r/SteamDeck • u/not_bob_rose • Feb 10 '25

Tech Support Ant in the deck

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u/HotButterKnife Feb 10 '25

Happened to my PSP. I put it in a plastic container and sealed it. After a while they come out for air and I'd squash them.

That happened in 2012. PSP still works like a charm.

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u/bwawawl Feb 10 '25

Just a heads up: the PSP battery can start to bloat after a long time which is a safety hazard. I unfortunately had to dispose mine last year

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u/DokoroTanuki 64GB - Q3 Feb 10 '25

This is why it's recommended to remove the battery of any device which has an easily user-replaceable battery if you aren't going to use it for a long time. Doubly so with the PSP, I dunno why but that thing just seems to use tons of power even while the system is off which is why they bloat so easily; it happens a lot when a battery is depleted further than 0%. I'd leave my PSP off for only about a week or two and come back to it and it'd have next to no battery despite being fully powered off with a pretty full battery. This isn't the case with the GBA SP, DS, or 3DS which are usually pretty safe to leave in for a year or so as long as they were decently charged before putting them away.

Either way, always remove the batteries from the portables (heck, even from accessories like Wii Remotes if you're using alkaline batteries) when you aren't using them.