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Compatible Batteries

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	== Compatible Batteries ==		== Compatible Batteries ==

	It is highly recommended '''NOT''' to use the LIR2032 battery type, as the Dreamcast does not output the voltage necessary for it to properly and fully recharge (LIR2032 are 3.6-3.7V batteries, rather than 3V).<ref>https://www.powerstream.com/p/Lir2032.pdf</ref> Instead, ML2020, ML2032, and ML2430 coin cells should be used, as they are all rechargeable 3V batteries of differing capacities and physical sizes:		It is highly recommended '''NOT''' to use the LIR2032 battery type, as the Dreamcast does not output the voltage necessary for it to properly and fully recharge (LIR2032 are 3.6-3.7V batteries, rather than 3V).<ref>https://www.powerstream.com/p/Lir2032.pdf</ref> Instead, ML2020, ML2032, and ML2430 coin cells should be used, as they are all rechargeable 3V batteries of differing capacities and physical sizes per the following table:

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Compatible Batteries: -- Table units are nice, but they're better when they also mention which measurement corresponds to which dimension

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	! Model		! Model
	! Capacity (mAh)		! Capacity<br>(mAh)
	! Physical Size (mm x mm)		! Physical Size<br>diameter (mm) x height (mm)
	! Datasheet		! Datasheet
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	Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized, vertical reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type. The vertically-oriented, soldered-in ML2430 type does fit, however, as some consoles came with those instead of the soldered-in ML2020 type.		Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized, vertical reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type. The vertically-oriented, soldered-in ML2430 type does fit, however, as some consoles came with those instead of the soldered-in ML2020 type.<ref>My R7 console did. --Moopthehedgehog</ref>

	== Recommended Parts ==		== Recommended Parts ==

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2020-05-11T17:03:54Z

Specify vertical orientation as the issue for the ML2430s

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	Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type. The soldered-in ML2430 type does fit, however, as some consoles came with those instead of the soldered-in ML2020 type.		Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized, vertical reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type. The vertically-oriented, soldered-in ML2430 type does fit, however, as some consoles came with those instead of the soldered-in ML2020 type.

	== Recommended Parts ==		== Recommended Parts ==

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2020-05-11T17:00:12Z

clarify that the ML2430 that sometimes is in there is a soldered-in type

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	[[File:Dreamcast controller board rear view.png\|645px\|thumb\|center\|Rear view of a Dreamcast controller board; note the battery by default is a soldered-in ML2020, or sometimes a larger ML2430.]]		[[File:Dreamcast controller board rear view.png\|645px\|thumb\|center\|Rear view of a Dreamcast controller board; note the battery by default is a soldered-in ML2020, or sometimes a larger soldered-in ML2430.]]

	The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's date and time settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of a compatible battery, such as ML2032, in the future.		The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's date and time settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of a compatible battery, such as ML2032, in the future.
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	Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type.		Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type. The soldered-in ML2430 type does fit, however, as some consoles came with those instead of the soldered-in ML2020 type.

	== Recommended Parts ==		== Recommended Parts ==

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2020-05-11T16:53:45Z

Consistency in noun ordering

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	[[File:Dreamcast controller board rear view.png\|645px\|thumb\|center\|Rear view of a Dreamcast controller board; note the battery by default is a soldered-in ML2020, or sometimes a larger ML2430.]]		[[File:Dreamcast controller board rear view.png\|645px\|thumb\|center\|Rear view of a Dreamcast controller board; note the battery by default is a soldered-in ML2020, or sometimes a larger ML2430.]]

	The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's time ~~and date~~ settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of a compatible battery, such as ML2032, in the future.		The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's date and time settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of a compatible battery, such as ML2032, in the future.

	== Compatible Batteries ==		== Compatible Batteries ==

Unknown user: Pretty Table!

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Pretty Table!

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	The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's time and date settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of a compatible battery, such as ML2032, in the future.		The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's time and date settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of a compatible battery, such as ML2032, in the future.

	It is highly recommended '''NOT''' to use the LIR2032 battery type, as the Dreamcast does not output the voltage necessary for it to properly and fully recharge (LIR2032 are 3.6-3.7V batteries, ~~not~~ 3V<ref>https://www.powerstream.com/p/Lir2032.pdf</ref>). Instead, ML2020, ML2032, and ML2430 coin cells are all ~~compatible~~ 3V batteries of differing capacities and physical sizes~~, where a larger model number indicates a larger capacity and physical size~~: ML2020 ~~is 45mAh and 20mm x 2mm, ML2032 is 65mAh and 20mm~~ x ~~3.2mm, and ML2430 is 100mAh and 24.5mm x 3.0mm.~~<ref>https://na.industrial.panasonic.com/products/batteries/rechargeable-batteries/lineup/rechargeable-coin/series/90797/model/90809</ref><ref>http://www.maxell.com.tw/images/uploads/2015/05/ML2032_DataSheet_table.pdf</ref><ref>https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/FDK/ML2430.PDF</ref> Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type.		== Compatible Batteries ==

			It is highly recommended '''NOT''' to use the LIR2032 battery type, as the Dreamcast does not output the voltage necessary for it to properly and fully recharge (LIR2032 are 3.6-3.7V batteries, rather than 3V).<ref>https://www.powerstream.com/p/Lir2032.pdf</ref> Instead, ML2020, ML2032, and ML2430 coin cells should be used, as they are all rechargeable 3V batteries of differing capacities and physical sizes:

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			! Model
			! Capacity (mAh)
			! Physical Size (mm x mm)
			! Datasheet
			\|-
			\| ML2020 \|\| 45 \|\| 20 x 2 \|\|<ref>https://na.industrial.panasonic.com/products/batteries/rechargeable-batteries/lineup/rechargeable-coin/series/90797/model/90809</ref>
			\|-
			\| ML2032 \|\| 65 \|\| 20 x 3.2 \|\|<ref>http://www.maxell.com.tw/images/uploads/2015/05/ML2032_DataSheet_table.pdf</ref>
			\|-
			\| ML2430 \|\| 100 \|\| 24.5 x 3.0 \|\|<ref>https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/FDK/ML2430.PDF</ref>
			\|}

			Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type.

	== Recommended Parts ==		== Recommended Parts ==
	* Standard vertical CR2032 battery holders such as these have the same footprint as the stock soldered-in battery: https://console5.com/store/vertical-holder-for-2032-batteries.html		* Standard vertical CR2032 battery holders such as these have the same footprint as the stock, soldered-in battery: https://console5.com/store/vertical-holder-for-2032-batteries.html
	* ML2032 batteries can be found online from various places.		* ML2032 batteries can be found online from various places.

	== References ==		== References ==

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2020-05-11T16:38:46Z

That looks and reads better than before, I think

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	[[File:Dreamcast controller board rear view.png\|645px\|thumb\|center\|Rear view of a Dreamcast controller board; note the battery by default is a soldered-in ML2020, or sometimes a larger ML2430.]]		[[File:Dreamcast controller board rear view.png\|645px\|thumb\|center\|Rear view of a Dreamcast controller board; note the battery by default is a soldered-in ML2020, or sometimes a larger ML2430.]]

	The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's time and date settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of a compatible battery such as ML2032 in the future. It is recommended '''not''' to use the LIR2032 battery type as the Dreamcast does not output the voltage necessary for it to properly and fully recharge. Specifically, the ML2020, ML2032, and ML2430 are all compatible 3V batteries with differing capacities and physical sizes (Note: a larger number indicates a larger capacity and physical size, with ML2020 at 45mAh and 20mm x 2mm, ML2032 at 65mAh and 20mm x 3.2mm, and ML2430 at 100mAh and 24.5mm x 3.0mm),<ref>https://na.industrial.panasonic.com/products/batteries/rechargeable-batteries/lineup/rechargeable-coin/series/90797/model/90809</ref><ref>http://www.maxell.com.tw/images/uploads/2015/05/ML2032_DataSheet_table.pdf</ref><ref>https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/FDK/ML2430.PDF</ref> while the LIR2032 type is generally 3.6V or 3.7V.<ref>https://www.powerstream.com/p/Lir2032.pdf</ref> Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type.		The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's time and date settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of a compatible battery, such as ML2032, in the future.

	== Parts ==		It is highly recommended '''NOT''' to use the LIR2032 battery type, as the Dreamcast does not output the voltage necessary for it to properly and fully recharge (LIR2032 are 3.6-3.7V batteries, not 3V<ref>https://www.powerstream.com/p/Lir2032.pdf</ref>). Instead, ML2020, ML2032, and ML2430 coin cells are all compatible 3V batteries of differing capacities and physical sizes, where a larger model number indicates a larger capacity and physical size: ML2020 is 45mAh and 20mm x 2mm, ML2032 is 65mAh and 20mm x 3.2mm, and ML2430 is 100mAh and 24.5mm x 3.0mm.<ref>https://na.industrial.panasonic.com/products/batteries/rechargeable-batteries/lineup/rechargeable-coin/series/90797/model/90809</ref><ref>http://www.maxell.com.tw/images/uploads/2015/05/ML2032_DataSheet_table.pdf</ref><ref>https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/FDK/ML2430.PDF</ref> Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type.

			== Recommended Parts ==
	* Standard vertical CR2032 battery holders such as these have the same footprint as the stock soldered-in battery: https://console5.com/store/vertical-holder-for-2032-batteries.html		* Standard vertical CR2032 battery holders such as these have the same footprint as the stock soldered-in battery: https://console5.com/store/vertical-holder-for-2032-batteries.html
	* ML2032 batteries can be found online from various places.		* ML2032 batteries can be found online from various places.

	== References ==		== References ==

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2020-05-11T16:29:54Z

Add some specs in-line

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	[[File:Dreamcast controller board rear view.png\|645px\|thumb\|center\|Rear view of a Dreamcast controller board; note the battery by default is a soldered-in ML2020, or sometimes a larger ML2430.]]		[[File:Dreamcast controller board rear view.png\|645px\|thumb\|center\|Rear view of a Dreamcast controller board; note the battery by default is a soldered-in ML2020, or sometimes a larger ML2430.]]

	The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's time and date settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of a compatible battery such as ML2032 in the future. It is recommended '''not''' to use the LIR2032 battery type as the Dreamcast does not output the voltage necessary for it to properly and fully recharge. Specifically, the ML2020, ML2032, and ML2430 are all compatible 3V batteries with differing capacities and physical sizes (~~with~~ larger number ~~meaning~~ larger capacity and physical size),<ref>https://na.industrial.panasonic.com/products/batteries/rechargeable-batteries/lineup/rechargeable-coin/series/90797/model/90809</ref><ref>http://www.maxell.com.tw/images/uploads/2015/05/ML2032_DataSheet_table.pdf</ref><ref>https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/FDK/ML2430.PDF</ref> while the LIR2032 type is generally 3.6V or 3.7V.<ref>https://www.powerstream.com/p/Lir2032.pdf</ref> Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type.		The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's time and date settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of a compatible battery such as ML2032 in the future. It is recommended '''not''' to use the LIR2032 battery type as the Dreamcast does not output the voltage necessary for it to properly and fully recharge. Specifically, the ML2020, ML2032, and ML2430 are all compatible 3V batteries with differing capacities and physical sizes (Note: a larger number indicates a larger capacity and physical size, with ML2020 at 45mAh and 20mm x 2mm, ML2032 at 65mAh and 20mm x 3.2mm, and ML2430 at 100mAh and 24.5mm x 3.0mm),<ref>https://na.industrial.panasonic.com/products/batteries/rechargeable-batteries/lineup/rechargeable-coin/series/90797/model/90809</ref><ref>http://www.maxell.com.tw/images/uploads/2015/05/ML2032_DataSheet_table.pdf</ref><ref>https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/FDK/ML2430.PDF</ref> while the LIR2032 type is generally 3.6V or 3.7V.<ref>https://www.powerstream.com/p/Lir2032.pdf</ref> Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type.

	== Parts ==		== Parts ==

Unknown user at 16:22, 11 May 2020

2020-05-11T16:22:11Z

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	[[File:Dreamcast controller board rear view.png\|645px\|thumb\|center\|Rear view of a Dreamcast controller board; note the battery by default is a soldered-in ML2020, or sometimes a larger ML2430.]]		[[File:Dreamcast controller board rear view.png\|645px\|thumb\|center\|Rear view of a Dreamcast controller board; note the battery by default is a soldered-in ML2020, or sometimes a larger ML2430.]]

	The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's time and date settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of ~~the~~ ML2032 in the future. It is recommended '''not''' to use the LIR2032 battery type as the Dreamcast does not output the voltage necessary for it to properly and fully recharge. Specifically, the ML2020, ML2032, and ML2430 are 3V batteries, with ~~ML2020 being the smallest~~,<ref>https://na.industrial.panasonic.com/products/batteries/rechargeable-batteries/lineup/rechargeable-coin/series/90797/model/90809</ref> ~~ML2032 in the middle (recommended),~~<ref>http://www.maxell.com.tw/images/uploads/2015/05/ML2032_DataSheet_table.pdf</ref> ~~and ML2430 being the largest (it may be too physically large to fit with an appropriately-sized reusable coin cell holder, however)~~<ref>https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/FDK/ML2430.PDF</ref>, while the LIR2032 type is generally 3.6V or 3.7V.<ref>https://www.powerstream.com/p/Lir2032.pdf</ref>		The Dreamcast uses a soldered-in, rechargeable battery to store the console's time and date settings. The battery recharges whenever the console is powered on, takes about 2 hours to charge from empty to full, and should hold date and time settings for about 20 days.<ref>Page 12, "Rechargeable Battery": https://archive.org/details/DreamCast_Instruction_Manual_2000_Sega_US/page/n11/mode/2up</ref> The batteries on most all Dreamcast consoles should be totally dead by now, so one can desolder the original battery and replace it with a plastic battery holder to allow easy replacement of a compatible battery such as ML2032 in the future. It is recommended '''not''' to use the LIR2032 battery type as the Dreamcast does not output the voltage necessary for it to properly and fully recharge. Specifically, the ML2020, ML2032, and ML2430 are all compatible 3V batteries with differing capacities and physical sizes (with larger number meaning larger capacity and physical size),<ref>https://na.industrial.panasonic.com/products/batteries/rechargeable-batteries/lineup/rechargeable-coin/series/90797/model/90809</ref><ref>http://www.maxell.com.tw/images/uploads/2015/05/ML2032_DataSheet_table.pdf</ref><ref>https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/FDK/ML2430.PDF</ref> while the LIR2032 type is generally 3.6V or 3.7V.<ref>https://www.powerstream.com/p/Lir2032.pdf</ref> Note that the ML2430 may be too large to fit with an appropriately-sized reusable battery holder, and as such ML2032 is the recommended replacement type.

	== Parts ==		== Parts ==