Hacking NDS Lite battery seems low

[solofroglet]

I recently got an onyx black Nintendo DS Lite, and I decided to test out its battery life. On my Acekard 2i, I played Professor Layton and the Curious Village for 8 hours and 10 minutes, and I played Pokemon Diamond for 1 hour and 15 minutes, both on the lowest brightness, and the light changed from green to red. Nintendo says that the light changes from green to red at around 30%. This means that the ds would have lasted for around 14 hours before dying. Nintendo says that the battery lasts 15 to 19 hours. Why do I have a reduced battery life? Could it be because i'm using a flash cart?


Has anyone else experienced this reduced battery life problem?

 

[Aeladya]

IIRC Flash carts drain battery's a lot faster than actual games do, so the answer would most likely be yes.

 

[MarkDarkness]

IIRC Flash carts drain battery's a lot faster than actual games do, so the answer would most likely be yes.

According to GBAtemp's reviews, the difference is not very substantial. Usually like half an hour.

 

[solofroglet]

Exactly! And I wasn't playing any intensive games or anything.

 

[Hatsu]

That is just what Nintendo wants you to think!

 

[DanTheManMS]

Flash carts use more power than regular carts, and 3D games use more power than non-3D ones. Screen brightness, use of wifi, and audio volume also have an effect on just how long the battery lasts.

Personally I would kill for 14 hours of battery life. On my DS Phat with a slot-2 Supercard, I'm lucky to get 4.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Some flashcarts use battery power more than others. CycloDS has a Battery Saver mode, though I don't know how much of a difference that actually makes; I've not thoroughly tested it.

 

[Leo Cantus]

at least you dont have a psp, which has like 1 minute

 

[ProtoKun7]

at least you dont have a psp, which has like 1 minute

The PSP 4000 is apparently going to double that.

 

[outgum]

at least you dont have a psp, which has like 1 minute

The PSP 4000 is apparently going to double that.

Lol.
^This

 

[Rising_Dragon]

So... in a more serious line of thought.

Where can we buy higher capacity batteries?
I saw some on DealExtreme but the reviews state they have questionable capacity.
I want to get a 2000mah capacity for my DSL but no idea where to get it reliably.

 

[Jakob95]

I suggest you buy the regular battery for the Nintendo DS lite the one that Nintendo made.

 

[MarkDarkness]

So... in a more serious line of thought.

Where can we buy higher capacity batteries?
I saw some on DealExtreme but the reviews state they have questionable capacity.
I want to get a 2000mah capacity for my DSL but no idea where to get it reliably.

Using alternative batteries is not safe... you should really avoid it.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Yeah, I hear a lot of the unofficial high capacity batteries actually get drained very quickly and the battery life ends up becoming 1/3 of what it should be or something.

 

[OSW]

I've had my DS for nearly 3 years, and my battery life has seen substantial reduction from how it originally was.

It used to last a couple of days, playing a couple of hours a day, but now it barely lasts a good days playing.

I bought an unofficial 2000mah battery and it works but it's not much better.

 

[ProtoKun7]

I still charge mine overnight, every night (unless I fall asleep before doing so, and then I charge it the following morning as soon as I wake up)

 

[scrtmstr]

you said you just got it recently, which means that the battery doesn't have it's full capacity yet. Give it a couple of weeks and it will hit the claimed time. The flashcard doesn't drain that much battery, wifi and screen brightness have a lot more effect then just a little flashcard.

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you said you just got it recently, which means that the battery doesn't have it's full capacity yet. Give it a couple of weeks and it will hit the claimed time. The flashcard doesn't drain that much battery, wifi and screen brightness have a lot more effect then just a little flashcard.

 

[XWolf]

I have another method of keeping playing...

I have a Gomadic powerpack - designed for my HTC phone but basically it's several DS charges worth and powers anything usb. Good usb to DSL cable is only a couple of quid. The pack itself is smaller than the DSL.