Hardware 3DS battery question

[Quaxo76]

Hello, I just bought my first 3DS, and I have some doubts about its battery. Is there a test I can make to see how healthy the battery still is? I've never had a brand new 3DS, so I can't compare. But this battery doesn't seem to last much. Should I just charge it, leave the console on the home screen and see how long it lasts? What should I expect?
I also have two questions:
- Is power usage higher using Luma3D?
- Is power usage higher if I keep an Ace3DS flashcart always inserted (but not actively used)?

Today I played Luigi's Mansion 2 for less than 2 hours and it ran out of battery. Is this normal?

Thanks,
Cristian

 

[Alexander1970]

Goood Evening.

Battery Mark is maybe the Tool you need:

https://github.com/Core-2-Extreme/Battery_mark_for_3DS

Thank you.

 

[KleinesSinchen]

Just saw this coming from your new thread. I was pretty much absent for two weeks so I missed this.

Official battery running time estimation can be found on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_3DS#Comparison (scroll down a bit)

• Flashcarts drain the battery -- even if not in use, even when the shell is closed / standby mode. Remove the ACE3DS when not playing with it. Retail games have not a noticeable impact and one can be left in as dust protection for SLOT-1
  
• Two hours is short, even on highest brightness
• As far as I know Luma3DS has no real impact on battery running time

Run the test like @alexander1970 suggested.

 

[Quaxo76]

Hello, sorry but I had forgotten to turn on the email notification for replies, so I didn't notice I had gotten a reply. Thanks @alexander1970.
I opened the link you gave me, and had a quick look. There's no precompiled file, right? I have to compile it myself? I hope I have the right environment, as I'm on Linux...

Cristian

 

[KleinesSinchen]

There is a 3dsx and a CIA on the release page. No need to prepare a development environment just for this.

https://github.com/Core-2-Extreme/Battery_mark_for_3DS/releases

 

[Quaxo76]

Wow. I hadn't noticed the "Releases" button on that page. Sorry. And thanks again...

Cristian