Serious_Me

@Serious_Me@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck gets a Battery Charge Limit control in the latest Beta⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I find a mix of heat and isopropyl alcohol works best to remove adhered batteries. I would say using a heating pad is a safer option than a heat gun in most cases (if set to about 72-76 degrees Fahrenheit, for about 10-15 minutes). Usually you lay the device face down (never put it on where the battery is directly touching the heating pad, too much heat can cause the battery to catch fire or explode) to loosen up the adhesive. All that being said I’m not sure how well it would work with the steam deck though since the control sticks make it hard to lay down flat, plus I don’t know how the heat will affect the screen (most devices like phones are usually fine as long as it’s not too hot and not too long).

  If the battery is expanding you should probably not use heat and just isopropyl alcohol as inflating batteries are more at risk to catch fire or explode. If you can’t, or don’t want to use heat then you can just use the alcohol to slowly pick away at it, but it’s going to require more patience and take longer. Also you’re more likely to tear up the plastic card you’re using to get the battery out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck gets a Battery Charge Limit control in the latest Beta⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The iFixit Guide to replace the battery on an Steam Deck (OLED)

  TL;DR: Mostly screws, but the battery itself is adhered in with several adhesive strips. Be careful if you follow this guide at home as using too much heat can damage the device.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Leak] Steam Controller 2 render thumbnail leaked in SteamVR drivers⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have big hands, and just looking at this picture makes me think even I’m going to have trouble using the control sticks normally. They’re literally the closest thing to the center of the controller.

  That being said, it’s just my first impression of it, and this looks like it might just be a prototype, so I’ll wait and see.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck gets stuck on "connecting" to WiFi among other weirdness, persists after factory reset. Basically a paperweight at this point, please help.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like it’s an issue with your router configuration and NOT your steam deck. If you have tethering on your cell phone you can use it temporarily to test if you get Wi-Fi that way, though I wouldn’t download anything over it if you have a data cap.

  Since it sounds like your ISP has complete control of your router I would call their customer support and let them know you have a device that cannot connect. Most likely they’ll either do something like a factory reset on the router or ask for specific hardware information about the device (like the MAC address) so they can check the setting and ensure it isn’t blacklisted or something.