How many AA batteries does it take to charge a Steam Deck?
About 17 AA batteriesA Steam Deck battery holds 50 Wh, and one AA holds about 3 Wh.
It takes about 17 AA batteries.
How we worked it out
A Steam Deck battery holds 50 Wh, and one AA holds about 3 Wh. Alkaline AA batteries, about 3 Wh each, and no energy lost on the way. Real life adds a little friction and waste, so treat the number as a solid ballpark rather than a lab result. The constants behind every experiment are on the science page.
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This was one of the five experiments in It Took #34. In the game you guess first, then the experiment plays out with your number: too few and it fails, too many and it overshoots.
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