PSP battery MAH?

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:53 pm

what would the storage capacity of the psp battery be (in mah)?

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:54 pm

It doesnt say it right on it?

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:55 pm

It does! 1800 mah. So, with 4 1.2v 1800mah AA batteries, i could charge it fully 4 times?

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:01 pm

I'd not suggest trying to charge the main battery, im betting its li-ion, and those things can be a bit risky. Maybe you should replace the current one with a few AAs, just have a few wires trailing from the empty battery case to an external AA case..

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:05 pm

The psp's battery is li-ion.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:32 pm

totokan wrote:It does! 1800 mah. So, with 4 1.2v 1800mah AA batteries, i could charge it fully 4 times?

It's series, only voltage adds up, not capacity.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:35 pm

uh, i made a cable that goes into the charger slot. it runs with 4 1.2v rechargable batteries. is that going to do anything bad?

Post by **Gamelver** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:41 pm

nah...you're supplying 4.8v, which is only .2v under what is normal supplied to the charger jack...

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:41 pm

It is a bit risky, but you have 4 options:
1. Attach a voltimeter so you can watch the level.
2. Create a limiter to shut off the charger at 5V.
3. Remove the battery, and run it for the standard ammount of time on those 4 batteries.
4. Do it the way you have it, and return the PSP if something goes wrong.

I'd go with 3. Easy, and no worries.

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Tue May 24, 2005 1:03 am

i like no. 4

i fried an n64 put it back in the case and returned it

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Tue May 24, 2005 1:23 am

Voiding warranties is fun! (Especially if they don't find out till after you've left town)

I can't remember where you're going, but have a good bus ride.

Post by **bicostp** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:04 pm

Speaking of "voiding warranties"...

Did you ever take a good look at the shiny warranty label on the bottom of the PSone? (It covers a screw hole.) It says "Warranty void if this label is removed" (at least on mine). So I just punctured it to get to the screw!

I didn't "remove" it, so is it still under warranty? (If the warranty didn't expire already)

HA! Loophole!

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:15 pm

I guess sonys assuming hardware hackers are civilized...

Post by **Gamelver** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:17 pm

here's an excerpt from Sony's playstation site:

Sony wrote:THIS WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY IF THIS PRODUCT: (a) IS USED WITH PRODUCTS NOT SOLD OR LICENSED BY SCEA (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NON-LICENSED GAME ENHANCEMENT DEVICES, ADAPTERS AND POWER SUPPLY SERVICES); (b) IS USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES (INCLUDING RENTAL) OR IS MODIFIED OR TAMPERED WITH; (c) IS DAMAGED BY ACTS OF GOD, MISUSE, ABUSE, NEGLIGENCE, ACCIDENT, WEAR AND TEAR, UNREASONABLE USE, OR BY OTHER CAUSES UNRELATED TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP; OR, (d) HAS HAD THE SERIAL NUMBER ALTERED, DEFACED OR REMOVED.

second bold word kind of puts down your little "loophole"

....the first set of bold words is just something I thought I should point out

Post by **bicostp** » Tue May 24, 2005 2:19 pm

But that's the serial number, not the warranty label.

[slightly smaller loophole]

They mention the serial number because it's common practice for theives to steal a skid of electronics (TVs, VCRs, DVD players, consoles...), scratch/melt off the serial number, and sell them. Just an FYI.