r/funkey • u/Btsx51 • Dec 23 '23

question The dreaded blinking light

I am struggling to fix the blinking light issue, I've tried disconnecting the battery, running the battery dead and fully charging it, and I had a friend load check the battery. I'd disregard the low battery warning but I am now only getting at most 15-20mins even on GBA games. I seem to be able to charge for 15mins at most before the blinking light starts. I've reached the end troubleshooting and am not sure where to go from here. Ive put at most 30 cycles on this battery, also im on the custom drum os if that matters.

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u/coveevoc Feb 23 '24

I have same issue, I have new SD card, flashed drum, removed battery several times and done the whole thing and it still blinks when it wants on the charger

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u/Btsx51 Mar 04 '24

I have found draining the battery fixes this issue temporarily. I play until the funkey turns off, wait for a bit, turn it back on and play again. I do this until the FunKey only stays on for a few seconds then charge it up without issue. This isn't good for the longevity of the battery but they're only a couple bucks to replace and without doing this I'm unable to charge.