▲ 20 ▼ 2024 Steam Deck OLED suddenly only powers when plugged in (lemmy.ca) submitted 13 hours ago* by rabber@lemmy.ca to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments Instant power loss as soon as unplugged No recent drops or bumps that I can recall SteamOS reports 100% battery and healthy Opened it up and reseated battery connections, everything looks ok but no dice Claude guesses it's still a failed battery but don't want to drop $130 on a guess, any other suggestions before I buy a new battery?
[–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 8 points 13 hours ago (1 child) Have you measured voltage across the terminals? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rabber@lemmy.ca [S] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 child) No, honestly I don't know how to do that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] David_Eight@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago You need a Multimeter to test that. You use the two test leads and make contact with the battery. If you're interested in testing it we're all here to help. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rabber@lemmy.ca [S] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 child) No, honestly I don't know how to do that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] David_Eight@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago You need a Multimeter to test that. You use the two test leads and make contact with the battery. If you're interested in testing it we're all here to help. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] David_Eight@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago You need a Multimeter to test that. You use the two test leads and make contact with the battery. If you're interested in testing it we're all here to help. permalink fedilink source parent