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How exactly are you going to get at the battery while the cartridge is inside the Game Boy, with the PCB facing inwards?
If you claim this is doable, let alone easy, I'd like to see a video of it.
As I said customized, you take your gameboy apart if needed, but usually that’s not even needed.
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Don't worry buddy. A coworker flipped out on me once for replacing a cmos battery while a machine was on. 🤷
There's a bit of difference doing it on a gameboy, and doing it in a running PC with spinning fans and such.
If you know how to replace a CMOS battery, you know how to disable a fan. And even if you don't, it's not gonna bite your finger off 😂
Fair point. I was more concerned about dropping it in, and then catapulting a small metal disc into some very expensive electronics.
Lots of electronics instructions tell you to leave it on, so you don’t lose your data when removing the CMOS, no one reads documentation or want to educate themselves on how batteries and circuits work.
Yeah that's nice and all, and I get it, but the original person is referring to it being a HELL of a lot easier to just plug the cartridge into a USB adapter and dump the file to a PC. You know, instead of modifying their Gameboy or cartridges like that. But sure, if that's "easier" for you, cool. Most people don't want to go that far and aren't comfortable and "plug and play' is in fact easier.
You don’t have to modify anything… it just makes it easier. I even clarified that in the comment you responded too….
What’s more plug and play then replacing a battery? Adding extra steps and dumps is what makes it more work and isn’t anymore “plug and play”
It’s not easier to add more steps, and the battery is replaced the same way in both methods?
Why do you think doing less steps is MORE work?
You're removing a panel from the cartridge. That's literally more complicated than plug and play. You also need to make sure not to be a dumbass and connect and pins while removing the battery so you don't short anything. Fairly easy? Yes. Easier than PLUGGING IT IN LOKE NORMAL? No.