Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: GC2003 on July 22, 2003, 12:24:01 PM
Title: Game Boy Advance SP Rechargeable Battery
Post by: GC2003 on July 22, 2003, 12:24:01 PM
I really want to get a Game Boy Advance SP but it has a Rechargeable Battery and when the Battery gets dead i am afraid that i would have to get another freakin battery and that could be expensive. Tell me what u know about the SP battery
Title: Game Boy Advance SP Rechargeable Battery
Post by: Molobert on July 22, 2003, 07:15:25 PM
From what I remember, the rechargeable battery lasts about 3 years, and when that runs out new ones really aren't too expensive. In that time the new gba probably will have come out anyway. As for the SP battery, I love it. It only takes a couple hours to recharge and I don't have to constantly buy new batteries for my gba. The only problem I could see with the battery is if you're going on a trip to somewhere with no outlets.
Title: Game Boy Advance SP Rechargeable Battery
Post by: Ms.Pikmin on July 22, 2003, 07:36:04 PM
I checked to be certain of the battery life. It does say several years or approximately 500 charges. A new battery is about US $15. And like Molobert said, the new GBA will probably be out by the time your battery dies for good. I would also like to add that the charged battery does last quite awhile. It is about 10 hours with the light on and much more with it off. I have a SP and I have not had to charge it often. If the outlet charging does become an issue, there is an adapter for your car.
Title: Game Boy Advance SP Rechargeable Battery
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 22, 2003, 08:09:04 PM
And you can bet the number on the box is conservative, too, as almost all of Nintendo's numbers are. Lithium batteries generally last a very long time and don't have the memory problem nickle cadium batteries have (where after a little while they charge less and less).
Title: RE: Game Boy Advance SP Rechargeable Battery
Post by: BoB007 on July 24, 2003, 07:49:20 AM
ummmm .... i charge mine everynight before i go to bed ... does that mean i only have approximately 500 days till the battery dies ? When i play, I dont play till the battery dies ... it may be for an hour or two and then ill let it charge while i sleep . Should i charge it only when my battery dies or is what im doing now considered OK ?
Title: RE: Game Boy Advance SP Rechargeable Battery
Post by: KnowsNothing on July 24, 2003, 08:16:08 AM
You should wait till the batteries die, but I don't think it will do any damage if you don't. But I still think everyday is too much. If you play you GBA SP alot, every other day. But I charge mine, like, every other week.
Title: RE: Game Boy Advance SP Rechargeable Battery
Post by: BoB007 on July 24, 2003, 04:18:24 PM
hmmm ok ill cut down on my charging .... but how do i know when the battery is running low ? Does the power light change colors or something ?
Title: Game Boy Advance SP Rechargeable Battery
Post by: Molobert on July 24, 2003, 05:46:26 PM
The little green light changes to red when it has 1-2 hours left in it.
Title: Game Boy Advance SP Rechargeable Battery
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 24, 2003, 10:11:21 PM
You should be able to charge the battery whenever you want, since it's lithium and doesn't have the problem nickle caidum batteries do where they last for only a few minutes if you recharge irregularly.
