My Switch Lite seems to charge at a reduced current when under "stress" conditions (the quotation marks are there because by stress I simply mean more demanding titles). When playing with a charger connected the battery level will still go down, albeit slower than it would if disconnected, and this seems to be triggered by temperature. The battery dains while connected whenever SoC temperature (as shown by the Status Monitor overlay) reaches around 45ºC or above, which happens more easily when running overclocked, as would be expected.
I've observed this happening when playing BotW and FE Three Houses, and haven't tested with anything else at the moment. Also, we've been experiencing unusually hot weather where I live (upwards of 38ºC at times, which is almost unheard of over here), so I've seen the device hitting 45~48ºC within minutes of stating playing.
I know this kind of behavior makes sense, and Nintendo probably made it so that the device wouldn't get too hot or loud, or the battery wouldn't have it's service life reduced by excessive current or high temperatures. My question is whether anyone else has noticed anything similar, since 45ºC isn't particularly hot and it seems like a bit of an exaggeration to trigger thermal protection this soon.
Thanks in advance for the help!
I've observed this happening when playing BotW and FE Three Houses, and haven't tested with anything else at the moment. Also, we've been experiencing unusually hot weather where I live (upwards of 38ºC at times, which is almost unheard of over here), so I've seen the device hitting 45~48ºC within minutes of stating playing.
I know this kind of behavior makes sense, and Nintendo probably made it so that the device wouldn't get too hot or loud, or the battery wouldn't have it's service life reduced by excessive current or high temperatures. My question is whether anyone else has noticed anything similar, since 45ºC isn't particularly hot and it seems like a bit of an exaggeration to trigger thermal protection this soon.
Thanks in advance for the help!
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