I was wondering if anyone has any info about changing the RTC batteries in Konami Firebeat hardware - Pop'n music 8
While trawling for info about this hardware I came across this Korean website
https://namu.wiki/w/Firebeat
part of the google translate was this.
The only downside is that the board is equipped with a Panasonic BR1225 lithium battery for RTC data, which will not work if discharged. It does not matter if the lithium battery is replaced before it is discharged, but after replacing the lithium battery after discharging it, a password is issued to Konami when it is booted and entered into the board. In addition, if the issuance of the password in 2010 is stopped and the lithium battery is discharged, the life of the board is just over.
I found this video shows what happens when the batteries go flat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCrtje60h_g
As this is just a translation, Im not 100% if I can just change the batteries without prompting the password and seeing as Konami no longer supply the password it seems risky.
There is also a rumor that someone made a password generator, but I haven’t been able to find it.
Currently my Pop’n 8 is still running and Id like to keep it that way, so if anyone has and information, I would greatly appreciate it.
While trawling for info about this hardware I came across this Korean website
https://namu.wiki/w/Firebeat
part of the google translate was this.
The only downside is that the board is equipped with a Panasonic BR1225 lithium battery for RTC data, which will not work if discharged. It does not matter if the lithium battery is replaced before it is discharged, but after replacing the lithium battery after discharging it, a password is issued to Konami when it is booted and entered into the board. In addition, if the issuance of the password in 2010 is stopped and the lithium battery is discharged, the life of the board is just over.
I found this video shows what happens when the batteries go flat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCrtje60h_g
As this is just a translation, Im not 100% if I can just change the batteries without prompting the password and seeing as Konami no longer supply the password it seems risky.
There is also a rumor that someone made a password generator, but I haven’t been able to find it.
Currently my Pop’n 8 is still running and Id like to keep it that way, so if anyone has and information, I would greatly appreciate it.
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