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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    I've said it before but if you just want a quick and convenient way of boosting the battery capacity there's plug and play batteries you can still buy from China/iFixit/Amazon.etc The point of this is it's a DIY modification showing that for around £20/$20 along with some time and effort you...
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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    The battery I got is actually not just the "Price -> lowest first" version from Ali Express, the supplier is actually pretty reputable and its clear when you see this battery (and its dense weight) it isn't just some China special which is half the capacity it states. This is where the battery...
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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    The new battery already had a PCB/chip which manages; over charge, short circuit.etc I removed the PCB which came with the battery (2 wires) and replaced it with the one which came with the Wii U battery (4 wires) which is what's going on in the 4th photo. New battery still has short/over...
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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    I don't think anybody sells a 10,000mAh battery for the Wii U, this is just the battery I choose to use for this modification, it just so happens it can also be used to power a Rasperry Pi if you wanted to.
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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    Ah makes sense, I know the PSP has always had some weird ass battery controller, I remember many years ago doing the "pandora mod" which did something with shorting a couple of pins on the battery PCB (I think) to then open up some sort of exploit. The Wii U also uses a fairly unique chip as...
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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    As far as the Wii U controller is concerned this is still the original battery, it reports battery level and charges just as it did before…. only it just takes WAY longer to run the battery down. Remember this is still the same voltage/similar output, just a much larger capacity. As for...
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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    Thanks! the 3rd photo shows the Wii U battery PCB soldered to the new battery pack with the one it came with removed, once this is attached the battery will pretty much plug and play into the gamepad. I really do think this is 10,000mAh as it weighs almost 150g on its own, and just feels very dense.
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    Wii U Internal SSD (With activity LED!)

    Yeah so when I’ve seen people on YouTube.etc do this they position the SSD above the optical drive which means there isn’t really enough room for both. The way I’ve done it here is put the adaptor below the Wii U’s main board between the 2 WiFi modules. Photo of a different Wii U above, the...
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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    I don’t think this same battery is on the US eBay, only the UK site. This is the suppliers website and I think they ship globally: https://www.makerfocus.com/products/makerfocus-3-7v-lipo-battery-10000mah-lithium-rechargeable-battery-9065115-with-micro-ph2-0-plug-for-raspberry-pi-ups-board
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    Has the 300 (292) Title Limit been Patched Yet?

    As above, it really doesn't take as long as you would think to load up 300 titles, even so it doesn't affect the performance of the Wii U menu. This question always ends up going around the circle of "why do you need 300 games anyway, you'll never play them all". Yet... nobody thinks twice...
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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    Yup.. I managed to get it delivered the same day, on a Saturday by Amazon for £18 ($24). It looks very high quality as well.
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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    Oh yeah this is massively overkill, if all you literally want is a better battery than the original then save yourself the hassle and just go buy one of the Chinese high-capacity ones from eBay/Amazon/iFixit.etc The irony is I tend to just use Bloopair and my Switch Pro controller anyway most...
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    Wii U Internal SSD (With activity LED!)

    I posted this on Reddit a few weeks back, however I thought I would share it here too as I haven't come across people doing installing an internal SSD this way (and without breaking or removing the cover from the optical drive). The following parts were used: - USB3.0 to M.2 Adaptor (with...
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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    Yeah its available internationally on both Amazon and eBay, I got this one from Amazon UK.
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    Wii U Controller - 10,000mAh Internal Battery Mod

    Thanks, I can’t share links yet. Search for “Makerfocus 3.7V Lipo Battery 10000mAh Lithium Rechargeable Battery 9065115” and you’ll find it. The main thing is making sure the battery is suitable for “low current applications” like a Raspberry Pi UPS and not one for drones/RC cars.etc
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