Where do I find cartridge batteries?

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  1. Padoca85

    Padoca85 Peppy Member

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    Where do I find these cartridge batteries?

    Anyone has a link to a site that sell those cartridge 2025/2032 batteries that have the metal plates stapled to the battery. Like those:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/20-Save-Bat...312?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53ebd29230

    I have some GB and SNES games in need of battery replacement, but I want to replace in the proper way, no soldering to the new battery or putting a battery holder inside. I want to replace to look like an original one.

    Anyone know a site that ships worldwide?
     
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    ThetaSigma Robust Member

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    The sites that I trust/that I use often are Kitsch-Bent and Nonfinite Electronics. Both dedicated Nintendo modding stores. They do sell the batteries as you describe and ship worldwide.
     
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    Only found one on Kitsch-Bent, but they dont especify what exact battery it is.
     
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    There must be some sort of horizontal holding solution that would at least work for larger carts. I tried to solder a 2032 into Pokemon Sapphire and it somehow destroyed the cart when reassembled. Just a smidge too large a battery...
     
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    Try contacting GameDoctorHK, he might be able to source you some.

    He pretty much finds everything for me.
     
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    One piece of advice: don't get desperate and try to solder tabs onto them by hand. I did this once; a small flame shot out of the side and took every electron with it.
     
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    It just depends on the size that you need, but RS has a lot to choose from and they deliver to Brazil :)

    http://int.rsdelivers.com/catalogue/category/coin-button-rechargeable-batteries/3831.aspx

    Just bend the bottom pin straight.

    or get

    http://int.rsdelivers.com/product/v...ry-lithium-coin-30v-17mah-ml1220/7020767.aspx
     
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    retro Resigned from mod duty 15 March 2018

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    Any large electronics distributor. I've made a post before listing them, so search it out ;-) Basically, anyone in the Farnell Group, Digi-Key etc.
     
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    I just realized I've read something about this before:

    http://www.pocketmagic.net/?p=2518

    If you've got the cajones you can use that technique to weld the tabs yourself. Sounds a bit explosivey with the word 'weld' but it looks safe.
     
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