Where can I find a PCB mounted (-) battery terminal for the Gameboy Color?
Posted Sep 18, 2020, 6:50 PM UTC
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do you just need one?
i have a jar of these somewhere left over from the boxy pixel and recharge mod systems i've made
not sure what a fair price for a set is though
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I do just need the negative terminal with the spring. I'm just going to attempt to remove as much rust as I can and replace the actual spring part from some electronic I have around the house. If it goes poorly, though, I'll keep you in mind. Thanks!
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ive done that before with a gameboy printer, it was confusing at first but after taking apart a few its not to big of a deal (look at the terminal that's in the shell as a reference)
if you are able to de solder them from the board and throw them in vinegar for an hour all the corrosion should come off pretty easily. if your worried about the nickle plating you can replate the metal like this
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r/fixmygameboy if you need help
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Do you still have these? I'm looking for a set as well, both sides.
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I have yet to find a source for those, only thing I’ve ever found are the set that clip into the shell opposite of those.
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Picked this up for cheap from eBay to refurb, discovered this. Can't seem to find the right part online.
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Try vinegar
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Not a professional but I'd follow the Traces of that terminal
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I absolutely don't know this website but it's the only one I found who sell pcb batteries contacts : https://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/battery-contacts
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Yep, tried that, looks like only the DMG contacts are in stock :(
Thanks though.
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Aww, sorry about that mate, I can't do more for you :/
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Maybe install a LiPo battery? You can just solder it to those connections and bypass buying a new battery terminal.
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That is another option. This GBC is a personal refurb so I think I was planning on doing that anyway eventually. I ended up cleaning up the PCB contacts well enough with vinegar/isopropyl alcohol and installed a spring from another battery contact from an old TV remote. GBC turns on and plays games now :)
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Oh awesome! Glad to hear it! That's some impressive macgyver-ing!
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I can’t tell 100% but this looks like something you could use
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This is the only place I've found them, and its in Canada. I had the same issue as you, desoldered it and thought I ordered it and it was just the spring part.
https://www.retromodding.com/products/game-boy-battery-housing-contacts
Alternatively, you can do a rechargable battery mod, but there's not a kit you can easily buy, and they dont really fit in correctly. Usually gotta get a new shell or modify existing.
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Take those off, electrolysis bath them, then electroplate them. Easy enough with a car battery.
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Perhaps you can use rust remover to clean them and replate them with nickel like on Odd Tinkering on YouTube?