So I pulled my XVSF board out of the closet last night, hooked up my supergun and played for a few hours. Was fun....
After that I went online and searched for some info about the hardware just because I started having a strange audio issue where the sound would get static for a few seconds.
Reseating the b-cart onto the a-board fixed that. BUT! while I was reading various articles I read about the CPS2 "suicide battery".
Now I realize that I am probably the last person to know about this (yes I lived under a rock, too!) but I am concerned that my already quite old game, may die for no other reason than a stupid battery.
Now the main source of info I have on this was from Wikipedia and CPS2Shock, but neither of them answered the questions I really want to know:
1) Is there any way to fix this for good somehow? I don't really feel comfortable replacing the battery myself. I'd probably end up damaging the game; and really it seems like a band-aid solution as the new battery will suffer the same fate.
2) If I keep the game powered via a regular power source, does it still Need the batery or is that just for when it is unplugged? I will dedicate a wall outlet to the game if I have to -- even when I'm not playing, just to keep it "alive."
After that I went online and searched for some info about the hardware just because I started having a strange audio issue where the sound would get static for a few seconds.
Reseating the b-cart onto the a-board fixed that. BUT! while I was reading various articles I read about the CPS2 "suicide battery".
Now I realize that I am probably the last person to know about this (yes I lived under a rock, too!) but I am concerned that my already quite old game, may die for no other reason than a stupid battery.
Now the main source of info I have on this was from Wikipedia and CPS2Shock, but neither of them answered the questions I really want to know:
1) Is there any way to fix this for good somehow? I don't really feel comfortable replacing the battery myself. I'd probably end up damaging the game; and really it seems like a band-aid solution as the new battery will suffer the same fate.
2) If I keep the game powered via a regular power source, does it still Need the batery or is that just for when it is unplugged? I will dedicate a wall outlet to the game if I have to -- even when I'm not playing, just to keep it "alive."
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