# Battery not charging after not using for a few years **URL:** \ **Category:** GameShell\ **Created:** [March 8, 2025, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/battery-not-charging-after-not-using-for-a-few-years/15969 "2025-03-08T09:15:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kirais](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/kirais/32/3305_2.png) [@Kirais](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Kirais)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/battery-not-charging-after-not-using-for-a-few-years/15969/1 "2025-03-08T09:15:24Z")
I haven’t used my GameShell for a few years and now the battery is not charging. The device can turn on with USB plugged in, but the battery stays at 0% even after overnight. I have seen some related posts but they suggests the batteries die. I personally don’t believe the battery can die so easily. I have many Nintendo handhelds, some are close to 20 years old and the battery still works. I read some posts about new uConsole has issues of slow or no charging due to clockworkpi programming error. [uConsole: How Does Charging Work? - #9 by supercom32](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-how-does-charging-work/10990/9) I wonder if this is what is happening here. Maybe somewhere in the code says no charging when battery is at 0% or when battery is 0% it thinks there is no battery attached and therefore doesn’t charge it. Does anyone have idea about how I might fix this issue? Is there a way to force the console to apply current to the charging port? ---
**Author:** ![i4s33u](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/i4s33u/32/4004_2.png) [@i4s33u](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/i4s33u)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/battery-not-charging-after-not-using-for-a-few-years/15969/2 "2025-03-09T02:44:53Z")
You can try buying another Nokia BL-5C to see if it was battery issue or charging circuit. They are quiet easy to find ---
**Author:** ![Kirais](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/kirais/32/3305_2.png) [@Kirais](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Kirais)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/battery-not-charging-after-not-using-for-a-few-years/15969/3 "2025-03-09T07:49:56Z")
Thanks for the reply. Yeah, after digging through the forum and also searching related topics for Raspberry Pi, I couldn’t find anything that can force the charging. I can buy a charger to charge the old battery but that cost more than a new battery, so I guess getting a new battery is the best way to go. ---
**Author:** ![Kirais](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/kirais/32/3305_2.png) [@Kirais](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Kirais)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/battery-not-charging-after-not-using-for-a-few-years/15969/4 "2025-03-14T21:49:17Z")
Got a batter for €4.5 and now my GameShell is back to life! ![IMG_7713](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/e/e2a4ac144086a03e01422e49733799aaa005cc60.jpeg) ![IMG_7715](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/4/4f4ae55b93eb700ca3d9ed5ab31d7dcb44950ca3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jutleys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@jutleys](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/jutleys)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/battery-not-charging-after-not-using-for-a-few-years/15969/5 "2025-04-16T15:57:16Z")
I bought one from ebay got it today does not seem to power on when i plug in usb charger there a orange light that flashed on the back. Any ideas anyone the top board gets quite warm too is that normal. ---
**Author:** ![jutleys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@jutleys](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/jutleys)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/battery-not-charging-after-not-using-for-a-few-years/15969/6 "2025-04-16T16:37:34Z")
I think i resolved the issue was a bad battery i had a BL5C luckly and is taking a charge now. ---
**Author:** ![Kirais](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/kirais/32/3305_2.png) [@Kirais](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Kirais)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/battery-not-charging-after-not-using-for-a-few-years/15969/7 "2025-04-16T21:49:15Z")
Glad it worked out. I was surprised that the battery died because the battery of my GBA SP still works. ---
**Author:** ![uneek](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/uneek/32/11835_2.png) [@uneek](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/uneek)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/battery-not-charging-after-not-using-for-a-few-years/15969/8 "2025-04-24T00:25:09Z")
The thing with lithiums is if you store them when they needed a charge the missing charge will eventually ruin the battery. But same thing can also happen if they are stored too long at full capacity . Idealy , like what they do in a hardware store for car batteries , every few month they need a charge tickling. The worse thing to do to them that sure will damage the battery is to draining them to 0-\<10%