How to Charge the Battery on a Nintendo DS Lite

All you need to fully charge the battery on a Nintendo DS Lite is an AC adapter and about 4 hours. This will give you hours of game time before you need to recharge the lithium ion battery again, even if you push the Nintendo DS Lite to its limits.

Things You'll Need

• Nintendo DS Lite
• AC adapter

Instructions

1. Find a flat surface that is near a power outlet. Lay the Nintendo DS Lite on the surface with the back edge of the unit facing you.

2. Find the AC connector port on the back of the DS Lite next to the game card slot.

3. Examine the adapter cord. It has two ends. One end is a big square converter. The other end is smaller and resembles a USB jack. Plug the smaller end into the AC adapter port on the Nintendo DS Lite.

4. Plug the other end of the adapter cord into the wall outlet. The adapter is made to handle a 120-volt current. If your household current is not 120 volts, you will need a different adapter.

5. Look at the top of the Nintendo DS Lite. On the right-hand side of the back edge, you will see two LED indicator lights. One of them will glow orange when the unit is charging.

6. Wait for the charging indicator to go out. Once the light goes out, the unit is finished charging.

7. Unplug the AC adapter from the outlet. Now unplug the adapter from the Nintendo DS Lite. Wind up the adapter cord for storage.

Tips & Warnings

• Fully charge the battery before using the DS Lite for the first time. This will take about 4 hours. You should also charge the battery if you have not used the Nintendo system for longer than a couple of months.

• Nintendo states that the battery is capable of being fully recharged 500 times or more before failing to achieve a full recharge. The battery is still capable of powering the DS Lite, but the battery life will be shorter.

• Use the manufacturer's adapter to recharge the battery. The Nintendo DS Lite AC adapter has been designed to safely charge the battery and prolong its operating life.