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- Nintendo Gameboy Pocket Shell-Side Battery Terminal Corrosion Removal
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Introduction
This guide will walk you through the removal and cleaning of the shell-side battery terminal (the one not attached to the motherboard) to get your Gameboy powering on without a hitch.
Before beginning this guide, make sure your Gameboy is powered off.
What you need
Step 1
Nintendo Gameboy Pocket Shell-Side Battery Terminal Corrosion Removal
- Remove the battery cover and batteries.
Remove the battery cover and batteries.
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Step 2
- Remove the six 8mm screws using a Y1 Tri-point screwdriver.
- Place your screws in a small container to keep them safe.
Remove the six 8mm screws using a Y1 Tri-point screwdriver.
Place your screws in a small container to keep them safe.
Step 3
- Separate the front and back side of the Gameboy by gently pulling them apart.
Separate the front and back side of the Gameboy by gently pulling them apart.
Step 4
- Using a flathead screwdriver (or flat piece of plastic), nudge in the clip holding the shell-side battery terminal in place to release it from the shell.
Using a flathead screwdriver (or flat piece of plastic), nudge in the clip holding the shell-side battery terminal in place to release it from the shell.
Step 5
- Using a pair of tweezers, remove the battery terminal from the shell.
Using a pair of tweezers, remove the battery terminal from the shell.
Step 6
- Add isopropyl alcohol to a toothbrush.
- Spread a paper towel down to keep your workspace clean.
- Scrub the terminal where the corrosion is to remove as much as possible. If most of the corrosion is removed, skip to step 10.
Add isopropyl alcohol to a toothbrush.
Spread a paper towel down to keep your workspace clean.
Scrub the terminal where the corrosion is to remove as much as possible. If most of the corrosion is removed, skip to step 10.
Step 7
- Use the steel wool to remove as much corrosion as possible.
Use the steel wool to remove as much corrosion as possible.
Step 8
- Add metal polish to a paper towel.
- Polish the battery terminal to remove the remainder of the corrosion.
Add metal polish to a paper towel.
Polish the battery terminal to remove the remainder of the corrosion.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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sacratoy - Jun 11, 2022
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Thank you for the guide! Resurrected a Gameboy Pocket today that has graphical glitches on the boot screen and sometimes crashed mid-game when a cartridge could load. This process seems to have completely remediated that.
I only needed to complete through step 6 to get clean shiny contacts in my case.
Wolf Naegeli - 4 days agoJan 20, 2023
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Much better than the usual battery replacement guides! Most of those are practically useless as they do little more than say, “replace the batteries,” which is pretty much self-evident, and noting, “clean any corrosion,” without explaining how to do that!
