Spicy pillow 🧐
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If youre talking about before the operation: I let the battery discharge completely (fired up a game and played until the system shut off on its own). I haven't charged it afterwards, but imidiatelly removed it.
If youre talking about general usage: it was plugged into the outlet whenever I was not gaming, It barely drained below 40% when I used it.
Dang. You understand batteries. I was really hoping that it wasnt chance that the battery went poofy.
Time to do my paranoid check again
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This was a chore to remove. I had to heat up the battery so much, I was really worried.
I remember batteries that had a pull tab, why can't they use those anymore
I am considering not using the adhesive that comes with the new battery, but using something a lot less adhesive.
The problem is the adhesive does serve a purpose (mainly vibration/keeping the battery in place). Depends on how much you travel with it and the design overall (I’m not familiar with the steam deck but looking at the ifixit it appears ribbons are fixed to it so having the battery bounce around could be a problem)
That said you can buy those pull tab strips and could probably use them here. I hate those things but why not? Better than what was there, I guess. Especially bc the off brand ones can be fairly weak adhesive
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I noticed the back of my steam deck feeling uneven yesterday. Opened it up to find a spicy pillow inside.
Replacement is underway, but I'm gonna remove this one now, already. Wish me luck...
Lick it!
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Now find a lot of sand and a metal bucket
Or a cup of water and a pellet gun. PLAY WITH IT!
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This was a chore to remove. I had to heat up the battery so much, I was really worried.
I remember batteries that had a pull tab, why can't they use those anymore
I am considering not using the adhesive that comes with the new battery, but using something a lot less adhesive.
Few drop of 91% isopropyl alcohol all around the edges of the battery and waiting a few minutes helps a lot if you're afraid of too much heat.
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Dang. You understand batteries. I was really hoping that it wasnt chance that the battery went poofy.
Time to do my paranoid check again
If he understood batteries he probably wouldn't have left it plugged in all the time. That wouldn't be an issue unless he always left it in sleep mode, so it would short charge cycle every other day.
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If he understood batteries he probably wouldn't have left it plugged in all the time. That wouldn't be an issue unless he always left it in sleep mode, so it would short charge cycle every other day.
I thought the Deck would discharge it to like 80% if it detected a long charge period. Maybe I'm just really lucky
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I thought the Deck would discharge it to like 80% if it detected a long charge period. Maybe I'm just really lucky
I thought it was 90%, but baybe it is 80. If you leave it plugged in while asleep all the time you may still be charge cycling to max capacity a lot, which is bad for the battery, though.
Regardless, having to replace the battery every few years isn't terrible, except for the price of like $85 is damned expensive for it.
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Now find a lot of sand and a metal bucket
This, is a bucket. (and sand)
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You won't need luck if you go slowly and methodically, and follow the iFixIt guide:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Steam+Deck+Battery+Replacement/149070
those guides are great - had to swap out my display because i cracked it, was done in under 1 hour. the repairability of this thing is insane
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I thought it was 90%, but baybe it is 80. If you leave it plugged in while asleep all the time you may still be charge cycling to max capacity a lot, which is bad for the battery, though.
Regardless, having to replace the battery every few years isn't terrible, except for the price of like $85 is damned expensive for it.
the latest beta update for the steam deck offers an new option to limit charging to 80/85/90% btw!
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those guides are great - had to swap out my display because i cracked it, was done in under 1 hour. the repairability of this thing is insane
I've installed two SSDs now, so fuckin' easy
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Dang. You understand batteries. I was really hoping that it wasnt chance that the battery went poofy.
Time to do my paranoid check again
Dang. You understand batteries.
eh, apparently, not really. When it comes to battery health, it feels to me like the wisdom changes every few years. It probably wasn't very healthy for the battery to be on the charger for dozens of hours on end, despite battery management.
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I noticed the back of my steam deck feeling uneven yesterday. Opened it up to find a spicy pillow inside.
Replacement is underway, but I'm gonna remove this one now, already. Wish me luck...
Okay but how did you order a replacement??? Every time I've checked Ifixit they've been out of stock and I've signed up for an email telling me when they're in stock... Its been like a month...m
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Few drop of 91% isopropyl alcohol all around the edges of the battery and waiting a few minutes helps a lot if you're afraid of too much heat.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I thought about that, but checking the ifixit guide revealed there are holes spread around the battery tray, I was worried that any isopropyl alcohol I tried to get underneath the battery would just drain through those holes onto other hardware, potentially causing damage.
In hindsight, tough, maybe putting some IPA onto the plastic card I used to insert underneath the battery to cut through the adhesive would have worked well.
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Okay but how did you order a replacement??? Every time I've checked Ifixit they've been out of stock and I've signed up for an email telling me when they're in stock... Its been like a month...m
I just went to ifixit's website and ordered the battery. Ordered it on sunday night, according to my tracking app it has just been delivered, so no long waiting times.
Maybe it depends on your region? It's in stock on the german website.
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I just went to ifixit's website and ordered the battery. Ordered it on sunday night, according to my tracking app it has just been delivered, so no long waiting times.
Maybe it depends on your region? It's in stock on the german website.
Must be regional then. I noticed that my shell isn't completely flat after seeing your post and now I'm obviously very concerned.
I've reached out to Steam Support atleast, hopefully they can directly sell me one, or point me somewhere that I'm not buying one off Amazon but this should likely be replaced asap...
When did you get your steam deck? Mines an original Q3 an curious if this is something common for our 2 year old devices?
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Or a cup of water and a pellet gun. PLAY WITH IT!
It wants to be free
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Must be regional then. I noticed that my shell isn't completely flat after seeing your post and now I'm obviously very concerned.
I've reached out to Steam Support atleast, hopefully they can directly sell me one, or point me somewhere that I'm not buying one off Amazon but this should likely be replaced asap...
When did you get your steam deck? Mines an original Q3 an curious if this is something common for our 2 year old devices?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I noticed that my shell isn’t completely flat
Probably a good idea to quickly pop it open and have a look at the battery. Opening the steam deck is quite easy (remember to remove the SD card!), It only takes 3 minutes to check
I’ve reached out to Steam Support atleast, hopefully they can directly sell me one, or point me somewhere that I’m not buying one off Amazon
From what I understand, iFixit is their official partner, valves support website directed me towards that as well.
When did you get your steam deck? Mines an original Q3 an curious if this is something common for our 2 year old devices?
August 2022, close to three years old now.
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If he understood batteries he probably wouldn't have left it plugged in all the time. That wouldn't be an issue unless he always left it in sleep mode, so it would short charge cycle every other day.
the steam deck bypasses the battery if it's fully charged, and powers itself directly from the charger. Unlike a phone.
