Random Battery Drains

[the_catt]

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?

 

[mrsnature]

maybe the charger? do you use the same one for both sets of batteries?

 

[DJprocyon]

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?

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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!

 

[Sevish]

Only one idea..

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.

 

[Talyz]

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.

 

[donny662]

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.

 

[whiskthecat]

Junky off brand batterys or chargers seem to have many problems.