PS4 pad battery for GBZ

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PS4 pad battery for GBZ

Post by y2jb » Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:44 am

I've wired up all the internals of my GBZ and settled on a 2000mah (allegedly) ps4 pad battery. The thing is i seem to be only getting about 10 minutes before the low light comes on on the powerboost and shortly after the screen starts reseting.

I've used my multimeter on my powerstrip and the system seems to be drawing 0.8 amps, is that normal?

Is the battery likely bad or are these batteries simply not suitable for GBZ?

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Re: PS4 pad battery for GBZ

Post by YaYa » Thu Aug 24, 2017 1:34 pm

Is it an old used battery ?

It may be damaged if yes and not holding the charge so you get no power in it or your charger is not delivering enough power or incorretc voltage to charge it.

Is it a new battery ?
Which current do you send to it to charge it ?
What type of battery is it ? (LiFe, LiPo, LiOn ?...)
Which circuitry do you use to charge it ?
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Re: PS4 pad battery for GBZ

Post by y2jb » Thu Aug 24, 2017 2:09 pm

It's a new LiPo PS4 pad battery being charged off of a power boost 1000 at 5v.

The light on the power boost indicates fully charged but when I disconnect the mains power, the red low battery light comes on within 3 minutes. I have left it charging for a couple of hours today.

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Re: PS4 pad battery for GBZ

Post by YaYa » Thu Aug 24, 2017 2:27 pm

Do you have an intelligent charger like those used in RC ?
Was the cell newly bought or salvaged from another device ?
Is it the Powerboost 1000C that we are talking about ?
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Re: PS4 pad battery for GBZ

Post by y2jb » Thu Aug 24, 2017 2:51 pm

Yes it's all new and I believe the powerboost 1000c is suitable for charging it.

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Re: PS4 pad battery for GBZ

Post by YaYa » Thu Aug 24, 2017 2:59 pm

The specs of 1000C are good for LiPo.
You didn't told me the max Amper that can provide your POwer Supply...
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Re: PS4 pad battery for GBZ

Post by y2jb » Fri Aug 25, 2017 2:23 am

Do you mean the max amps from the micro usb plug? Sorry my knowledge is limited here :)

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Re: PS4 pad battery for GBZ

Post by y2jb » Fri Aug 25, 2017 2:58 am

1500ma is the powersupply output

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Re: PS4 pad battery for GBZ

Post by YaYa » Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:44 am

1500mA is really short for both powering and charging battery.
It is recommended to use a 2,5A power supply.
Anyway, without playing the battery must get charged so either you have a damaged 1000C or a bad battery
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Re: PS4 pad battery for GBZ

Post by YaYa » Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:48 am

Do you have another battery to test if it's not the board that is broken ?
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