Question Can laptop batteries be used for Wii Portable?

[DiamondBuildsWii202]

I feel like this would be a better option for me at the current moment and I just want to know if it would be possible if so how?

Here's the one I plan on buying.

 

[Stitches]

It is posible, yes. It would be as simple as opening the pack and carefully extracting the cells to solder to your battery management solution. The issue is quality assurance and general safety, generally there's no way to know the quality and reliability of the cells before you use them. However if it's an OEM Asus battery, then the cells are likely of decent quality. Flat lipo cells need to be handled carefully, and properly thermally managed to prevent swelling and rupture. Cylindrical li-ion cells are safer, more durable, and don't require direct soldering to use.

There's also the factor of how to position the cells in your case. Li-ion cells are convenient in that their height actually makes room for tall-ish things like your fan and heatsink and also provides wire routing paths. If you want to use lipos, you'll have to figure out a safe place to put them that doesn't occlude airflow or risk getting poked by board components. This usually means that lipo builds end up being wider, while li-ion builds are a bit taller.

 

[DiamondBuildsWii202]

It is posible, yes. It would be as simple as opening the pack and carefully extracting the cells to solder to your battery management solution. The issue is quality assurance and general safety, generally there's no way to know the quality and reliability of the cells before you use them. However if it's an OEM Asus battery, then the cells are likely of decent quality. Flat lipo cells need to be handled carefully, and properly thermally managed to prevent swelling and rupture. Cylindrical li-ion cells are safer, more durable, and don't require direct soldering to use.

There's also the factor of how to position the cells in your case. Li-ion cells are convenient in that their height actually makes room for tall-ish things like your fan and heatsink and also provides wire routing paths. If you want to use lipos, you'll have to figure out a safe place to put them that doesn't occlude airflow or risk getting poked by board components. This usually means that lipo builds end up being wider, while li-ion builds are a bit taller.

Thank you for your suggestion but I have little to no experience with li-ion cells and have little to no idea how I should connect them. I also don’t know how to manage cooling I have a 6 layer wii and I plan on making my portable untrimmed at the cost of it being slightly bulky.

 

[Stitches]

Well, using a 6 layer Wii for a handheld is already a mistake. The things use 50% more power and produce a ton more heat. You'll need a much heftier cooling solution than a 4 layer Wii

 

[DiamondBuildsWii202]

Well, using a 6 layer Wii for a handheld is already a mistake. The things use 50% more power and produce a ton more heat. You'll need a much heftier cooling solution than a 4 layer Wii

So what kind of cooling do you suggest?

 

[Luigid]

So what kind of cooling do you suggest?

difficult to establish, it depends on the case, fans and heat sinks used.
You should do some tests if you already have something yours so you can understand whether to use it or not, a thermometer with a probe could also be useful to understand what temperatures the console reaches in game after a certain amount of time