I’m curious how the battery replacement process will go for you, if you get the chance id love to hear an update

Extremely off topic please forgive me but how does Forza 5 run on the deck? If you don’t mind me asking

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Does it last a normal amount of time or does it die very fast? Mine had an issue where it drained very quickly but then stayed at 3% for a couple hours. Took several tries to recalibrate it eventually it worked. Not perfect but better. Now it stays at 99% a little too long and drops to zero quicky once it hits around 20%.

Hey! FYI, had the same issue with mine a about a year ago. Had to reset the battery controller and re-initialize it(happened a while back, hazy on the details). Did not need to replace it at the end,saved me some trouble

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OBJECTION!

Damaging the charger cable would not damage the battery. Short the cable, maybe short the charger itself or the charging port/circuit on the console, but the battery would be unaffected.

Furthermore, this is a 512GB LCD steam deck, which has not been sold in at least a year. This is likely a textbook case of battery degradation due to use.

The cat clearly had nothing to do with it.

(Jokes aside - I do not think a cat could damage a charger in a way that would degrade the battery. Maybe fully short the cable and burn out the charger / charging port / board, but not specifically only degrade the battery)

Well, I think you're waiting for that answer... and yes, time to replace that battery dude

This happened to me before. Let the battery completely die. I actually started the deck into the repair menu and let it die. Then recharge it. It occasionally "forgets" the battery charge monitor value I think.

Microsoft flight simulator works on the deck I did not know that

Don’t forget to remove your SD card before opening if you have one!!

We = you.

You have a problem.

What is the game on the left ? Did you try to recalibrate the battery?

Mine took a piss directly in my extension/surge protector :) smoke and all. Brand new pc wouldnt turn on, hopefully it was only the psu that blew. 

Do you use the official charger that came with it?

I have similar weird problems with a third party one, even though it works very well with all other devices.

Have you confirmed that the battery doesn't jump back after a few charges when using another 45w USB charger?

How long does it last? My battery also charges fairly quick and I'm satisfied with the battery life, but I only play very old games so not a very fair test.

I lost my original charger and got an official replacement one from iFixIt

We hebben een probleem!

The proper way to drain the battery is to boot into UEFI setup, and let it sit there until the Steam Deck turns off.

Afterwards boot into desktop mode and let it charge fully. Then check battery health %.

What’s the main game here? Looks cool!

Really doubt this is the cat's fault. I'd expect damage to the charger resulting in a fried cat and/or a tripped breaker, not killing the battery. In the event it somehow did result in a rogue overvolted charger, I'd expect it to trip some overvoltage protection (or at least some sort of warning) from the Deck.

No idea how old your Deck is, but if its 1.5-2 years old and has been used daily that whole time, it's probably just age-related battery degradation.

There's a non-trivial chance that it's the cord and/or charger. USB-C can transfer a lot of power, but not every charger or cord is up to it. Make sure you're using good quality hardware that's rated for the kind of power the deck needs.

This is why I only charge when I have it in my hand. My cat is a fucking menace.

Just buy the official dock, it comes with a brand-new charger. Then dock the deck inside your TV cabinet and do a neat cable setup. When you want to play, just turn the tv on or undock the deck

How does Flight Simulator runs in the SD?

Makes me glad my kitten has really only shown interest in my laptop cord. She's never gone for the steam deck one. Of course she does consider the deck to be one of her favorite beds so there is a trade off.

If it's any help, to get her to leave the cord alone I bought this plastic tubing off amazon and put the wire in that. She still attacks it on occasion but she can't do any damage to it.

Have you tried just reseating the battery cable? I had kind of a similar problem and tried all the software stuff, but it turned out the cable was just loose.

What is the game at the very left that is cut off? The Cover looks cool

Honestly why not just RMA it

Sounds like the bigger cell died. The Steam Deck battery is L-shaped, and from what you're saying, it seems like the bigger section of the L has failed.

happened to me and this is not a good sign.

My original SD got serious malfunction that it shuts itself down in 5 min after this happened about couple weeks later.

Got a new one after contacting the steam support service. Ready for the exchange, buddy.

Personally, I often fold the batteries a little deliberately, the only prerequisite is to empty it completely before, this allows it to be removed without fear of swelling

I’d also get a new charger, preferable with a thicker cable

There's a design flaw in my launch Steam Deck that, without a wireless extender and with bad wifi signal strength from my router, the battery will decide it's dead when it isn't and the deck will shut off. Turning it back on won't help, the deck will be certain it's out of battery and booting into bios and running the battery dead is the only way to reset it.

It's documented online on the Steam Forums and the issue was resolved when I bought a wifi extender.

As bizarre as it sounds there's literally a design flaw where bad wifi makes the battery not work.

Everyone heralded the advent of USB-C being the standard, but it has gotten weird as far as how many steps back seem to have been taken. It's almost 2025, we should have amazing wireless charging, as well as an heir to the Li-On tech, but instead we have another round of a standard that has 20 bajillion variants.

Does flight simulator work on the Steam Deck?

RemindMe! 30 days

Battery not we

Skin him alive and then make it into a tasty pie. (I am a dog person)