Wiz Replacement Battery

[Valvestat]

Hi,

Doies anyone know where I could get a new replacement battery for the Wiz? I noticed play asia selling them but they seem to have dicontinued it.

 

[StarG]

Asked ED recently but apparently has none in stock too However with the production re-run of the Wiz console there is hope for more supply

 

[Valvestat]

Ah, great stuff. Thanks for the info StarG!

 

[renejr902]

i want one too. !!!!

 

[Valvestat]

On reading another thread, someone noted that the Wiz's battery is affected by time, also mentioning that the battery would be dead in three years. So if I buy a replacement battery now, and don't use it - it'll be slowly loosing it's effectiveness until being completely useless in 3 years.

Can anyone confirm this?

Cheers,

 

[kasi]

I've read the thread, too, and I was a bit puzzled. I haven't heard about that before.
That, I can't confirm. However, buying a battery a not using it for years is not a good idea, either.
Every battery gradually leaks a bit of it's load, regardless how slowly. If you don't use it, it will be empty.
I have read about the lipo that it doesn't have issues with memory effect but definitely can't stand stand being totally discharged.
If anybody knows better, please share.

rds

kasi

 

[Valvestat]

Thanks for the info kasi

-James

 

[StarG]

Andymanone from german forums successfully replaced the GPH stock battery with a 3rd party one. I don't have the link ready but i think its just a matter of market investigation of similiar battery types. Don't get me wrong. I would *greatly* prefer a explicitely supported battery instead of. However as ED discontinued the battery from shop i assume its not an easy case.

 

[kasi]

Andymanone from german forums successfully replaced the GPH stock battery with a 3rd party one. I don't have the link ready but i think its just a matter of market investigation of similiar battery types. Don't get me wrong. I would *greatly* prefer a explicitely supported battery instead of. However as ED discontinued the battery from shop i assume its not an easy case.

There is also at least one thread in this forum about that issue:
dead-wiz-battery
Mystique got a replacement battery but I wouldn't go for it unless the original one is seriously down.

 

[007jaws]

spare batteries can be broughrt from a shop near me they have 15 in stock, but price is very high

40 euros including delivery worldwide

 

[Orion4874]

spare batteries can be broughrt from a shop near me they have 15 in stock, but price is very high

40 euros including delivery worldwide

Is there a webpage to the product?

 

[007jaws]

spare batteries can be broughrt from a shop near me they have 15 in stock, but price is very high

40 euros including delivery worldwide

Is there a webpage to the product?

Hi No webpage just a local shop near me that sells all sorts and even gp2x f100/f200 accesories aswell

 

[darklight1138]

spare batteries can be broughrt from a shop near me they have 15 in stock, but price is very high

40 euros including delivery worldwide

Is there a webpage to the product?

Hi No webpage just a local shop near me that sells all sorts and even gp2x f100/f200 accesories aswell

Heh, I'd buy them up and sell them on Ebay...if I were a jerk and had the money.

 

[christo930]

On reading another thread, someone noted that the Wiz's battery is affected by time, also mentioning that the battery would be dead in three years. So if I buy a replacement battery now, and don't use it - it'll be slowly loosing it's effectiveness until being completely useless in 3 years.

Can anyone confirm this?

Cheers,

Yes, this is true. It was one the main objections I had to the wiz and why I stuck with the GP2X. Lithium batteries go bad over time, so if you bought a 3 year old new-old stock, you would be buying a dead battery. Ni-cads are MUCH better. I have ni-cads from 20 years ago that still hold their full charge (those ever ready yellow ones, they last forever). So has anyone found a sollution to this? I know it's an old thread, but I have been thinking about buying a used wiz, but only if new (not new old stock) batteries can be found, even if it needs a little jerry-rigging.

I wonder if you can just build a custom battery using standard AA or AAA cells? I'll have to look up the voltage of the wiz battery and it's dimensions.

Chris

 

[LTStone]

I have a thread around here somewhere.
You can use any 3.7mah battery with 3 leads and maybe even just 2. I have tried this with a 3DS battery and even a dingoo battery, you just have to make sure the battery fits and solder it in correctly..

I actually just ordered a Samsung battery thats 2100 mah, when I get it I'll let you guys know how it worked out..

 

[EvilDragon]

I've got some in stock as well.

https://www.dragonbox.de/ersatzteile/97-wiz-ersatzakku.html