SRAM backup battery dead; saves not retained between sessions.
5 repair logs
+7 photosNEC — PC Engine IFU-30
Capacitors, voltage regulator and the supercapacitor that keeps the save data alive on this NEC PC Engine IFU-30 interface unit. Validated with Street Fighter II and Bomberman '94.
+7 photosBattery and cap replacements on Super Metroid and Zelda, with saves backed up and restored throughout. Initially used tabbed batteries as a stopgap, then swapped to coin cell holders once they arrived.
+3 photosFresh batteries in a couple of recently acquired Game Boy carts, saves backed up and restored using an Open Source Cartridge Reader.
+2 photosSuccessful repairF-RAM upgrade across a couple of N64 Controller Paks. No more worrying about batteries quietly erasing your saves.
+5 photosSuccessful repairSNK — Neo Geo CD
Two upgrades that make the SNK Neo Geo CD much more liveable: an SD loader for the games and an F-RAM upgrade to kill off the battery dependency for saves.
