Replaced G1WH battery with gameboy micro battery.

RushNY

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After trying to diagnose the reason for my camera randomly shutting off and not charging I came to the conclusion that both the mini usb port on the camera was loose (pinching it with pliers fixed that) and that my battery was toast. I replaced it with a gameboy micro battery that I had from a console I was refurbishing that still held a good charge.

Just wanted to let everyone know it was successful and that the oem micro battery specs are 3.8v, 460mah. I'd assume the generic replacements on ebay will also work just fine.

Here's a pic of the install with shoddy soldering (fine tip iron was broken but my cheap spare Radioshack iron with a thick tip did the job):
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Welcome to the forum RushNY :)

Thanks!

I wish I'd looked for a forum like this sooner I've been without a cam for a few months because I'd given up. The wiki page for the cam with common issues was super helpful.
 
Nice mod, it fits well too :D Thanks for sharing it here and I'm sure others will find the info useful when their G1Wh batteries need replacement.

Phil
 
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