Random Battery Drains


the_catt

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There seems to be no consistency in the life of my batteries. I am using two sets of rechargeables, both sets different brands, but not mixing them. Sometimes I get what I would consider normal battery life (around 4-5 hours playtime), sometimes I get literally minutes before they die. I notice that when I recharge, one of the batteries seems to recharge very quickly - almost as if it has not actually drained, but the gp2x thinks it is flat and crashes.

Anyone else have similar problem or is it time to trade in for a GBA flash card and save myself the amount of grief this is causing me?
 
There seems to be no consistency in the life of my batteries. I am using two sets of rechargeables, both sets different brands, but not mixing them. Sometimes I get what I would consider normal battery life (around 4-5 hours playtime), sometimes I get literally minutes before they die. I notice that when I recharge, one of the batteries seems to recharge very quickly - almost as if it has not actually drained, but the gp2x thinks it is flat and crashes.

Anyone else have similar problem or is it time to trade in for a GBA flash card and save myself the amount of grief this is causing me?

Hmmm... are the set of batteries that run down too quickly old? If they've been repeatedly recharged over the space of a couple years, they'll start losing capacity. The GP2X is, however, extremely fussy about what type of batteries it uses. Have a look elsewhere on the forums, and you'll probably find your answer soon enough!
 
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You could make sure the batteries are actually fully drained before recharging them. My recharger has a discharge function which takes all the charge left from the battery, this is supposed to improve the quality of Ni-Cd batteries. Though if your batteries are Ni-MH then it'll make no difference.
 
The same thing happens to me when I use my 2300mAh Ni-MH in my GP32. I use a way too old and cheap GP charger, so I guess that's the problem. Try to get yourself one of these advanced chargers bundeled with 2500mAh batteries; they measure the charge of batteries to prevent overcharging.
 
Also, make sure both of the batteries you use are charged fully. I have 8 batteries, and I got a few confused once. I put in what I thought was a fresh set and it died quickly, so I tried another set I had thought were charged, but again, it died. Before I put those batteries in my charger, I thought I would check to make sure they were all drained because I was almost certain the first set I tried were fresh. It turned out that each try I was using a full and an empty battery.
 
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