Hardware GBA bad battery life with ags 101 mod and EZ Flash Omega

[ShrekDTH]

Hi guys,

i bought a GBA an moded it with an ags 101 screen, bought on ebay. Also i use a ez flash omega. Sadly the battery life is very bad, only 2 - 3 hours with new AA batteries. Did someone have the same problem? Sometimes i heard, that the battery inside the ez flash could be empty, and thats the reason why the AAs gor sucked to death.

best regards
ShrekDTH

 

[Localhorst86]

Hi guys,

i bought a GBA an moded it with an ags 101 screen, bought on ebay. Also i use a ez flash omega. Sadly the battery life is very bad, only 2 - 3 hours with new AA batteries. Did someone have the same problem? Sometimes i heard, that the battery inside the ez flash could be empty, and thats the reason why the AAs gor sucked to death.

best regards
ShrekDTH

first of all: The internal battery of the card does not influence the battery runtime of the GBA.

second
The EZ-Flash Omega is a little bit power hungry compared to other flashcards and particularly original cards. It's expected to have a lower runtime compared to original cards. However, 2-3 hours sounds very low, i'd expect about double that runtime. There could be a few reasons as to why you have such a low runtime.
- are you using alkaline batteries or rechargable batteries?
- what brand are they? If they are rechargable, what capacity (mAh) do they have?
- can you try running an original card and see how long your GBA lasts with that?

 

[Kazy]

I get around 6 hours on my GBA 101 and Eneloop Pros/Amazon Basics batteries.

 

[ShrekDTH]

Hi, i use alkaline batteries from a local discounter called Aldi (germany). I think they not as good as duracel or energizer, but ok. I have a gb cartridge i want to test it out and give you some feedback later. At this point thanks anyway for your help.

 

[Localhorst86]

Hi, i use alkaline batteries from a local discounter called Aldi (germany). I think they not as good as duracel or energizer, but ok. I have a gb cartridge i want to test it out and give you some feedback later. At this point thanks anyway for your help.

a comparison with a GBA cartridge would be prefered since the GB(C) mode on the GBA uses different hardware and voltage levels. Either way, while the Aldi batteries aren't particularly bad, I'd recommend trying some good brand alkalines like duracell or energizer and see if that makes a difference.

 

[migles]

i heard, that the battery inside the ez flash could be empty, and thats the reason why the AAs gor sucked to death.

no no no that's a misconception.
the battery inside is not used like that in any card or device that has a little coin battery
the battery inside the cards are only for 2 reasons:
keep the clock counting time when the device is turned off (and depending how its wired\built in some cases to keep the clock working even when the device is on)
keeping stuff in the memory (like settings in some devices or saves in the case of most flashcarts)
like in your pc, it has ram, if you turn off the computer the ram gets empty (it needs constant power to keep the data),
flashcarts (not the omega tough, omega just uses the battery for the clock) use this coin battery to keep the save data while the game boy is turned off (when battery gets empty the contents in that volatile memory is lost)

 

[ShrekDTH]

ok, i ordered now everActive mignon batteries from amazon. According to a test report, these should be very good.

 

[AnotherMuggle]

I have a GBA 101 and I'm getting around 15hrs, before the LED goes red, using Duracell Duralock 2500mah rechargebles.

 

[Drumaster]

I have a GBA 101 and I'm getting around 15hrs, before the LED goes red, using Duracell Duralock 2500mah rechargebles.

15hrs with Duracell 2500mAh AND Omega?? Wow, as soon as I receive my AGB-101, I will try my Duracell 2500mAh as well (I have the same ones). That's great, as I only get 4hrs with my GBA Micro until it completely turns off, with a fresh new battery.

 

[Xuio]

15h with flashcard? I don't think that's possible.

 

[MrCokeacola]

I get around 6 hours on my GBA 101 and Eneloop Pros/Amazon Basics batteries.

This, get around 6 to 8 hours with my EZflash IV in my GBA backlit mod.

 

[AnotherMuggle]

15hrs with Duracell 2500mAh AND Omega?? Wow, as soon as I receive my AGB-101, I will try my Duracell 2500mAh as well (I have the same ones). That's great, as I only get 4hrs with my GBA Micro until it completely turns off, with a fresh new battery.

15h with flashcard? I don't think that's possible.

Sorry, I should've been clearer in my last comment. There was some talk about testing with GBA/GB(C) carts, in posts 2 and 4, so I what I should've said is "I'm getting around 15hrs with original carts". Sadly I don't own an EZ Flash Omega, otherwise I'd love to report back on my results

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