Retro consoles aren’t my thing, but i have replaced batteries for all kinds of devices, and it’s usually fairly easy to do. Aliexpress et al. have all the batteries you could want, and a little fiddling with some screw drivers and you cam usually get the job done. Fairly safe with some basic common sense as well.
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BurgerBaron@piefed.social 1 day agoWhen it comes to old handhelds, do you replace the batteries? At one point in time I had a PSP battery swell up like a balloon, scary.
CameronDev@programming.dev 1 day ago
BurgerBaron@piefed.social 12 hours ago
I really need to replace my 3DS XL battery…
…and PS3 controllers actually. Another fire hazard I’ve ignored lol.
CameronDev@programming.dev 11 hours ago
www.ifixit.com/Guide/…/25068 - Looks easy, barely needs a guide.
www.ifixit.com/Guide/…/3255 - Definitely doable, although I will say that you should be careful with game controllers, they are often full of springs that will escape and be a complete pain to find and reinstall.
BurgerBaron@piefed.social 11 hours ago
Nice, thanks for the links.
squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Depends on the handheld, but most of the older handhelds have easily replaceable batteries.
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
There are companies that sell parts to repair and sometimes upgrade old devices. Sometimes local retro game stores will service your devices for you.