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SuperOstrich
07-05-2010, 08:37 PM
Hey guys,

Just wondering if you had any opinions on the matter of replacing batteries in game carts. When I do it, I solder a battery clip to the board so that in the future the battery can be replaced by hand.

http://www.uvoltonline.com/images/battsock.jpg

Do you feel about these kinds of maintenance modifications affect the collectability of cartridges? Would you have a preference over a repaired cart, or one with a dead original battery?

Thanks!
skaar
07-05-2010, 09:54 PM
There may come a day when this will affect collectability, but I don't see that coming anytime soon.
izarate
07-05-2010, 11:02 PM
When I have a cart with a dead battery I left it as that and leave the choice to the buyer.
MachineGex
07-06-2010, 12:04 AM
As long as it is done nice and secure, I would not mind in the least. I would probably prefer it on most carts. OP, do you have pictures on how you secure it to the board?
Smashed Brother
07-06-2010, 12:22 AM
There is actually a member on Nintendoage who does a similar service. I personally believe that that is a fantastic idea. I sent him an SFC game that came off of ebay with the battery DOA and he worked his magic on it. I have no soldering skills whatsoever, so it's comforting to know that if need be in the future, I can just open my cart and easily replace the battery by hand in a matter of seconds.

Even though it may be arguably banal, I could see some collectors getting slightly upset over the fact that another person may have opened up a cart and tampered around on the board. Whether that actually affects the value of a game remains to be seen....
SuperOstrich
07-06-2010, 12:54 AM
As long as it is done nice and secure, I would not mind in the least. I would probably prefer it on most carts. OP, do you have pictures on how you secure it to the board?

I solder them directly to the board so they're nice and secure. I got the idea from here; http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=31878

Good pics of what the final product looks like. Also his camera is better than mine and saves me from digging around and opening a cart :)