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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?

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[–] krimson@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

My regular steamdeck died on me a while back, did not charge anymore and did not power on. Was well out of warranty, messaged Valve, RMA'd it and got the repaired unit back. Zero cost. I'd just contact support and see what they say if you haven't already.

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

No way, they just gave me a free prepaid shipping label and will do an RMA despite being well out of warranty!

Based on the information you have provided, we believe it is unlikely that the current issue reflects a problem with this device as it was delivered to you. It may instead be related to your particular use of the product. Also, your device is already beyond the warranty period. Regardless, we would like to offer complimentary service as a gesture of goodwill.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 1 points 54 minutes ago

Valve is legit. I was in early adopter of the steam link and steam controller... When I had issues out of warranty and unable to get good service due to being in canada, they just gave me no-questions-asked replacements!

[–] monkeyman512@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

They probably looked at how much you spent on games and decided it was worth it to keep you playing. lol

[–] seang96@spgrn.com 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Dang I spent over 200 on my RMA

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] seang96@spgrn.com 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

14 years now. Got the og deck pre-ordered in first couple months. Used a ton when my kid was born and then stopped for a while and at some point the motherboard died, probably 18 months in.

Used it enough the case had the classic heat fracture on vents too. Repair center called while I was busy at work and stupidly okayed replacing the case lol. Bulk of the cost was mobo I'm sure.

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Hmm I was thinking they might look at account age given these cases. Maybe not. My account is 18 years old

Have you spent a lot of money on steam?

I am just curious how they determine one RMA free vs not the other.

[–] seang96@spgrn.com 1 points 1 hour ago

My guess it depends on the support person and the issue during troubleshooting and how much it would likely cost.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

My account is in its teens and I have over a thousand games. They would not cover my broken LB, only a few months outside warranty.