diff --git a/app/app.c b/app/app.c
index 56a7471..095b328 100644
--- a/app/app.c
+++ b/app/app.c
@@ -1723,57 +1723,7 @@ void APP_TimeSlice500ms(void)
 	}
 
 
-	if (gLowBattery)
-	{
-		gLowBatteryBlink = ++gLowBatteryCountdown & 1;
-
-		UI_DisplayBattery(0, gLowBatteryBlink);
-
-		if (gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_TRANSMIT)
-		{	// not transmitting
-
-			if (gLowBatteryCountdown < 30)
-			{
-				if (gLowBatteryCountdown == 29 && !gChargingWithTypeC)
-					AUDIO_PlayBeep(BEEP_500HZ_60MS_DOUBLE_BEEP);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				gLowBatteryCountdown = 0;
-
-				if (!gChargingWithTypeC)
-				{	// not on charge
-
-					AUDIO_PlayBeep(BEEP_500HZ_60MS_DOUBLE_BEEP);
-
-					#ifdef ENABLE_VOICE
-						AUDIO_SetVoiceID(0, VOICE_ID_LOW_VOLTAGE);
-					#endif
-
-					if (gBatteryDisplayLevel == 0)
-					{
-						#ifdef ENABLE_VOICE
-							AUDIO_PlaySingleVoice(true);
-						#endif
-
-						gReducedService = true;
-
-						//if (gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_POWER_SAVE)
-							FUNCTION_Select(FUNCTION_POWER_SAVE);
-
-						ST7565_HardwareReset();
-
-						if (gEeprom.BACKLIGHT_TIME < (ARRAY_SIZE(gSubMenu_BACKLIGHT) - 1))
-							BACKLIGHT_TurnOff();  // turn the backlight off
-					}
-					#ifdef ENABLE_VOICE
-						else
-							AUDIO_PlaySingleVoice(false);
-					#endif
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	BATTERY_TimeSlice500ms();
 
 	if (gScreenToDisplay == DISPLAY_SCANNER && gScannerEditState == 0 && gScanCssState < SCAN_CSS_STATE_FOUND)
 	{
diff --git a/helper/battery.c b/helper/battery.c
index 2157589..9726860 100644
--- a/helper/battery.c
+++ b/helper/battery.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include "battery.h"
 #include "driver/backlight.h"
+#include "driver/st7565.h"
+#include "functions.h"
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "ui/battery.h"
@@ -29,10 +31,12 @@ uint16_t          gBatteryVoltages[4];
 uint16_t          gBatteryVoltageAverage;
 uint8_t           gBatteryDisplayLevel;
 bool              gChargingWithTypeC;
-bool              gLowBattery;
 bool              gLowBatteryBlink;
 uint16_t          gBatteryCheckCounter;
 
+bool              lowBattery;
+uint16_t          lowBatteryCountdown;
+
 volatile uint16_t gPowerSave_10ms;
 
 
@@ -134,16 +138,71 @@ void BATTERY_GetReadings(const bool bDisplayBatteryLevel)
 	{
 		if (gBatteryDisplayLevel < 2)
 		{
-			gLowBattery = true;
+			lowBattery = true;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			gLowBattery = false;
+			lowBattery = false;
 
 			if (bDisplayBatteryLevel)
 				UI_DisplayBattery(gBatteryDisplayLevel, gLowBatteryBlink);
 		}
 
-		gLowBatteryCountdown = 0;
+		lowBatteryCountdown = 0;
 	}
 }
+
+void BATTERY_TimeSlice500ms(void) 
+{
+	if (lowBattery)
+	{
+		gLowBatteryBlink = ++lowBatteryCountdown & 1;
+
+		UI_DisplayBattery(0, gLowBatteryBlink);
+
+		if (gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_TRANSMIT)
+		{	// not transmitting
+
+			if (lowBatteryCountdown < 30)
+			{
+				if (lowBatteryCountdown == 29 && !gChargingWithTypeC)
+					AUDIO_PlayBeep(BEEP_500HZ_60MS_DOUBLE_BEEP);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				lowBatteryCountdown = 0;
+
+				if (!gChargingWithTypeC)
+				{	// not on charge
+
+					AUDIO_PlayBeep(BEEP_500HZ_60MS_DOUBLE_BEEP);
+
+					#ifdef ENABLE_VOICE
+						AUDIO_SetVoiceID(0, VOICE_ID_LOW_VOLTAGE);
+					#endif
+
+					if (gBatteryDisplayLevel == 0)
+					{
+						#ifdef ENABLE_VOICE
+							AUDIO_PlaySingleVoice(true);
+						#endif
+
+						gReducedService = true;
+
+						//if (gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_POWER_SAVE)
+							FUNCTION_Select(FUNCTION_POWER_SAVE);
+
+						ST7565_HardwareReset();
+
+						if (gEeprom.BACKLIGHT_TIME < (ARRAY_SIZE(gSubMenu_BACKLIGHT) - 1))
+							BACKLIGHT_TurnOff();  // turn the backlight off
+					}
+					#ifdef ENABLE_VOICE
+						else
+							AUDIO_PlaySingleVoice(false);
+					#endif
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helper/battery.h b/helper/battery.h
index 85ecb0a..d8b4dc7 100644
--- a/helper/battery.h
+++ b/helper/battery.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ extern uint16_t          gBatteryVoltages[4];
 extern uint16_t          gBatteryVoltageAverage;
 extern uint8_t           gBatteryDisplayLevel;
 extern bool              gChargingWithTypeC;
-extern bool              gLowBattery;
 extern bool              gLowBatteryBlink;
 extern uint16_t          gBatteryCheckCounter;
 
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 unsigned int BATTERY_VoltsToPercent(const unsigned int voltage_10mV);
 void BATTERY_GetReadings(const bool bDisplayBatteryLevel);
+void BATTERY_TimeSlice500ms(void);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index 2a42685..ec30fdc 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ bool              g_SquelchLost;
 uint8_t           gFlashLightState;
 volatile uint16_t gFlashLightBlinkCounter;
 bool              gFlagEndTransmission;
-uint16_t          gLowBatteryCountdown;
 uint8_t           gNextMrChannel;
 ReceptionMode_t   gRxReceptionMode;
 
diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index c55467e..2b8e805 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ extern bool                  g_SquelchLost;
 extern uint8_t               gFlashLightState;
 extern volatile uint16_t     gFlashLightBlinkCounter;
 extern bool                  gFlagEndTransmission;
-extern uint16_t              gLowBatteryCountdown;
 extern uint8_t               gNextMrChannel;
 extern ReceptionMode_t       gRxReceptionMode;