tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972271971055325829.post6881576462138938197..comments2023-03-20T11:24:14.217-07:00Comments on The Deambulatory Matrix: Super Metroid SNES Cart Battery Swap (2014)Raptorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15344178078976626278noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972271971055325829.post-29296863281648664982021-08-02T04:18:19.621-07:002021-08-02T04:18:19.621-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.SHAHZAIBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016714975932207188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972271971055325829.post-5140961589856414542014-01-22T05:29:23.166-08:002014-01-22T05:29:23.166-08:00Yes the battery was pre-tabbed: I got it from http...Yes the battery was pre-tabbed: I got it from http://consolegoods.co.uk/ (I think! Pretty sure I get them there, if the guy is called Rob Webb or similar).<br /><br />Tried an untabbed battery once and, yep, it exploded. No harm done though. <br /><br />Let me know if you solve the mystery regarding the SRAM etc: my SNES Super Metroid is pretty useless at the moment, despite the new battery safely installed.<br /><br />And you're welcome for the advice: was reassuring for me too that other people had had similar difficulty with Super Metroid. Seems this only really happens with that game, from what I can gather.<br /><br />I should add that the game was saving fine before I changed the battery, but I wanted to put a new battery in to see how much such a cart would fetch on eBay, to see whether it was a viable enterprise. So.... changing the battery has caused something to happen which means the save wipes itself even with a good, new battery. I know the battery is installed properly because Samus doesn't die immediately like she does when there is no battery/the battery dies (there are youtube clips etc on that).<br /><br />Good luck!<br />Kinclhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687715336232911444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972271971055325829.post-14974105061792119652014-01-21T19:17:59.760-08:002014-01-21T19:17:59.760-08:00(PS: if I ever come up with a more solid solution ...(PS: if I ever come up with a more solid solution than "cross my fingers", I'll definitely let you know :D )<br /><br />Also, just musing out loud, but now that I think of it, the typical failure pattern of SRAM due to wear and tear would probably just corrupt the saved games, not erase all of them at once... hmm... food for thought!Raptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344178078976626278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972271971055325829.post-83088648544755132102014-01-21T19:10:10.481-08:002014-01-21T19:10:10.481-08:00Was that with a pre-tabbed battery? I didn't ...Was that with a pre-tabbed battery? I didn't have any on hand, and I was half-and-half on soldering directly to the untabbed CR2032. Tin generally doesn't bind well at all to stainless steel, and the electrolytes in these batteries are quite temperatures-sensitive... I asked google, and the first link I found where somebody had decided to attempt that operation had wound up with a face full of exploded battery, which did not encourage me to repeat the experiment. :D Tape will have to do the trick for now, hahaha!<br /><br />Many thanks again for all your advice - it's quite reassuring to know this is not an isolated case!Raptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344178078976626278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972271971055325829.post-15976910538751665632014-01-21T19:06:44.225-08:002014-01-21T19:06:44.225-08:00Yes, thanks! I do actually know that, but I wante...Yes, thanks! I do actually know that, but I wanted to play for a few minutes, reboot, etc. to see if the cart held true... that's why there are nine minutes of play on the picture :D I did make my first few tests using that save point, however. Very useful!Raptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344178078976626278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972271971055325829.post-73640507773595798392014-01-21T19:04:16.062-08:002014-01-21T19:04:16.062-08:00Wow, thanks a million for this information - glad ...Wow, thanks a million for this information - glad to know I'm not crazy! It never occurred to me to check whether there was a problem with that specific game.<br /><br />I wonder what it is about that Super Metroid specifically that makes this problem of sporadically-lost saved games more likely... If it's the SRAM, then perhaps something in the programming is causing it to wear out particularly quickly. Otherwise, perhaps the capacitor arrangement is peculiar on that cart; electrolytics in particular wear out over a few hanfuls of years, depending on rating, temperature, voltage, etc. From looking at a few other forum posts, though, the only electrolytic cap on this cart is apparently used to decouple the board as a whole, so it seems unlikely to be the culprit here. (And this type of cap seems used on most, if not all, other games.)<br /><br />In my case, the cart seems to be holding the games now with about an hour of gameplay spread over a week. How long will it last? Only time will tell I guess :P Thanks again for the info!Raptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344178078976626278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972271971055325829.post-63771795911739400222014-01-21T11:54:05.739-08:002014-01-21T11:54:05.739-08:00Lastly, I soldered in my new battery and the conne...Lastly, I soldered in my new battery and the connection was secure. Have also done new batteries for FFVI and LOZ: LTTP in the same way and that's been fine with them.Kinclhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687715336232911444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972271971055325829.post-25222245322596108322014-01-21T11:51:12.265-08:002014-01-21T11:51:12.265-08:00Another tip, which you may already know: you can s...Another tip, which you may already know: you can save immediately in Samus's spaceship when you land on Zebes for the first time, which means you don't need to slog your way through to the first Save chamber inside the planet. I wish I'd found this out earlier, before I tested the save multiple times after it kept on vanishing!Kinclhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687715336232911444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972271971055325829.post-54922272896474693912014-01-21T11:47:06.183-08:002014-01-21T11:47:06.183-08:00See the racketboy.com thread about Super Metroid (...See the racketboy.com thread about Super Metroid (http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=44493&start=10): replacing the battery; it saving once but then wiping the save next time you turn on the SNES; possibly an issue with the SRAM? I researched this because I have just done exactly the same and suffered the same. If you find out how to get it saving properly with the new battery in place, please let me know!Kinclhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687715336232911444noreply@blogger.com