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Game Boy Advance Cartridge Battery Retainer Upgrade

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Game Boy Advance Cartridge Battery Retainer Upgrade, Solder the Retainer On: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Game Boy Advance Cartridge Battery Retainer Upgrade, Solder the Retainer On: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
Solder the Retainer On
  • Take the battery out of the retainer

  • Now that the tabs are bent to touch the motherboard contacts, place your retainer correctly oriented over the rom chip.

  • Heat your solder iron back up to temp and re-tin it's tip.

  • Gently press the retainer down against the rom chip and carefully solder the retainer's tab onto the battery contact on both sides.

  • If your retainer isn't fully touching the rom chip after soldering, you can press down and re-melt the solder joint to try to get the battery retainer to sit lower

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