How often do you charge your battery?

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#1 Bigboi500
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Do you always wait until the light turns red to charge it? I usually do but if it's storming outside I usually charge it up no matter how much juice is left in the battery so I'll have something to do if the lights go out for a while.

Also do you play with your DS plugged in at home or just drain/recharge the battery no matter where you are?

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#2 blooddog28
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yeah I usually wait until its red to charge it, and I rately play while its in its charger.
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#3 Quintinius
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I generally just play it with it plugged in all the time. If not, the moment I see the red light I plug it in. Lithium ion batteries ftw.
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#4 tinkerair
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mostly just when the red light comes on, or before i go somewhere.
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#5 Ithink82
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i recharge it when it turns red and play with it plugged in if i want to, i think the battery life is lower now though but i got my ds a within 3 months of it being released (the ds lite) so its to be expected
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#6 coughlanio
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Whenver it goes red. Lithium Ion Batteries aren't designed to be totally drained, they are used best when charged while there is still a slight charge left :)
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#7 nintendoboy16
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I just wait until the light is red or it flickers red to green.
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#8 DeafNYCPlayer
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I play my DS until it blinked with red light, then I recharged it. If I did not finish to play any game including RPG, then I played and recharged until I finished it for saving its data.
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#9 silentmage_245
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mostly just when the red light comes on, or before i go somewhere. tinkerair

same here

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#10 metalkitten
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if I'm playing at home i always have it plugged in otherwise til it starts blinking red or til it crash if i got no opportunity to recharge
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#11 Maledizione
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I charge it while I'm sleeping so that when I go out the next day, it will last for every time I want to use it.
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#12 King-gamer
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I usually charge it when it's red, usually 2 to 3 times a week, sometimes only once on a busy week when I don't get to play my DS much.
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#13 Master-Thief-09
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I usually wait till it's red, but if I think I played a lot and it's still green I charge anyway. Usually charge it every 2 days.
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#14 darkwolfyboy
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Once a week...my battery LIVES LONG!
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#15 Master-Thief-09
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Once a week...my battery LIVES LONG!darkwolfyboy
Not really, everyone's battery is pretty much the same. Depends how you use your DS (i.e. brightness and volume), and how long you play it for.
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#16 child_of_lileth
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i charge mine when the red light comes on. i almost never play it while its charging unless i cant save yet while the light came on. i only need to charge it once a week unless im power leveling in disgaea. those thimes i need to charge it like 3 times in a week just from playin it too much
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#17 Night-kitsune
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when i feel its not been charged in a while
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#18 Detroit222
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I always wait until the red light comes on. And I play while it is charging. Mine is a PHAT DS and seems to need it only 2-3 times a week.
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#19 SSBFan12
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[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

Do you always wait until the light turns red to charge it? I usually do but if it's storming outside I usually charge it up no matter how much juice is left in the battery so I'll have something to do if the lights go out for a while.

Also do you play with your DS plugged in at home or just drain/recharge the battery no matter where you are?

I charge it every night.
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#20 Litchie
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When the light turns red.

The battery can only be charged a certain number of times (don't know if you should care about it or not, though). Correct me if I'm wrong, but one charge = minus one time the battery can be charged. If true, charging only when you really need to would be the most strategic thing to do, so you don't waste the times the battery can be charged.

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#22 world-ender-49
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I need to charge it about once every 2 days. I wait for it to go red and I plug it in while it's still on Also I'm always on it (8 hours a day) at lowest brightness
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#23 Master-Thief-09
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When the light turns red.

The battery can only be charged a certain number of times (don't know if you should care about it or not, though). Correct me if I'm wrong, but one charge = minus one time the battery can be charged. If true, charging only when you really need to would be the most strategic thing to do, so you don't waste the times the battery can be charged.

Litchie
Don't know if it's to do with charging, but I do believe the battery is supposed to be less effective over time.
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#24 awssk8er716
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Most of the time, I stop playing when it turns red, and leave it on until it completely dies (I heard it is better for the battery).

I never charge it when it is green.

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#25 Master-Thief-09
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Most of the time, I stop playing when it turns red, and leave it on until it completely dies (I heard it is better for the battery).

I never charge it when it is green.

awssk8er716
I heard that too, but I don't care, the only time I let the battery go out completely was when I was testing to see how long the red light lasted. (I got 1 hour)
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#26 Shiafiku
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only when it's red~
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#27 forgot_it
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Usually I wait until it's red but it varies...sometimes I leave it plugged in for a few weeks. I don't really take my DS around all that much so I don't see the red light all that often.
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#28 Redonkulous_D
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Every other day. Unless I'm doing something important in a game, I play it 'till it dies.

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#29 Nanu-
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yeah I usually wait until its red to charge it, and I rately play while its in its charger.blooddog28
Same with me >.>
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#30 Bigboi500
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[QUOTE="awssk8er716"]

Most of the time, I stop playing when it turns red, and leave it on until it completely dies (I heard it is better for the battery).

I never charge it when it is green.

Master-Thief-09
I heard that too, but I don't care, the only time I let the battery go out completely was when I was testing to see how long the red light lasted. (I got 1 hour)

Same here. If a storm is coming up and I'm at home and think the lights might go out for a few hours I charge the system no matter what. You can always buy a new battery for your DS anytime.
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#31 lionheart1981oz
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Any one know if there is a better battery for the DS lite or we just have to stick with nintendo's battery?
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#33 ColdfireTrilogy
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[QUOTE="havokmaster"]Whenver it goes red. Lithium Ion Batteries aren't designed to be totally drained, they are used best when charged while there is still a slight charge left :)

You might wanna put some weight behind that. Because everyone including credible sources touts the main advantage to Li+ batteries is that they have no sort of "memory" in them, regardless of when you charge them it should have no more than a negligible impact on the batteries total life time and capacity.
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#35 zeppelin_64
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I do after every time I play, never hurts to be sure.
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#36 nintendogamx77
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ummm... i usually wait until the lite has been on for about ten min then i plug it in and play it. i always play when its on the charger i think the red light has only turned on for me 2 or maybe 3 times ; ]
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#37 nintendogamx77
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ummm... i usually wait until the lite has been on for about ten min then i plug it in and play it. i always play when its on the charger i think the red light has only turned on for me 2 or maybe 3 times ; ]
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#38 metalkitten
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seriously, since i had my ds lite since it was released and i played it ALOT, if im home its always connected to charger my battery has not gotten worse when out of home playing with no charger near so my question is with all ur batteries worries and to charge or not to charge until its red....has anyone of u actually needed to replace a battery??? cause i sure havent
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#39 allie2590
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When the light turns red.

The battery can only be charged a certain number of times (don't know if you should care about it or not, though). Correct me if I'm wrong, but one charge = minus one time the battery can be charged. If true, charging only when you really need to would be the most strategic thing to do, so you don't waste the times the battery can be charged.

Litchie
That's true. I think for the DS battery after about 700 charges, the battery doesn't stay charged as long.
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#40 meiaman
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Any one know if there is a better battery for the DS lite or we just have to stick with nintendo's battery?lionheart1981oz
There supposedly are some third-party batteries that last longer than the official Nintendo battery, but they are not recommended, first because it will null your DS warranty. Second, there is no way to know if the battery will work properly or if it will eventually break your DS.
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#41 -Hitsugaya-
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If I am sure that I have played 2 hours + I play with it plugged. This way, it almost never goes red. I also charge it the night before I go somewhere, like skiing...
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#42 -Hitsugaya-
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[QUOTE="Master-Thief-09"][QUOTE="awssk8er716"]

Most of the time, I stop playing when it turns red, and leave it on until it completely dies (I heard it is better for the battery).

I never charge it when it is green.

Bigboi500
I heard that too, but I don't care, the only time I let the battery go out completely was when I was testing to see how long the red light lasted. (I got 1 hour)

Same here. If a storm is coming up and I'm at home and think the lights might go out for a few hours I charge the system no matter what. You can always buy a new battery for your DS anytime.

You should know that if the light goes off, the DS battery might be affected when the lightning hits....
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Every few days, depends how often I use it.

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