Homebrew Does EmuNAND increases battery usage or is my battery dying

[Osakasan]

When the scene exploded i inmediatly installed EmuNAND. While i decide to jump ship to A9LH i observed that my o3DS' battery gets depleted crazy fast, to the point that i can't play with 3D+max vol+Wifi without the red light blinking in less than 20 min.

I'm looking at this as one of the reasons to jump to A9LH (tbh i read the tutorial over and over and it's just long and somewhat scary) but before going through the hassle i wanted to ask, is it normal for the battery life to be reduced like that or is it just dying?

Also, please stick to the topic, no A9HL evangelizers please.

 

[Hamstermascot]

I haven't noticed a decrease yet. It's too early to say on my n3ds xl, but my 2ds still has the same battery life as before.

 

[hii915]

When the scene exploded i inmediatly installed EmuNAND. While i decide to jump ship to A9LH i observed that my o3DS' battery gets depleted crazy fast, to the point that i can't play with 3D+max vol+Wifi without the red light blinking in less than 20 min.

I'm looking at this as one of the reasons to jump to A9LH (tbh i read the tutorial over and over and it's just long and somewhat scary) but before going through the hassle i wanted to ask, is it normal for the battery life to be reduced like that or is it just dying?

Also, please stick to the topic, no A9HL evangelizers please.

your battery is fucked. Emunand battery is short but not that short

 

[Temarile]

I think your battery is dying. When I used Emunand and now using A9LH I didn't notice a significant drop in the battery as bad as yours.

 

[Hector_of_Troy]

I noticed that too. Might be due to the fact that using Emunand increases the amount of sd card reads the 3ds has to do

 

[Thelonewolf88]

20 mins to deplete from fully charged is a bit much. The o3ds drains more regardless imo, as I put my n3ds with my o3ds side by side on a full charge, left on the main menu (full brightness and WiFi on)

The o3ds needed charging before the n3ds.

 

[evandixon]

Your battery should last at least 2 hours at full brightness. Like others have said, your battery is dying.

 

[Deleted-379826]

Either it's just me or lately I've seen a pretty significant but small drop in power on my Sysnand only n3ds xl a9lh but I think it's just me(it's probably because of the over locking and I so easily noticed it?)

 

[Halvorsen]

I say it does, since the system has to read a ton more data from the SD than usual. Also would put more stress of the card itself, especially microSDs.

 

[VinsCool]

I haven't personally had any battery drain from emunand. It lasts for hours before dying.

 

[MegAmi24]

Battery light blinks in 20 minutes? That reminds me of another console...

 

[hii915]

Battery light blinks in 20 minutes? That reminds me of another console...

game gear?

 

[MegAmi24]

game gear?

Nope, Wii U. GamePad specifically.
Good guess though.

 

[MoonUsotsuki]

Never had an issue like that, there was a time when my o3ds had smaller battery time, but it restore itself somehow

 

[nl255]

Are you using a DS flash cart? Because some of them, especially the DSTwo, can drain the battery like crazy. If not then chances are your battery is toast.

 

[Osakasan]

New battery ordered from Amazon. Thanks guys.

Also @MegaSuperab2 , my Wii U gamepad lasts about 2.5 hours with max brightness so yours might be fucked

 

[Deleted member 381889]

New battery ordered from Amazon. Thanks guys.

Also @MegaSuperab2 , my Wii U gamepad lasts about 2.5 hours with max brightness so yours might be fucked

Good, I don't think you want your battery dying when installing a9lh.

 

[MegAmi24]

Also @MegaSuperab2 , my Wii U gamepad lasts about 2.5 hours with max brightness so yours might be fucked

Well, I wasn't saying the GamePad lasts ~20 minutes, I was saying the GamePad has a short ass battery life.

 

[Osakasan]

Well, I wasn't saying the GamePad lasts ~20 minutes, I was saying the GamePad has a short ass battery life.

It has the same battery life as the o3DS in fact.

Anyway the thread can be closed already. Thank you everyone for your help.

 

[SomeGamer]

It has the same battery life as the o3DS in fact.

Anyway the thread can be closed already. Thank you everyone for your help.

Just quickly chiming in, installing A9LH reduces the number of SD reads, leading to slightly longer battery time and less wear on the SD card.