Dreamcast coin battery replacement part from Amazon.

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  1. citrus3000psi

    citrus3000psi Housekeeping, you want towel?

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    I finally got tired of my dreamcast asking for the date/time. I found a perfect drop in replacement:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E0KDWBA

    Just desolder the old battery and solder this holder in its place. It couldn't fit any better.
     
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    Braintrash Peppy Member

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    What battery can be used, BTW?

    (Ordering one, yeah!)
     
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    ML2032
     
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    Taijigamer2 Gutsy Member

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    Nice find.
     
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    Turranius Site Supporter 2015

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  6. citrus3000psi

    citrus3000psi Housekeeping, you want towel?

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    The dreamcast original battery is a 2020 (100 mAh), this new holder takes a 2032 (190 mAh)

    They are indeed cheaper on ebay but shipping time from hk or china hurts. If 4 bucks was an issue for me, I would still be dealing with a dead battery :)
     
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  7. Mord.Fustang

    Mord.Fustang My goodness, it's nipley out!

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    I don't trust those cheap eBay batteries either... they probably won't last long at all. But then again, if you had a socketed system, it's not a big deal to replace the battery after a few years, right?
     
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  8. LeHaM

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    I replaced the battery in my system and after a few days it still lost the time :/ (battery was from jaycar )
     
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    Turranius Site Supporter 2015

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    Haha, true that =)

    You're right as well. I've not had any problems with them so far though. Oldest one from the pack of 30 (LIR2032) that I've bought has been used for a year now. I guess it depends very much on luck when you get them from China.
     
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