Dreamcast VMU Rechargeable Battery Mod v.2 

If you wanted to see the light better, a repro battery pack that's cloudy transparent should work very well

D5 could just be a solder blob.

Can you fix your link for the charging board. It just takes us straight to the battery you used.

Getting into an argument with some dude on the modders Facebook group. He’s convinced that the heat produced by the charging board is dangerous for the battery. I don’t think with the short amount of time it takes to charge such a small battery that it’s really an issue. Thoughts?

I don't know about this topic but I saw a post on Tumblr linking to the video and this tutorial is very therapeutic thanks

Hi, I tried to recreate the mod. Unfortunately, I don't get the battery you recommend in Germany. I've tried it now with a 252030. As soon as I turn on the Dreamcast, it turns off again after a second. The cause is not the board or the mod, but definitely the battery. Unfortunately, I don't have a data sheet for the battery. Do you have an idea?

So far, mod works good for me. Did it on a couple VMUs I had on hand. Nice solution here. Soldering ain't too bad either

Mg chemicals brand flux is good. It helps flowing solder

Great video dude. I kinda wish I had any competence when it came to soldering but sadly I don’t. I tried soldering to fix the audio of a game gear once but ended up taking off the speaker wires and melting a bit of the plastic connector of the audio board because my hands don’t work well with precision and nerves. I guess I may just have to either buy an expensive modded one online or just get used to buying cr2032 batteries. Perhaps someday I’ll get better with it as I’d like to take good care of my consoles.

I'm not sure i want to pay $16 per VMU just to get a rechargeable battery but this does look like a fun project.

Thank you for the tutorial, really cool mod

Awesome tutorial, thank you. Hoping to bring my VMU's into the 21st Century!

Cant wait to try this.

Awesome mod!

I'll look into trying it

I need this tutorial. Thank You <3

Thanks for this tutorial

pretty cool mod!

Cool :]

How long does that battery last? Cool mod