Where can I get a new rechargeable battery for Sega CD?

[BetaWolf47]

Is it possible to get a replacement battery? The one on my Sega CD model 2 won't recharge, even after leaving the thing on for hours.

[aclbandit]

Is it possible to get a replacement battery? The one on my Sega CD model 2 won't recharge, even after leaving the thing on for hours.

Don't think it's rechargable, bud. It's a CR2016.

http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Watch-Battery-2016-2-pk/dp/B0002DSVTC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1249686568&sr=8-1

[izarate]

It's a ML2016 65mhA rechargeable battery. If you intent to put in a CR2016 install a blocking diode so that it doesn't corrode or explode.

[aclbandit]

It's a ML2016 65mhA rechargeable battery. If you intent to put in a CR2016 install a blocking diode so that it doesn't corrode or explode.

Huh. See, the one I removed from my Model 2 was not a rechargeable, but was a CR2016. Weird.

Open it and find out what's in it first?

[BetaWolf47]

Hmm, so nobody knows where I can get a replacement ML2016?

[Ed Oscuro]

Feeling too lazy even to bring up Flack's favorite tool in these circumstances.

I see one mentioned in Google for about $6 on sale, go get 'em.

[izarate]

http://www.budgetbatteries.co.uk/21441/ml2016-size-lithium-3v-25mah-maxell-rechargeable-coin-button-cell-with-t26-style-pcb-tags/

[BetaWolf47]

Cool, thanks izzy! It's possible to de-solder that from the pcb, right? Or rather, how should one install it if it won't go in the traditional way?

[channelmaniac]

You can always try your local Batteries Plus store in the USA.

[Ed Oscuro]

Radio Shack (er "The Shack") might even have it.

Don't order from some UK site, jeez. From that Google search I mentioned earlier, smack dab in the middle of the page where Google always puts store results (at least in iGoogle): $5.99 (http://www.onsale.com/ttsvr/p/4266733?dpno=7352637&store=onsale&source=bwbfroogle)

[BetaWolf47]

I need to know, what style PCB does the battery slot on a Sega CD use?

[izarate]

None, it's soldered directly to the board:

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2725/img2563o.jpg

(that's not a holder, it's the battery's tabs).

[channelmaniac]

Batteries Plus sells batteries... AND they can custom spot weld the appropriate mounting tabs on the battery to make a perfect replacement.

They can also tell you if the battery you have is rechargeable or not so you get the right kind to go back into the unit.

[BetaWolf47]

Damn, I never realized Sega CD had so many capacitors.

Thanks for the help folks. I guess I need to order a loose battery instead of one that's in a PCB then.