GameBoy CR1616 Battery Holder

Note: this model has been migrated from my Thingiverse account. It was made about three years ago.

First I bought the wrong batteries. I wanted to replace the battery a few of my cartridges but I also wanted them to be easily replaceable since with metal tabs you have to reheat solder pads every single time you go to change the battery- which is what, once in 10-20 years anyway? But still!

Searching, searching I looked for something other than this one because it didn't 'clip' them in but it was no use. So I searched CR1616 on Thingiverse and sure enough it was my only option- only I didn't realize it was for the CR2025s in Pokemon games before I printed it.

So fed up, I decided to make my own. It's basically the same sort of design only with the correct batteries and a bit more in depth to fit more 'snug'. And I gotta say, they came out to my liking.

So credit to Jobau for the simplistic model idea. I did draw this up from scratch based on his interpretation. If you want to fix Pokemon, follow the link previously mentioned.

Surely it's no big accomplishment nor is it aesthetically wonderful by any means but it serves the purpose as intended.

To install it, you'll need to remove the metal tabs from your old battery first. I made a video here showing how I do it. Unfortunately I hadn't created this yet. Align the top tab parallel with the bottom before applying the top cap. I also found that bending the top tab down from where it just peeks over the corner helps to make it fit perfectly.

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Enjoy.