Nintendo GameCube Controller Board PCB Battery Holder & CR2032 Battery Clock Fix

Kit includes: 1 x Battery Holder, 1 x New and Sealed Lithium CR2032 Battery and 1 x Printed Instrcutions (Last picture is what it looks like after installation - Board is NOT included) 

Product Details:

• This is a kit for your GameCube's controller PBC board. It contains a battery holder and a Lithium CR2032 battery. (Date on Battery is MANUFACTURE DATE.. batteries have a 5 year shelf life from this date)
• If your GameCube prompts you to reset the time, the CR2032 battery is dead. These consoles are about 20+ years old, so chances are the battery is not working.
• The packaging of the Panasonic battery can differ from the packaging in the photos; the battery will still be sealed.
• This does not include the actual PCB board, this is only for the kit.

Battery:

• This will contain a brand new CR2032  CR2032 battery, and a replacement battery holder. The original battery is soldered in, so this will make replacing the battery in the future much easier.
• The battery has a positive terminal and a negative one, desolder the original battery, and solder in the new battery holder. Take precaution, as the legs are thin to fit the holes of the PCB board and they bend easy.
• The orientation matters! You can see which leg goes where, as there is a plus and minus sign on the PCB board. Check out the photo in the instructions to see the positioning.
• Hint! Very slightly bend one of the legs inward on the holder, these will not go straight in.

Misc Notes:

• I find the solder on these boards not too bad to remove. Although always apply new solder to the points before doing a desolder. Use a solder sucker in conjunction with copper braid if need be. Put a small bit of flux on the tip of the braid, it will make the desoldering process way easier. If you have one of those expensive Hakko desoldering tools, then you probably are a golden god of soldering and don't need to be reading any of this. You can also use a more advanced technique and heat up the solder and grab the LED and battery with your fingers and pull them out very slowly. Be warned you can rip pads clean off if you have no experience doing this technique!!
• This is to be considered a novice job. If you have moderate soldering experience, this shouldn't be too bad. If you have no soldering experience, please do not attempt this job.

 

More Misc Notes:

• This will require a 4.5mm Gamebit security screwdriver bit to open up your GameCube. When you put back the top of the case, YOU MUST keep the disc tray open or else you WILL destroy the legs of the eject mechanism that is attached to the DVD drive. This is why that board is so expensive, it is not repairable if those two small legs are destroyed, and the only reason why those legs break is because the person did not keep the disc tray open when putting back the top of the case!
• Be very careful when removing the ribbon cable on the PCB board, ESPECIALLY when putting it back into the GameCube motherboard. There are these silver pins on the ribbon that you can fray and destroy if you insert this ribbon incorrectly! When inserting it back in, notice a small crease on the end of the ribbon, bend that to a 90 degree angle, then put your finger on top of the bend, position the ribbon, and press down gently. This is really about technique, so take your time.
• When putting back the 4.5mm screws DO NOT re-thread the screws! What this means is that if the screw does not easily go in, you must remove it and try again. You can snap the legs inside the GameCube case if you rethread the screws. Hint! Go counterclockwise when screwing in screws until you feel a slight CLICK. Once you feel that click, screw clockwise, the screw should be in position.
• Battery Date: These batteries have been sources from an overseas market (clearly by the printed langue) The date printed on the back is in YYYY-MM format and laser engraved (not inked) its actually the Manufacture Date of the batteries and the little number “5” printed just underneath the date means the shelf life of the battery is 5 Years from date printed. This information is easily validated using Google Translate app on your smart phone, simply open the app and scan the back side of the package and you will see exactly what I have explained above.

I understand the amount of literature on this ad is overwhelming, please read it over carefully, it is only meant to help you.

If you have any questions please contact me BEFORE placing the order, by placing the order you are agreeing that you understand everything listed above and have the skills to complete the task!

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