How to Clean an Snes Cart and Replace the Gamesave Battery

My video on how to clean an SNES cartridge and replace its gamesave battery. Feel free to ask questions and, if you want, I could also make a video like this for original NES cartridges.

Go to 3:10 if you just want to know how to change the gamesave battery.

Product Links:

3.8mm Security Bit:
http://www.nintendorepairshop.com/shopexd.asp?id=82

Lithium 2032 Battery Holder: Horizontal Clip Mount:
http://shopping.microbattery.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6774/.f

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• NES
• SNES
• Battery
• Gamesave
• 3.8mm
• security
• bit
• cleaning
• clean
• q-tips

[pecuekin8627]

Dude.. Nice video!!!, but i have a question. what is the difference if i just remove the battery without usin the soldering iron, i mean leaving the two little metallic things added to the cartridge, and then sticking a new battery between this metallic things again. are there problems in the saving of new games using this method? give an advice please

[weirdalduke]

If you did it that way, you'd have to tape the battery in place, which loses its stickiness over time, so it isn't the best idea. I don't really understand your last question, but I don't think there are any problems when saving new games.

[JimmyRidz]

what the fuck..this is bullshit. another reason why Nintendo sucks ass

[weirdalduke]

Give 'em a break. This technology is close to 20 years old, which is a helluva lot when we're talking about electronics/game systems, lol.

[ThatGuyARH]

Dude I just did my copy of Chrono Trigger I went threw 3 battery clips cuz I was so nervous lol. But it works!

[weirdalduke]

Haha. I was too. This video was made after I soldered another game for my first time, haha, so I had no experience while making this video.

[louisanthony33]

Nice vid., thanks bra!

[NinjaKirk]

damnit i broke the positive clip... now i got to wait another week....

[Wolfspydir]

My Super Mario World copy has a drained save battery. Thanks.

[RattyRandnums]

Windex is not a good substance for cleaning contacts. It has alcohol yeah but it also has lots of other chemicals that can build up and hurt the contacts. Best to use an actual contact cleaner like DeoxIT on your game contacts, or pure rubbing alcohol.

[iamsillyyesiam]

Right this guy is a complete hack.

It's a very simple process to de-solder a battery from a cartridge. Use the right tools (a pocket knife isn't one) and use them in the correct way. Remover all the old solder with a braid or sucker. After that the battery should easily fall out. Heat the new battery contacts and the circuit-board before applying new fluxed solder. If you don't there won't be a chemical bond between the three materials. Don't bother installing a clip!

[reesercliff]

desoldering braid really helps with this especially getting the solder out of the pin holes

[sz42781]

It should say, "Dont use alcohol because it works".

[JimmyRidz]

@LNERMallard dude, they are just pieces of plastics and chips made by people. video games are just a hobby to past the time. these companies dont care about you.

[LNERMallard]

@JimmyRidz Hey without the NES or SNES, you wouldn't have your precious xBox 360 or PS3 or whatever the hell people are playing these days. So show a little respect, all right?

[JimmyRidz]

@EdgarIX aww poor baby is mad by my comments. lmfao. get over it, nerd. my comment is a year old. i was probably drunk back then.

[EdgarIX]

@JimmyRidz Fuck your fucking mother, this is the best that could have gone on VIDEOGAMES, not the shit that you will play the lead beam