Topic: Game Boy Advance SP Rechargeable Battery

[GC2003]

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

[Molobert]

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.

[Ms.Pikmin]

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.  

[mouse_clicker]

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).

[BoB007]

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 ?

[KnowsNothing]

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.

[BoB007]

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 ?

[Molobert]

The little green light changes to red when it has 1-2 hours left in it.

[mouse_clicker]

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.