Better battery life from MP3 players

[996GT2]

I have a Dell Pocket DJ 5GB MP3 player that I bought 1.5 yrs ago. It's battery life on a full charge isn't bad, around 11 hours with EQ on, but the standby time was horrible. Even with the player off, the battery wouldn't last more than 2-3 days. I noticed a few weeks ago that the battery always got very hot after a charge and during play. With the player's full aluminum body shell, I had an idea while working at a summer camp. I went home, put some Ceramique between the battery and aluminum shell, and the results were UNBELIEVABLE:

Play time with EQ on: 12.5 hours
Standby time: MORE THAN 2 WEEKS

So for all those of you with MP3 players that have bad standby times, you might want to look into this. Took me about 3 minutes to do, and multiplied my standby time almost tenfold.

 

[RallyMaster]

Will it cause any damage? Or is it due to the nonconductivity of Ceramique that allows it to not affect anything?

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
Will it cause any damage? Or is it due to the nonconductivity of Ceramique that allows it to not affect anything?

I suspect it wouldn't damage anything... although good luck explaning the goo inside your MP3 player if anyone ever has to look at the batteries.

 

[996GT2]

It does not use removable batteries, and the cover is screwed tightly over the battery/HDD compartment, so I doubt I'll have to take out the battery before the life of this player is over.

 

[savvy]

Wow. Nice job.

 

[theslickvik]

Really great stuff