I've got a problem with my Gold cartridge..?

So I recently bought Gold over Ebay, and it came with a dead battery…I replaced but I think it keeps coming loose and losing my save file, I’ve tried cover the whole top of the circuit board at the top with duct tape and I thought it worked really well, but whenever I take the cartridge out or shake it around the save file gets lost. So how can I securely place the battery? (P.S I can’t solder)

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

If you can’t solder and can’t help but shake it around, then I’m afraid you’re out of options.

Seriously though, I think transferring the circuit board to a new blank cartridge might be best for you, granted if you can remove the circuit board fairly securely. The cheapest way would be to buy a used, crappy Gameboy game for really cheap, remove its circuit board, then put the Gold’s circuit board and battery in the new casing.

Replacing the battery is a great way to preserve old Pokémon games, but it’s very easy to crack or bend the “teeth” of the cartridge itself when removing it, and yeah, the shaking of the battery sounds like it’s loose and not connecting right as a result.

That’s all the advice we can give - we’re a database, not a customer support forum. Try that out though, and I wish ya luck!

you could try to carefully apply super glue. just make sure you don’t end up insulating anything with it.