Hacking Is my battery going?

[ben_not_benny]

I am lol-ing at all of you, i must have got a good battery, because i am STILL getting ~21-22 hours of battery (lowest light setting) and ive owned my lite coming up on two years.

I kind of knew how to take care of my battery from previous experiences (my laptop only gets like 5 mins of life lol)

I keep it downstairs when im not using it, on tile flooring in a corner.
I start charging it when it starts flickering red (this is about 30% charged when this starts happening, nintendo gave us some warning)
if i play ds a lot over a few days, i give it a week of "rest"
I ALWAYS use the lowest light setting, unless its somewhat bright where i'm sitting (like a car) in which case, i'll use level 2
i have an r4 and two 2gb sandisks.

Since you have a R4 you can make it last even longer by turning the light off completely.

 

[Dylan]

New ones aren't that expensive so just get one if it is bothering you.

 

[Whorl]

I am lol-ing at all of you, i must have got a good battery, because i am STILL getting ~21-22 hours of battery (lowest light setting) and ive owned my lite coming up on two years.

I kind of knew how to take care of my battery from previous experiences (my laptop only gets like 5 mins of life lol)

I keep it downstairs when im not using it, on tile flooring in a corner.
I start charging it when it starts flickering red (this is about 30% charged when this starts happening, nintendo gave us some warning)
if i play ds a lot over a few days, i give it a week of "rest"
I ALWAYS use the lowest light setting, unless its somewhat bright where i'm sitting (like a car) in which case, i'll use level 2
i have an r4 and two 2gb sandisks.

Lowest light setting barely uses up any energy. We here all play at max brightness or second highest brightness. Playing a DS Lite on lowest settings is the equivalent of turning the backlight off on a DS phat, which means you'd get a very long battery life.

No, a DS Lite on the lowest light setting is the same as a GBA SP with light on. DS Phat with light off is the same as a GBA.
To get a DS Lite the same as a DS Phat with light off, go into Moonshell and wait until the light goes off or get a game which has the option of turning off the light (e.g. Lost in Blue). You'll seldomly be able to see a bit of the screen still.

I have both and tried it in the dark. Couldn't see anything on the DS Phat with light off.