More "juice" for the Turbo Express - Lithium Ion mod

[Duo_R]

Shoot me a PM, I would be happy to do revision 2 on yours. Revision 1 turned out pretty nice, will post some pics.

You are getting 5 hours with a new LCD? You should get more playtime with these and it is also a little lighter compared to 6 AA batteries.

wow, my energizers give me about 4 and a half hours and i need 6 of them. So duo, when you wanna do this mod for me ?

[esteban]

You are getting 5 hours with a new LCD? You should get more playtime with these and it is also a little lighter compared to 6 AA batteries.

He's been playing Gunboat and Falcon. Pumping out polygons is so taxing for TE, he's lucky to get more than an hour.

[thesteve]

it makes a huge difference what cart you run as well.
running the neoflash64 i get 4-5 hours, but running the gameofyou flash cart gets me 6-7
official carts get me 5-6

[Duo_R]

that's interesting, yeah already an improvement with more energy efficient screen on the battery time. I will also do a test on normal AA's and some NIMH batteries that I have.

Also side note - if you are doing a test for time on a single charge, you have to have a button active or the screen will timeout. I used a small object and electrical tape on button I (with turbo switch on) similar to the Ys III cheat.

[thesteve]

lol, i walk around and play the system till the picture dropps out (about 4.5V)

[soop]

Also side note - if you are doing a test for time on a single charge, you have to have a button active or the screen will timeout. I used a small object and electrical tape on button I (with turbo switch on) similar to the Ys III cheat.

That will probably adversely affect the battery life too, but as long as you do the same for each test, we'll at least know the difference.

[Duo_R]

Behold....the Duo-Pack-01 Turbo Express battery pack:





And here it is installed, fits like stock door.




You can see the internal charging port on the first photo, and there is a quick disconnect that can allow it to be removed from the Turbo Express.

Also another benefit of the mod is weight reduction, just weighed 6 AA batteries - came in at 5.2 ounces, the new lithium ion pack weighs 3.5. Unit doesn't feel weightless now, but you can tell the difference.

[BlackandBlue]

That is pretty fantastic.  This would be a great mod to get a little more out of the little fellow.

[esteban]

That is pretty fantastic.  This would be a great mod to get a little more out of the little fellow.

Absolutely. I am really diggin' this.

[HercTNT]

Yea, me and a friend of mine are having duo-r do revision two on our gt's. Not having to hassle with 6 batteries and faster charging times will really improve my gaming. Thanks Duo when we get them back we will post pics for everyone.

[blueraven]

 

  Job well done!

[meka]

Very nice!

[turbokon]

Awesome!! This will be my next project for my TE.

[Duo_R]

Video of the battery in action if you haven't seen it (and the last part is the controller mod)

[Duo_R]

New batch of battery packs