Question about GBA battery

[joshnickerson]

I've got my NES GBA SP and my Famicom Micro in storage, and I was wondering... would the rechargable battery inside corrode over time? Would it be best to remove it or am I worrying over nothing?

[PapaStu]

The batteries are encased. You're most likely to have them loose their charge and not hold it in the future, not having them corrode.

[Bratwurst]

The batteries are encased. You're most likely to have them loose their charge and not hold it in the future, not having them corrode.

Do not take this for granted. Even encased batteries can leak over time in the right conditions. If you're going to store a laptop or other device for a long period of time take out the batteries just to be safe. Period.

I had to throw away an entire laptop that a relative of mine had in their basement because the battery leaked and corroded EVERYTHING, from memory chips to USB ports. Just covered in white crust.

[joshnickerson]

Do not take this for granted. Even encased batteries can leak over time in the right conditions. If you're going to store a laptop or other device for a long period of time take out the batteries just to be safe. Period.

I had to throw away an entire laptop that a relative of mine had in their basement because the battery leaked and corroded EVERYTHING, from memory chips to USB ports. Just covered in white crust.

One of those, "better safe than sorry" things, eh?

I'll probably go ahead and remove the batteries then, and just keep them in a plastic baggie or something. The last thing I'd want to do is open up my Famicom Micro ten years down the road and pull out a white encrusted rectangle.

Thanks for the info!

[zektor]

I purchased a new original PSP from a local Shoprite a few months ago (yep, original v1.50 model was sitting on a dusty shelf in their electronics dept all this time) and while it was new and perfect as expected, the battery was all...sticky is the best word for it. Of course the battery was toast and would not hold a charge at all. I didn't leave it in the system for very long however, as I think that "stickiness" was actually leakage. So, yeah, they leak.