+Yurkie Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) I am sure many Dreamcast fans are frustrated like me that everytime they turn on the system the clock need to be reset due to the original rechargable battery no longer holding a charge. I have been looking for a good solution to this and finally found one that I like. I am offering this as a service. The original rechargeable battery is soldered to the holder and can't be replaced without replacing the whole assembly (pic below with purple ring around the outside edge is the original). What I do is remove the original and solder in a battery holder, and then insert a rechargeable battery into the holder. There is a picture of the holder empty and one with the battery inserted. This way years from now when the battery will no longer hold a charge you can simply buy a rechargeable battery...pull the old out and insert the new one. $14 $18 plus return shipping for this service. If your interested you can check out the links in my signature for info on 2600, 7800 and ColecoVision mods. Edited January 18, 2013 by Yurkie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymiester Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) An extremely useful and much needed MOD Yurkie. I'll have to send you my DC along with my 7800 soon. I'm curious, can you by chance do the mod for the DC also? Figured as long as you were under the hood........ Here's a schematic for reference. Edited December 8, 2012 by Jaymiester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari2atari Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Can you by chance do the mod for the DC also? I have personally chopped up a handful of Dreamcasts in an effort to internalize the SD card mod, and while some of them have been aesthetically nice and perfectly functional, my personal recommendation at this point is this, instead - - eBay Auction -- Item Number: 180719286268 Way nicer, in my opinion. Now, the NEXT level is the BIOS mod so that you can flash the DreamShell OS directly to the secondary BIOS chip and then boot from it and use the SD card as a "hard disk" . . . ! One of my "piggyback" BIOS mods to a DC. Lots of folks are doing them, look it up online - - -a2a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymiester Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) I'm a few years behind as usual. Is this something you offer (bios flash) as well? If not, I'm still excited about the Batt mod itself. Edited December 8, 2012 by Jaymiester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 An extremely useful and much needed MOD Yurkie. I'll have to send you my DC along with my 7800 soon. I'm curious, can you by chance do the mod for the DC also? Figured as long as you were under the hood........ Here's a schematic for reference. There are data rate issues that cause games to lag. It is not a mod I would be interested in doing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymiester Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I'll take your word for it and stick to the batt mod then. Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Price dropped to $14 for holder and rechargeable battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Nice! Good work, Yurkie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Bump. Also have a system with 2 controllers and replacement battery installed for $40 + shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeye355 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 this mod is so awesome...do you by any chance do VGA and optical audio mods as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nall3k Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Can do you any other DC mods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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