resume. If you don't, then you're basically out of luck and will either have to accept no berries or reset your game.

[@chonkychookie6949]

i guess were gonna have to clone berries

[@AntonioManaligod]

My attempt aint pretty but it works 😩