Hey I just did it successfully using a screwdriver and electric tape. There is an easy tutorial on R*ddit, but essentially it isnt harder than opening the cartridge, gently prying the glue off between the two pins and the battery, and placing the new one in its place. Using electical tape you hold both pins in place and youre done. Works like a charm and you dont need to use any tool that can damage your game. Just dont brute force the battery off the pins like a maniac and you cant possibly fail.
It’s a super easy solder job, just watch a couple of tutorials and with the rights techniques you’ll successfully replace your battery (it was my first solder job so i speak because i did it)
I just did it. I did a mediocre job but when I booted the game the “dry battery statement” was gone. I had a lot of muscle spasm while doing it. I think I am good.
dont do what pfcdupuis did and take the scuffed route. just learn what you gotta buy and do it professionally. what is there to be afraid of. knowledge is key. this guys video is not the professional way to do it. youre literally more likely to damage it by brute forcing the battery off the contacts. butt hey if it works it works, cant argue with stupid
@@PfcDupuisI did this and I dropped my game boy on accident and the battery budged because the tape weakend and it deleted my whole save file. That won’t happen on these gen games but 1st and 2nd gen I would recommend just soldering it so that doesn’t happen
I'm waiting for my batteries to be delivered! A local phone repair shop quoted me 20 euros per game to replace the batteries. So I decided to do it myself 😅 and I'm glad I did! I already have a soldering iron and the batteries themselves cost me 20 bucks in total (5 of them including shipping in my country) watching your video, I'm 100% sure I can do this myself. Thanks for sharing!
Makes sense thou. Games are 20 years old, havent been sold for 15 years + and now everyone and their grandma wants to own them. So glad i bought Emerald CIB before the pandemic cause holy damn you need to win the lottery to justify buying it now.
Tried this with my Pokemon Emerald and fully ripped off my positive pad...I had issues getting the game to read again because I bridge soldered a chip a teeny tiny bit, but with sheer luck I got it out with some solder wick and almost unsoldered a leg. Fortunately I managed to fix it. Childhood copy saved. Yeeaah i'm never doing this again, looks like i'll just never have a working battery.
I’m gonna buy these items, replace the battery, trade all my Pokémon to another copy of Emerald I have and just start a new file for the love of the game
The link to the internal battery in your description doesn’t work - all the other links work. Can you please share the Amazon link to the internal battery?
Nice looks simple enough. I just need to get a soldering gun a little solder wire some ipa and im hood to go when my new game cartridge shell gets here. Im putting a original inside a reproduction case because the oj case has a stripped screw point and doesnt hold anymore.
When I removed the battery, it seemed to have a little "extra" metal piece that went down into the board, which the new CR1616 batteries don't have. I haven't seen a single person replacing batteries in GBA cartridges that has mentioned this, so I don't know if it's not supposed to be there or if it wasn't supposed to come out.
I think I know what you’re referring to. It’s just something that some of the original batteries have for more support I guess? It’s attached to the battery so it should come out when the battery is removed
@@MauricioTorres-kc7ip yes it’s real I managed to pull it apart but it’s kinda damaged now. Almost like the two pieces fused together with heat or something but the motherboard is spotless
If I change batteries on my emerald will it destroy my saved file? I have over 100 hours played my battery is dry Im afraid if I change it I can lose my saved file 😢 any help
It shouldn’t. GBA games use a different kind of memory from GB carts and doesn’t require battery power to keep the save. It’s the whole reason you can play with a dead battery.
What the heck makes a battery go dry anyway? I bought a copy with a "new battery" a few years ago. I barely played it, caught like 2 pokemon and no badge. But checked yesterday and it says the battery has run dry. I don't get it, if I barely touched the game what gives?
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!
Sounds like the solder pad is damaged. You’ll probably have to find where the trace goes and scratch off enough to expose some copper to solder the battery from. If that’s not something you’re comfortable with you might be better off going to an electronics repair shop
Soooooo i took the tab off on the negative side of the batteries placement. And a whole piece of the circuit board came along.. so now the metal beneath is exposed. And the tabs on my current battery don't reach. How fucked am i? 😅
So I just bought a used one and one of the ends is missing most likely from the previous owner trying to replace the battery, is there any way I can fix this or is it beyond fixing?
Double check that the battery terminals are facing the right way. You could also use a multimeter to make sure the battery has a charge. Also look to see if the component just above the positive battery tab got knocked off.
ik its late but also make sure youre doing it right, after taking the screw off dont just try to pry the two pieces apart, you have to slide them apart first and then it comes off ezpz
I swapped a dead battery, not the first time I've done so on a cartridge, and the battery isn't working. Tried several batteries, took out a multimeter and confirmed the batteries worked. Cleaned the board with 99% IPA, I don't see any issues on the board. Anything I'm missing or anything else I can try?
Tell me what you want to see next!
"Dry as a clam."
You combined "dry as a bone" and "happy as a clam."
Hey! I bought this exact cartridge like a week ago now! It's been working excellently so far. Nice work! :D
Glad to hear it’s holding up well 😎
You make it look so easy! My battery said it’s from 04, so it’s cool it’s probably from around launch.
the fact that you only have 40K subs is a crime
you deserve way more for this ♾️/10 editing
great guide, surgery on all 3 of my old games was a success
OOf the spin on that motherboard killed my soul.
🥴
I felt that too
Well damn, time to buy a soldering iron, get those fruits etc growing again in sapphire!.
Awesome! I'll do this one day when I have the time and space.
Glad to hear! Fixing up these old games can be super fun
I wanna try this but I'm too scared of damaging my games.
Hey I just did it successfully using a screwdriver and electric tape.
There is an easy tutorial on R*ddit, but essentially it isnt harder than opening the cartridge, gently prying the glue off between the two pins and the battery, and placing the new one in its place. Using electical tape you hold both pins in place and youre done.
Works like a charm and you dont need to use any tool that can damage your game. Just dont brute force the battery off the pins like a maniac and you cant possibly fail.
It’s a super easy solder job, just watch a couple of tutorials and with the rights techniques you’ll successfully replace your battery (it was my first solder job so i speak because i did it)
I just did it. I did a mediocre job but when I booted the game the “dry battery statement” was gone. I had a lot of muscle spasm while doing it. I think I am good.
dont do what pfcdupuis did and take the scuffed route. just learn what you gotta buy and do it professionally. what is there to be afraid of. knowledge is key. this guys video is not the professional way to do it. youre literally more likely to damage it by brute forcing the battery off the contacts. butt hey if it works it works, cant argue with stupid
@@PfcDupuisI did this and I dropped my game boy on accident and the battery budged because the tape weakend and it deleted my whole save file. That won’t happen on these gen games but 1st and 2nd gen I would recommend just soldering it so that doesn’t happen
Great video, very concise
I'm waiting for my batteries to be delivered! A local phone repair shop quoted me 20 euros per game to replace the batteries. So I decided to do it myself 😅 and I'm glad I did! I already have a soldering iron and the batteries themselves cost me 20 bucks in total (5 of them including shipping in my country) watching your video, I'm 100% sure I can do this myself. Thanks for sharing!
Good luck! Be careful!
What happened after? Did you do it right?
Jesus...the fact you can't buy these games for what they were sold for anymore is just crazy...over $100 for each game..
You can buy a working reproduction for very cheap.
It is nearly 20 years old and one of the most popular GBA games.
Makes sense thou. Games are 20 years old, havent been sold for 15 years + and now everyone and their grandma wants to own them. So glad i bought Emerald CIB before the pandemic cause holy damn you need to win the lottery to justify buying it now.
Luckily, piracy exist
Tried it, worked! Thanks!
@@josh0liva yeehaw
Dude thanks for linking what screw driver you use, about to attempt this and i wasn't sure what to get haha
Sure thing! Be sure not to tighten it too tight when putting it back together. These shells crack easily
@@vetrogaming dude thats good to know man thank you!!
@@vetrogamingso you don’t have to buy the soldering station, I can just buy the lead free solder and everything thing else ?
Tried this with my Pokemon Emerald and fully ripped off my positive pad...I had issues getting the game to read again because I bridge soldered a chip a teeny tiny bit, but with sheer luck I got it out with some solder wick and almost unsoldered a leg. Fortunately I managed to fix it. Childhood copy saved. Yeeaah i'm never doing this again, looks like i'll just never have a working battery.
This is a terrible guide. There are many intricacies in soldering that he skipped over
@@FrosenHell Nuisances?
@@FrosenHell Did you mean nuances?
@@steve.b.23 yes. but it doesnt fit what i was trying to say
I’m gonna buy these items, replace the battery, trade all my Pokémon to another copy of Emerald I have and just start a new file for the love of the game
The link to the internal battery in your description doesn’t work - all the other links work. Can you please share the Amazon link to the internal battery?
Can I get a response here please?
Thanks for letting me know! I've got a new link in the description for ya 👍
Clams are, in fact, generally quite wet, given their typical habitat.
@@mscottjohnson3424 there’s a high probability that you are correct
Nice looks simple enough. I just need to get a soldering gun a little solder wire some ipa and im hood to go when my new game cartridge shell gets here. Im putting a original inside a reproduction case because the oj case has a stripped screw point and doesnt hold anymore.
When I removed the battery, it seemed to have a little "extra" metal piece that went down into the board, which the new CR1616 batteries don't have. I haven't seen a single person replacing batteries in GBA cartridges that has mentioned this, so I don't know if it's not supposed to be there or if it wasn't supposed to come out.
I think I know what you’re referring to. It’s just something that some of the original batteries have for more support I guess? It’s attached to the battery so it should come out when the battery is removed
My emerald won’t come off. Almost like there is glue on the cover. Idk if I should destroy the cartridge and get a new one. Any help?
Is it real
@@MauricioTorres-kc7ip yes it’s real I managed to pull it apart but it’s kinda damaged now. Almost like the two pieces fused together with heat or something but the motherboard is spotless
So can you hunt in emerald? I heard there was an error or something that makes it hard?
If I change batteries on my emerald will it destroy my saved file? I have over 100 hours played my battery is dry Im afraid if I change it I can lose my saved file 😢 any help
It shouldn’t. GBA games use a different kind of memory from GB carts and doesn’t require battery power to keep the save. It’s the whole reason you can play with a dead battery.
I just got the battery but im having trouble getting the battery in secured.What can I use to secure the battery in if I don't have soldering iron?
Are you in school they have solders in certain rooms you can ask them
Whats the solder temp?
Do you have emerald version in stock? I'd like to buy one original whit a brand new battery for berry farming
Yep! Have one in stock at the moment: vetrogaming.com/collections/games
Any update on when Ruby and Fire Red will be back in stock 👀
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and that’s all we’re ever getting unless Nintendo drops it in the eShop.
What the heck makes a battery go dry anyway? I bought a copy with a "new battery" a few years ago. I barely played it, caught like 2 pokemon and no badge. But checked yesterday and it says the battery has run dry. I don't get it, if I barely touched the game what gives?
Sounds like maybe a low quality battery?
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!
Sounds like the solder pad is damaged. You’ll probably have to find where the trace goes and scratch off enough to expose some copper to solder the battery from. If that’s not something you’re comfortable with you might be better off going to an electronics repair shop
Wait how did you get a GB Advance with backlit screen?
Go to vetrogaming.com to order a backlight kit!
@@vetrogaming child me is hyperventilating right now
@@ElDiablo123 🤣
if only it was this easy
What type of solder and solder gun do you use?
Links in bio!
Can you send link to internal battery replacement, please? Thank you!
I updated the link in the description 👍
Soooooo i took the tab off on the negative side of the batteries placement. And a whole piece of the circuit board came along.. so now the metal beneath is exposed. And the tabs on my current battery don't reach. How fucked am i? 😅
So I just bought a used one and one of the ends is missing most likely from the previous owner trying to replace the battery, is there any way I can fix this or is it beyond fixing?
The parts are hard to find so best of luck, I suggest buying a GBA cartridge of any fodder game Tetris and use the parts from there
Are you all going to restock your Pokémon Sapphire versions?
Yes very soon! We’re talking in the next week or two
Back in stock 😎
vetrogaming.com/products/pokemon-sapphire-version
How long do the batteries last
it depends but mine lasted for roughly 6 years
i put a new battery in TWICE and the game battery is still dry for whatever reason so pissed about it
The issue with replacing the battery is that it will have to wait years for it to work again
@@scummyworms42 oooo I also found out u can just restart the game and thr RTC should be fixed automatically after replacing battery
@@scummyworms42 too many steps for me and don't have resources to do the whole internal reset. I would probably mess it up
Honestly a piece of electrical tape can do the job, I know because I just replaced my battery and used tape 😅
🥴
My soldering looks like shit but hey it worked
What temperature for the iron?
I don’t remember but pretty hot! I don’t want to keep the iron on the board longer than I need to
Can i use cr1620 battery?
That’s not damaged, it’s a replica
After replacing the battery it still doesn’t work, It still display " the internal battery…", I don’t know what to do
Double check that the battery terminals are facing the right way. You could also use a multimeter to make sure the battery has a charge. Also look to see if the component just above the positive battery tab got knocked off.
You took apart the cartridge so easily… every time I try, I feel like I’m going to break it so I stop.
The most tricky part is screwing the shell back together without cracking the shell from too much pressure 😳
ik its late but also make sure youre doing it right, after taking the screw off dont just try to pry the two pieces apart, you have to slide them apart first and then it comes off ezpz
I swapped a dead battery, not the first time I've done so on a cartridge, and the battery isn't working.
Tried several batteries, took out a multimeter and confirmed the batteries worked.
Cleaned the board with 99% IPA, I don't see any issues on the board.
Anything I'm missing or anything else I can try?
See if you accidentally knocked a small component off the board. I’ve done that before while replacing batteries
Why i should change the batterie?
If the battery dies, you can’t utilize time based features in the game such as growing berries
@@vetrogaming aaah thanks!
Could i send my game in and i pay u
This is way too similar to another short...