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I recently bought my first CD-i and I need to replace the timekeeper chip on it. I've watched a few timekeeper replacement videos on youtube, and it seems like the most common solution to this problem is to use a dremel to grind away at the chip's cap until the battery can be removed and replaced. This seems like a pretty risky operation, so why is it the method of choice for so many? Wouldn't it be a lot easier to just desolder the chip and pop in a new one? Is there something about the way the chips are soldered to the boards that makes them difficult to remove?
Posted : 01/04/2022 9:12 am
Hello @m0rShh,
Yes, dremel the ship is a risky task and some of them keeps unclean. Some people even keep the old battery and connect it in parallel with the new one... a wrong decision in my opinion.
The fact many people choose this way instead of the chip removal is because they don't want or are afraid to completely unmount the board and disconnect the wires. Some people may also not being confident about soldering on the board tiny things.
For me, and as I showed on some tutorials here on The World of CD-i, this is the best solution. Unmount the ship, and add a socket for futur easy chip replacement.
https://www.theworldofcdi.com/open-source/hardware-repair/timekeeper-substitution
Posted : 01/04/2022 10:22 am
Hello @m0rshh
If you don't want to remove the Old timekeeper, then to put a socket youself you should give to an electronic company the motherboard like I done. A new timekeeper with a socket is not very expensive.
Good luck.
Posted : 04/04/2022 4:14 pm
