Internal Battery question, holy cow

[Overbite]

I bought a new 2032 lithium battery for my saturn because it wasn't saving the date and time and all that, so I took out the old one and put the new one in. It saves them but now my Action Replay 4mb plus cart no longer works so I can't play imports. Is this normal? Does the cart need a special battery?

Also, my Dreamcast no longer saves the settings so I opened it up to take the battery out but it looks like it's stuck there for good. Is the battery supposed to come out? If not, how do I get it to save settings?

[bacteria]

I am not familiar with the Saturn, however as for general comments, if you removed the battery from the unit and it was a 2032 lithium cell and you replaced it like for like, great, as the voltage will be the same. As for the Dreamcast, if the battery is sealed in, you will need to remove it (desolder / snip the contacts), you can then see what the voltage of the battery is and replace it with another battery (any small size) and run wires to the old contacts; make sure you wire positive to positive and negative to negative. Being in a different place means any cell with the right voltage will be fair game.

[Rogue]

Sometimes the cartridge slot can "die"... have you tested other cartridges in your Saturn?

That's right, "CR2032" for Saturn. Generally lasts two years.

"2032 Reachergeable" for Dreamcast. Don't use a non-rechargeable battery in the Dreamcast. It can leak. It will leak...
The battery is tied because Sega meant to replace it in their technical assistances, but the years has passed, you know... Now you have to replace it by yourself.
Don't need to tie identical with soldering iron. You can just tie it with tape. That's just a battery... all needed is make the contacts. If you want to use soldering iron to tie it, use it or ask someone who knows how to do it.

=)

[Overbite]

Sometimes the cartridge slot can "die"... have you tested other cartridges in your Saturn?

I only have that one cart.

I was playing the saturn before I left for wal-mart and I had to use the cart to load Vampire Hunter. I come home, replace the battery, and the cart doesn't work anymore. Maybe it died while I was at wal-mart, i dunno

[Natty Bumppo]

Don't use any type of glue to reattach the battery lead - that can (and will very likely) block the flow of juice - the lead needs to make direct contact in order to work.

If you resolder, it wouldn't hurt to use a heat sink.

(And don't use acid core solder!)

[InsaneDavid]

That's right, "CR2032" for Saturn. Generally lasts two years.

"2032 Reachergeable" for Dreamcast. Don't use a non-rechargeable battery in the Dreamcast. It can leak. It will leak...
The battery is tied because Sega meant to replace it in their technical assistances, but the years has passed, you know... Now you have to replace it by yourself.

THANK YOU, I was just about to say the same thing. CR = non rechargeable, a Dreamcast System requires a rechargeable battery.

The cartridge slot in the Saturn is known to be flaky, which is another reason why a hardmod for region selection is the best route to go. Third party cards again, may cause fault with the slot - it's just flaky, straight and away. Try cleaning the PAR 4-in-1 cartridge and reseating it, the same way you would clean an NES cartridge.

As for the Dreamcast you can completely remove the existing battery clips from the controller slot board and replace them with a 2032 battery clip that will allow future change of the battery. Again, make SURE you use a RECHARGEABLE 2032 in the Dreamcast, NOT a CR2032.

Technical and Restoration is the best place for these threads. :)

[Hwj_Chim]

Have you tried re-seating the cart. it might have gotten bumped when you put in the new battery.

[debian4life]

Also as a general rule if you are soldering or unsoldering a battery, be very quick about it as batteries can pop when exposed to high heat for an extended period of time.

[InsaneDavid]

Also as a general rule if you are soldering or unsoldering a battery, be very quick about it as batteries can pop when exposed to high heat for an extended period of time.

Which is why a battery retainer is just flat out easier. Also makes it so you can change the battery in the future without having to bring out the tools.

[Kid Ice]

Technical and Restoration is the best place for these threads. :)

True.

I can't resist any thread that ends with "holy cow".

>>punt<<

[PingvinBlueJeans]

Internal Battery question, holy cow

Holy cow indeed. Phil says to add water. ;)

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[izarate]

Also, my Dreamcast no longer saves the settings so I opened it up to take the battery out but it looks like it's stuck there for good. Is the battery supposed to come out? If not, how do I get it to save settings?

Are you sure that the battery is dead for good? The battery recharges only when the DC is turned on, not just plugged in. Why don't you leave the DC on overnight and see if the battery can still charge? After that, input the date, turn of the DC and wait a few minutes to turn it back on and see if the date settings remain there.

[jupitersj]

The rechargeable battery in the Dreamcast is a Sanyo ML2430 VS1 (3v 90mah)

Saturn battery is a CR2032 (3v 200mah)

[Ultra_Glior]

Hi guys. I have an idea for replacing my Dreamcast battery with a clip so replacing it in future is hell of alot easier. So could one of you please tell me if I could mount the clip to where I've circled in the picture and just wire the two contacts to the original controller board battery points after desoldering the old one? Many thanks.

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1652/dczq3.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dczq3.jpg)