coldfish
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Not sure if this has been noted before, correct me if it has.
I've recently discovered something interesting about my GP2X.
When I run Battery test and touch or lightly press the power switch, the battery life remaining will fluctuate from ~100% down to ~60-70%.
Sometimes it will start lower and go up to a higher value. The switch still has a positive click when switching on and feels normal.
My impression is the switch has faulty contacts and may be acting as a resistor, draining power.
So far Ive cleaned the switch with iso-alcohol and reheated the solder pads, this has improved it a bit but I can still nudge the switch and get a response (up or down) in Battery Test.
I wonder if this is contributing much to poor battery life? I suppose I could test by shorting the solder pads with solder and seeing if battery life suddenly improved dramatically.
It'd be pretty dumb if it turned out that a lot of people experiencing low battery life was because the power switch was faulty.
I've recently discovered something interesting about my GP2X.
When I run Battery test and touch or lightly press the power switch, the battery life remaining will fluctuate from ~100% down to ~60-70%.
Sometimes it will start lower and go up to a higher value. The switch still has a positive click when switching on and feels normal.
My impression is the switch has faulty contacts and may be acting as a resistor, draining power.
So far Ive cleaned the switch with iso-alcohol and reheated the solder pads, this has improved it a bit but I can still nudge the switch and get a response (up or down) in Battery Test.
I wonder if this is contributing much to poor battery life? I suppose I could test by shorting the solder pads with solder and seeing if battery life suddenly improved dramatically.
It'd be pretty dumb if it turned out that a lot of people experiencing low battery life was because the power switch was faulty.