Original Gameboy w/rechargeable battery

[Darkzero45]

I'm modding my gb to have a rechargeable. I was thinking I could use an old cell phone batt. that I have but I don't know if the voltages would be right or not.(I haven't got the money for a meter) Also: How would I wire the batt. to the power receptors? (If that's what they're called.)


*I think I put this post in the wrong place....

 

[Valium]

In the GBO's battery holder, in one corner there should be a spring. That is the negative terminal. In the corner directly opposite, there should be a flat metal plate. That is the positive terminal.

Now, as far as it working with a cell phone battery, you would need a step-up voltage converter. The GBO needs 5-6v ( I don't know the extremes, but that's normal operating voltages) whereas cell phone cells are typically 3.7v.

 

[Mako321]

It'll run at 3v very lowest.

 

[Darkzero45]

Awesome. Now, mako, you said 3 at lowest but would that affect anything in a negative way? And I figured out which were positive and negative terminals, they had symbols. My battery has 3 contacts on it, what would I do about that? Also, I've heard speaker wire works with electrical current for powered things. So what about headphone cord?

 

[desmin88]

No It wouldn't.

The battery has three contacts Positive,Negative and the third one can mean a number of things.

Usually, its a temperature sensing pin, so you can charge fast without over heating the battery.

 

[Darkzero45]

Ok then. That's useful info. I'll look to see if I have any wire that would work for attaching the battery to the contacts.

 

[desmin88]

Use genereally any old wire you got. Espicially IDE or PATA cables.

 

[Darkzero45]

I have TONS of IDE cables.

 

[desmin88]

Use that wire then. Its perfecto for portables.

 

[Rockster30]

Since this is the same topic pretty much what are the voltage ranges for a gameboy pocket?I will be using a phone batt too.

 

[Basement_Modder]

Since this is the same topic pretty much what are the voltage ranges for a gameboy pocket?I will be using a phone batt too.

Runs on 3v natively.

 

[Rockster30]

Now if I hook up a 3.7 li-pol batt can I hook it straight up to the battery holders and charge it using he normal phone or do I need a safety circuit when I connect it?

 

[zeturi]

You were able to charge it with the phone before, so you should be able to charge it through to phone now.

 

[Rockster30]

Ya I'm still able to charge it but if I connect it straight to the gameboy will something happen to it if the volts get tovlow or no?

 

[Basement_Modder]

Don't do it that way. Solder a cable from the cell phone pins from where the battery used to go, then make a jack in the gameboy for it. Just plug the phone into the gameboy, then the charger into the phone.