Removing Battery?

[DusteD]

Hi, I'm doing a bit of hobby coding for the wiz, and I have it connected to the USB to transfer files for long periods of time (because I'm not going to change a line of code, then boot the device, see changes and turn it off)
I can imagine this burns my battery a bit, and I'd like to know if it's possible to remove the battery and run the device from usb power alone?

 

[Squidge]

If you are powering it from USB, it shouldn't be using the battery, only charging it when necessary.

 

[DusteD]

If you are powering it from USB, it shouldn't be using the battery, only charging it when necessary.

Yes, but batteries loose a little power by themselves, so it will sit and loose a bit of power then be recharged again all the time, I'm worried if this might kill my battery, since it's a brand new wii and I've never seen those 5 hours of battery life, the most I've gotten out of it was 1½ hours playing various games underclocked.

 

[DaveC]

If you are powering it from USB, it shouldn't be using the battery, only charging it when necessary.

Yes, but batteries loose a little power by themselves, so it will sit and loose a bit of power then be recharged again all the time, I'm worried if this might kill my battery, since it's a brand new wii and I've never seen those 5 hours of battery life, the most I've gotten out of it was 1½ hours playing various games underclocked.

Only 1 1/2 hours? It sounds like you have a bum battery. I never timed it but mine lasts much more than that. Are you playing at maximum volume with the screen on full brightness or something?

 

[EvilDragon]

Yep, it should last at least 4 - 5 hours.