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Spaced Invader:
My Dreamcast recently stopped remembering the date. I opened it up and found the CMOS battery was corroded...so I pulled it. Now for my question. Does anyone know if I can replace the battery in the Dreamcast with a generic CMOS battery (eg. Maxell CR2032 (3v)--have a few laying around). The battery I pulled is a SANYO ML2430 (3v). I realize it won't fit exactly the same. I'm not concerned with that as I bent the posts pretty badly removing the battery anyway. Thanks in advance.

tom61:
A 3V battery is a 3V battery. The only difference is that the one in the Dreamcast was rechargable.

Spaced Invader:

--- Quote from: tom61 on September 18, 2003, 03:30:51 pm ---A 3V battery is a 3V battery. The only difference is that the one in the Dreamcast was rechargable.

--- End quote ---
I realize a battery is a battery is a battery buuut...The CR 2032 is also a CMOS battery hence rechargable (so no difference there)...what I was wondering was whether the charge rate (current draw) of the CR2032 vs. the original would cause a problem. <---Sorry 'bout that big 'ole run on sentence. I should have been more specific with my concerns in my original post (must have sounded like a knucklehead from the simplistic answer I got).

Anyway, I put it in. Hopefully there won't be a problem. Thanks for tryin'.  ;)

Oops...I did some research (should have done that first), and it appears the CR 2032 is not rechargable (yes I really AM a knucklehead). Which still leaves me with a delima. If the DC is expecting a rechargabel battery (and sending a trickle charge) then won't the battery be damaged by the console?  ???

Xphile:
the cr-2032's are rechargable?

does that mean that If I plug in an old motherboard with a old powersupply, and put in a dead CR-2032 battery, it'll act as a battery recharger for my VMU's?

Spaced Invader:
Nope...see my post above...sorry.  :-[

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