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360 Controller Stopped Charging
Sir Carcass
I have been shown the end of my worldAustin, TXRegistered User regular
I have been shown the end of my worldAustin, TXRegistered User regular
Obviously I have a Play and Charge kit. Recently it stopped charging. The controller will still work while plugged in, but the charging light doesn't come on at all and it never holds a charge, even after hours of playing with it. The only relevant thing is that my 1 year old recently had both controller and charge cable in his mouth at different times. Is it the battery? Or something with the controller? I don't have anyone else to try swapping things out with. I'd hate to buy a new charge kit when the problem was the controller, and vice versa. Other than this, the controller seems to work fine.
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Rechargeable batteries are never 100% reliable, and there's always the chance that even if you charge one perfectly every time that it will still fail.
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Try some compressed air or if you're feeling ambitious you could open it up yourself to clean it out. It goes without saying you'll void the warranty and if you don't know what you're doing you'll probably break it more.
Still if you have to get a new pad anyway it's worth a try.
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This.
Everyone I know with the Play & Charge kit says they have problems with it actually charging their battery.
This is what you want. It comes with a battery, and you can grab an extra one for $10. It takes a couple of hours to charge.
I will add my own anecdotal evidence. Same problem, same solution.
Get the wall plug in charger.
Fourthed... the quick charge kit solved my issue as well... although after a few years, my 1st battery is finally dying, so i'll need to replace it
Wow, thanks. I'd never seen that before. That might be a good solution. I like being able to play while it charges, but I think the plug and charge cable will still power the controller without a battery in it. Will that hurt anything?
The only thing is that the controllers seem to use a special screwdriver. The screw heads had some weird star shape with a raised part in the middle. I was going to take mine apart to have a look at it, but didn't get past looking at the screws.
Huh. He's right. Well in that case your options are pretty much limited to buying a new controller. I forgot Microsoft are really weird about letting people see what goes on inside their gadgets.
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my unofficial autobio will be accompanied with tips on how to smile
cause I've found that when they don't see you frown, they never know that you're a threat
and they don't sweat you when you came around
True, but it takes about 6-8 hours. Not exactly lightning quick. Though I suppose you could always keep a wired controller around to gimp through the waiting period.
my unofficial autobio will be accompanied with tips on how to smile
cause I've found that when they don't see you frown, they never know that you're a threat
and they don't sweat you when you came around
You can buy those screwdrivers all over the place.
Edit: and a little more digging reveals that bit is called a "Torx 8."
A regular torx bit doesn't have the raised pin in the middle though - it needs to be a Torx Security bit
6-8 hours? With my charger-analyzer (will charge four batteries at a time) I can fully charge a normal capacity AA (2000 mAh) in an hour, and the less fancy smart charger will charge them at the same rate.
Rechargeable AA's are also less expensive than extra batteries for the Quick Charge kit, and you can charge enough batteries for four controllers simultaneously with one charger. With the Quick Charge kit you'd have to get another charger or just wait until one set is finished charging.