Madwindoman Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 So I acquired a Sega cd model 2. Changed the fuse. Raised the lens up a bit cause those rubber grommets had worn out. And installed a new rechargeable battery and holder. The only game I have is sol feace which doesn’t save anything to the onboard memory. Is there any other way I can test that the new battery is working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Starwander Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Use a Voltmeter to see if the battery has a charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madwindoman Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 That’s a good idea but I was hoping not to open the console again. Anyways I was able to burn a copy of Popful Mail last night and can confirm the battery is holding charge. I believe it’s a ML2032. Pretty simple mod and by locating the battery outside the shielding it’ll make future battery changes a breeze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madwindoman Posted Friday at 08:30 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 08:30 PM Had to open her up one more time to install a blue led but hopefully that’s it. Now to play some wheel of fortune!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted Friday at 09:35 PM Share Posted Friday at 09:35 PM Could have also installed a FRAM upgrade and not need the battery in there ever again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madwindoman Posted Friday at 11:19 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 11:19 PM 1 hour ago, -^CrossBow^- said: Could have also installed a FRAM upgrade and not need the battery in there ever again... Very true but that’s above my skill set. I’m happy doin lil repairs. Anything major I have to send out. If I can find someone willing to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted yesterday at 01:48 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:48 AM 2 hours ago, Madwindoman said: Very true but that’s above my skill set. I’m happy doin lil repairs. Anything major I have to send out. If I can find someone willing to help I can understand that. The battery install looks great so I figured you might be able to do the FRAM upgrade as well. It is pretty easy to do. I used 1808 chips because I happen to have a few of those on hand. But if you use an actual 1608 variant, it is just a drop in replacement to solder into place making it one of the easier upgrades to do. I've done it on my CDX and Model 2 SegaCD along with several Saturn consoles. So it is pretty straight forward and I'm happy to assist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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