10-05-2017, 03:47 AM
Hmm interesting. I will check it out but right now things are working pretty well so I don't want to mess with it. I did have a question though. I am using the batteries you suggest, from RetroModding. I am using both of them so double the capacity. I never play long sessions (more than 30 mins) but after a few short sessions, I get the warning light then soon after, a forced shut down (no more power). You quote 5-5.5 hours of life and while I haven't measured it, I don't really think I am getting anything near that. I can do a more scientific test - maybe load a game and let it run through the intro loop until it runs out of power. It "feels" like the battery life is more like 2-2.5 hours.
For your numbers, did you do anything special like disable wifi and bluetooth? I can do that easily if it helps. I am not sure what else might be a big battery drain. it's so variable because my Retropie setup might use a special utility or tool (like Watchdog) which might take more power than your setup, etc.
For your numbers, did you do anything special like disable wifi and bluetooth? I can do that easily if it helps. I am not sure what else might be a big battery drain. it's so variable because my Retropie setup might use a special utility or tool (like Watchdog) which might take more power than your setup, etc.