Feedback Switch battery draining too fast? -10% over 7 min ; 15% over 12.5min (handheld)

[Philliyxx]

Playing Octopath Traveler 2 --Airplane mode on, Bluetooth enabled, switch pro controller, joy cons not attached.

It's pretty bad doing almost anything, just went from 79-69% just sitting in hekate for about 15 min.

Idle in sleep no issues, stayed at 100% for almost a full day.

CFW 15.0.1|AMS 1.4.1|E
ReverseNX -- set to system
Sys-clk --profile handheld -- cpu 1020 , gpu 307 , mem 1600 , SOC 39C
Screen brightness right under half

Is there an HB app that shows battery drain similar to android? I know I have some other sys modules but none are active to my knowlege.

Any idea why the drain is so bad? I mean the battery is pretty old, but Hekate SS attached it LOOKS in good health to me.

 

[Hayato213]

Your battery only have like 50% of it design capacity.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Playing Octopath Traveler 2 --Airplane mode on, Bluetooth enabled, switch pro controller, joy cons not attached.

It's pretty bad doing almost anything, just went from 79-69% just sitting in hekate for about 15 min.

Idle in sleep no issues, stayed at 100% for almost a full day.

CFW 15.0.1|AMS 1.4.1|E
ReverseNX -- set to system
Sys-clk --profile handheld -- cpu 1020 , gpu 307 , mem 1600 , SOC 39C
Screen brightness right under half

Is there an HB app that shows battery drain similar to android? I know I have some other sys modules but none are active to my knowlege.

Any idea why the drain is so bad? I mean the battery is pretty old, but Hekate SS attached it LOOKS in good health to me.

Looking at "capacity full" your battery is very worn. This is normal with years of heavy use. Keeping the Switch on the dock when not in use will also wear out the battery more quickly as lithium batteries don't like being kept fully charged.

 

[Philliyxx]

Thanks, guess it's time to just dock play more or invest in new battery

 

[slaphappygamer]

Capacity (design) is 4667mAh

Capacity (full) is 2159mAh

Yes, you are in need of a new battery.

Here is a tutorial to replace the OG and OLED switch versions.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+Switch+Battery+Replacement/112995

 

[apu889]

Keeping the Switch on the dock when not in use will also wear out the battery more quickly as lithium batteries don't like being kept fully charged.

Sorry to jump in, but is this true?
i read on several sources that modern batteries (including nintendo switch) have smart auto-cut feature when it's full, so it won't hurt the battery. Some people in reddit also say that they leave their switch docked in months and the battery is fine.

I'm curious if you have different experience.

 

[Hayato213]

Sorry to jump in, but is this true?
i read on several sources that modern batteries (including nintendo switch) have smart auto-cut feature when it's full, so it won't hurt the battery. Some people in reddit also say that they leave their switch docked in months and the battery is fine.

I'm curious if you have different experience.

Not suppose to leave it plug in all the time, the battery need to be charge and discharge.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Sorry to jump in, but is this true?
i read on several sources that modern batteries (including nintendo switch) have smart auto-cut feature when it's full, so it won't hurt the battery. Some people in reddit also say that they leave their switch docked in months and the battery is fine.

I'm curious if you have different experience.

They cut off, yes, but they cut off at like 99%, this is not good for the battery long term, for storage it's best to keep the battery between 40-60%, for long term storage you can charge it up to 80% so it will not drain fully in storage (since storing a drained battery is even worse than storing a fully charged one)