NES-SKROM Enabling battery backup feature

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NES-SKROM Enabling battery backup feature
by on (#110794)
Good day :)

Lately I've been immersed in NES cartridge repro's...
a lot of information around...!!

Now, I have this question:

As I've seen, NES-SKROM pcb's are capable of holding a battery and keep saved game data...
I'd like to enable this feature in one of these boards.

Do you, experts know anything about the capacitor and diodes?
I don't have a clue about the types - how to look for them or how to buy them...

Taking a magnified look at the capacitor I can see that capacitor is 22uF, 6.3V...Is this Correct?
But what about the diodes?

Thank you very much for your help.
Re: NES-SKROM Enabling battery backup feature
by on (#110796)
You can use a 1N4148 diode, those are very common.
Re: NES-SKROM Enabling battery backup feature
by on (#110797)
Excellent, thanks for your response.

Yes, I found another source of info that stated about 1N4148...and they even mentioned 1N914.

What about the capacitor? Is there one of that specific type? 22uF 6.3 V?
Re: NES-SKROM Enabling battery backup feature
by on (#110798)
The 22uF 6.3V capacitor would be an electrolytic type. Since it's polarized just be sure to connect it the right way, the exact value isn't too important. Using a higher voltage rated one is fine, as is a somewhat higher capacitance, 33uF 100V for example, as long as the pins fit the board.
Re: NES-SKROM Enabling battery backup feature
by on (#110813)
Got that! Thank you for your help!!