Ziggy587 wrote:If you power it on, will the date/time hold if you leave it off for only a day or so? If not, definitely try and leave it powered on for several hours. The idea is that if the battery is dead (like 0v dead) then it might need to be powered on for a while to take a charge.
I believe it holds for a day last I tested it. I keep saying I am going to test it for 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, etc,. But I always forget until I fire up my DC, lol
Like 6 months ago, I remember leaving it on for a few hours and tested it a week later and it saved the date/time.
I'm going to open the thing up and see if everything looks ago. Then do some testing.
stickem wrote:i replaced mine with a battery holder and that same battery you listed. if i don't fire up my dreamcast within a few weeks it resets for me as well. i was thinking maybe i didn't solder the battery holder onto the board good enough but now i'm thinking the dam thing just doesn't charge powered off, even plugged up, which is stupid.
Agreed. It is stupid. I don't believe it charges at all if it is powered off.
I wish they just went the Sega Saturn approach for the battery. That usually lasts me a couple of years, and it's easy to replace the battery. I don't know what they were thinking with having a battery soldered onto the board. In no way is that a easy replacement for the common consumer.
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