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360 Controller disconnects constantly
langfor6
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Yesterday I started having an issue with my 360 controller. It refuses to stay connected. My 360 is only a month old, but nonetheless I installed new batteries to see if that was the problem. I'm still getting disconnected constantly. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so how did you fix it?
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I can't help you fix it, but I have the same problem with an old one I got with a refurbished 360. It seems to do it when the batteries get low, but not empty.
By new batteries I mean Duracells. Also, the battery compartment is closed. I bought the 360 against my better judgment because of a few exclusives, and it looks like I'm paying for it now. Oh well, at least it hasn't red-ringed on me yet.
Are you stupid, or do you buy incredibly cheap rechargeable batteries?
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My quick solution was to pull up the spring contacts in the battery case enough so that they're always in contact with the batteries. My disconnects have gone down since I did this but I'm starting to think this is faulty contacts altogether.
They've been cutting it for me for well over a year now.
I think I know what the poster is talking about. I've had minor issues with my new black controller where I'll play a game and suddenly the controller de-syncs from the console. I'm not sure why it does it. One time it was fixed by taking the battery pack off and snapping it back on again. Another time I just reset the console when the controller kept trying to connect and failing back out.
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Still others have had this problem happening even with new batteries, but it must be a myth because we know 360 hardware is SO reliable.
Aren't you being a bit melodramatic when you're just having a problem with one controller's batteries?
OH DEAR GOD MY BATTERIES AREN'T WORKING RIGHT FUCK THIS CONSOLE.
My friend had this same problem and they ended up being faulty batteries. He had taken the batteries straight out of the pack and so swore at me up and down that there was no way it was the batteries, then he stuck them in his Wii-Mote and the Wii-Mote showed them as being almost completely dead. Try buying another pack of batteries.
Better yet, buy one of the rechargeable battery packs for the controller, that way you can also eliminate the problem of it being the contacts on the little AA holder being loose/damaged. If you put a rechargeable battery pack in there and it still doesn't work, then you'll know for sure you've got a bad controller.
In which case I GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO JUST RETURN THE CONSOLE BECAUSE HOLY FUCK ONE CONTROLLER ISN'T WORKING RIGHT.
It's possible. Rechargeable battery packs can only take a certain number of charges before they die out. If you've been plugging it in every time you're done playing then you may have gone over what it can take. How long have you had it?
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It would be different if I hadn't experienced a lifetime of faulty products from this company.
The reaction you got, while a little over the top, was probably due to the fact that it looks like you're condeming a console just because your controller started acting a little wonky recently. If you're less hyperbolic the responses you get probably will be too.
If it's any consolation the rechargeable battery packs work fine for me, but then again I have the little tower you have to plug in, not the plug and play that charges directly. Maybe that's the problem?
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Srsly. Calm the fuck down, langfor. It's a goddamn controller being a bit wonky, not the end of the world, and certainly not even representative of the console as a whole, by taking the opportunity to take an obvious and cheap swipe at Microsoft, you're being at worst a total moron, and at best a pretentious dick. Cut the shit, k?
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It's not just the controller problem. There's a whole host of issues I have with the 360, and now that it's unplayable, it's the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. Also, while you may enjoy it, calling me names isn't really helping me solve the problem. If you read my post, the problem is with the controller, not the batteries.
My other issues aren't with performance problems. I think paying for Live is bullshit, and $100 for a wireless adapter is highway robbery. My DS has wireless in it, and it barely cost me more than $100. I'm just being disgruntled because I really wanted to play Mass Effect today and my controller issue prevented me from doing that.
Got a response back from MS support. Here is their advice:
a. Remove all the metallic objects from the front of the console. Or, move the console away from any metallic surfaces, such as entertainment cabinets.
b. Move the console or move the other wireless devices away from the console.
c. If other wireless devices do not work correctly, move these wireless devices or move the console to determine whether interference is causing the issue.
d. If you continually receive the "Please reconnect controller" error message during game play or if the four green lights on the controller flash continuously even after you try to “bind” the controller with the Xbox 360 console, there may be a problem with the controller. Call Xbox Customer Support.
I just picked up Rock Band, and I have the drum kit placed near the 360. It's not in front, but it's in the vicinity. I'll have to see if that is the culprit.
I'd be pretty suprised if in was another wireless thingy causing it, my living room has wireless and wifi things buzzing up the wazzoo and I've never had a problem.
Good luck though, Mass Effect is a kick arse game and damn you to hell for having Rock Band, don't even have a confirmed date for that game in Aust yet. *angry fist*
Basically the reason I think it was broken is because the battery pack had the tiniest bit of play back and forth -- it could just slightly move up and down and I think this was disconnecting it as my working controller's battery pack can't move at all.
The whole drain/recharge process seems to suck the '[umph]' out after a couple times.
p.s. why are you being a prick over such an idle comment
Sounds like what mine does. It worked fine for a couple days when I first got the system, but after going dead once, I've never been able to recharge the pack, so I've just been using it as a wired controller for months. Tested it with a couple of controllers, so the issue seems to be with the battery pack or the cable. The shop I got it from said I should take it back, really should do that one of these days...
What kind of Energizer batteries did you get?
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$350 for a controller? you got ripped off! I paid like $35 for mine.
I manage both.
You know the Play and Charge battery pack? All that thing is is two NiMH AA batteries in a special plastic case.
So I guess you got crappy rechargables. I hear Sanyo Eneloops are good, or Rayovac Hybrids, but really I've never had any problems with Energizer 2500mAh cells, so whatever.
Well, I'll just like to add some anecdotal evidence. I've been using the Energizer 2500mAH cells for just a bit over a year and a half. I have no problems with using them in my Wiimotes, my 360 Controllers, my Wireless keyboard, or a multitude of other tv remotes/electronic devices around my house. I get, on average, 15-20 hours on a full charge of batteries on the 360 controller.
Now, I've made sure that the signal from my controller doesn't have to go through any sort of metal, because then you get problems like langfor is having, and you get increased battery usage. I had the same problem with my PS3 (Controller unsyncing), until I realized that my entertainment center had a metal reinforcement shelf on the bottom of each wodden shelf. I moved the PS3 slightly out of the entertainment center, and I've had substantially less issues with the bluetooth since then. Even if the remote/controller has full LOS to the console, don't assume that it will automatically be fine. If anything surrounding the console is metal, that's your problem right there. Hope this helps, and don't be so up in arms about it. It makes you seem less likely open for advice, as you'll just say something to the effect of "Well THAT'S a crappy design. Screw this, I'm gonna get me (name new console here) which will honestly have the same problems.
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