VLOG - Microsoft XBOX 360 Battery Not Charging Fix (Not the paper clip one...)

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When the paper clip fix doesn't work...
A short video on using the same technique I showed in the previous video (on the Pocket PC), to get an XBOX 360 controller battery to charge. It would not charge at all - even after trying the paper clip.
#microsoft #xbox #360 #controller #repair

[@murdoch483]

Worked perfectly! My battery was totally flat. I used a 1.5v AAA battery and 2 paper clips. About 2 rounds of 30 sec charge, brought my controller battery up to 1.2v. Enough to start charging properly again

[@kenh6096]

3 years old video and still useful. Thank you

[@arjan1995]

Excellent. Connected the dead battery pack to a 3v adapter for 15 seconds and it started charging right away. Thanks!

[@amemowo]

Helped a lot, bought an battery that wasnt charging just out of the box. Tryed your fix and its charging now. I've used an 18650 cheap charger module for around a minute and now its charging. Thanks for the insight.

[@JustAlex686]

You saved my life, I didn't have my lab bench powersupply with me, so I used the 3.3 v output of an Arduino, AND IT WORKED, thank you so much

[@LUNATIC75]

Considers maybe skipping this video. "Doing this could cause it to explode." Settles down for the duration.

[@GadgetUK164]

LMAO! That seriously made me LOL! =D

[@StRoRo]

I was lucky to get a preview of this video over the weekend. I have a couple of these batteries that do this and with my recent luck of fecking things up, I wanted to make sure im well away from any population when doing it. So I went to Saddleworth Moor to the discharge and charge up. It didnt go well.

[@GadgetUK164]

LMAO :o)

[@bommel88]

Thanks for the video. I could revive both my play & charge kits. Second kit took a bit longer to start charging, it was reading 0.9 V initially. I used my bench power supply set to 3 V and 300 mA current limit and gave it about 2 mins of charge until it was detected by the charger. It had to be well over 2 V to start charging for my kits.

[@kaktrut]

Thanks, worked perfectly for me! I used an 18650 battery which has 4v. Touched it for 20 seconds and the xbox battery went from 0.6v to 2.4v and is now charging!

[@eclpsecomics]

Hey there could you show how to do it with batteries? You said it was also possible but having a visual representation or guide on how to do it would be most appreciated

[@MIKOKASINO]

OMG IT WORKED! what i did was i cut up an old usb android cable then exposed 4 wires: black red green & white. i put the green and white aside and used the black and red for this. red on 2 and black on 5. did gentle taps and you will hear sparks it means its working. did it a couple times and voila! charging again and had a red light.

[@ps5controller287]

Thank you!

[@XXSNIPERUKXX]

Just bought a play and charge kit from cex and it was dead I already had a dead play and charge kit, using an 18650 battery for 15 to boost the cells, it appears both are charging

[@beatertechbeatertech2893]

Nice little hack there ! I love the XBOX360 controller !

[@Four_X]

Nice fix Chris, for me the 360 controller has a much better build quality than the flaky Xbox one controller, I've had three controllers for the Xbox one since launch my original 360 lasted the life of the console. and don't get me started to how crap the PS4 controller is compared to previous generations.

[@StRoRo]

FourX2k3 i have 4 360 controllers all still work and survived kids chewing them when they were teething. I have 2 xbox one controllers that work and 5 broken. I have offically spent more on controllers than what the Xbox one cost me.

[@GadgetUK164]

Thanks =D Yes, the 360 controller was the best controller we've had for a while now! I like the PS3 controller too, but not quite as much as the 360 controller.

[@GadgetUK164]

LOL @ StuRoRo - that doesn't surprise me! The XB1 controller is cheap tat compared to the 360 ones =/

[@SianaGearz]

This calls for an explosion containment pie dish!

[@GadgetUK164]

LMFAO! You had tears running down my face with that comment lol!

[@sirwilliamous3879]

Fix: open the pack, change generic batteries for some duracell rechargables

[@GadgetUK164]

That will work too =D

[@boimesa8190]

How to open it though?

[@donrukzi8749]

@@GadgetUK164 how would you open the case

[@donrukzi8749]

@@boimesa8190 did you figure how to open

[@oohok9179]

Worked like a charm with my car battery charger on 6v trickle for about 20 seconds jumpstarted up great back working

[@riccccccardo]

Just experiencing this now 2020 after using my Xbox on and off for 3 years lol so bought a new battery but the new battery doing same things after 3 days of fighting with it. I changed the charge cable for a new non ms one and it appears to be charging now after a few attempts of plugging in in and out everytime it went green. (The battery is non ms as well but old one was ms battery) only thing I noticed now b4 my black Xbox controller used to continue to charge when I switched off the Xbox until full now it charges for maybe 5 minutes then switches off? But when I now switch Xbox back on its continuing to charge. As my 1st ms battery would usually take hours to fully charge when new.

[@rusian0280]

Noice it worked it charged subscribed!

[@BerndWechner]

Has no-one ever asked where those 6 terminals go inside a pack with only two NiMH cells in it? No-one ever seen a schematic or reverse engineered on a dead pack they were happy to crack open?

[@chopstickSH]

Worked for me though we did three runs. We started at low V/A and my battery just didn't reach that magical threshold. Above 2V on the battery it suddenly started charging. :-D Thanks!

[@Miguel.C.A.]

Thank you! Why is my plug and play not turning on my controller. I already tried two cables. And it does turn on with regular batteries

[@GadgetUK164]

It's possible the battery pack is in "protection mode" - ie. too flat to charge, or needs replacing. There could be a fault with the cable I guess...

[@Miguel.C.A.]

@@GadgetUK164 thank you!

[@joebenforte5184]

do you connect positive to positive or positive to negative? The colours of the wires to the device are different than at the battery so I can't determine which way to connect. Also, I don't have this device, how would I setup the batteries to method to do this?

[@GadgetUK164]

+ve to +ve, -ve to -ve. Exactly the same with either batteries or a power supply. Just dont go above say a couple of volts and limit current if you can (maybe to 1A or less). If the battery gets hot - stop. These types of batteries can explode!

[@joebenforte5184]

I ended up finding some old wires and taped them to the battery and then pressed them to the Xbox battery. It boosted the battery, but it still doesn't seem to be charging when I put it back in the controller and plug it in. But it's progress, it's been sitting for several years now, so it may not be revivable.

[@ragapazzo]

Testested, best fix on KZbin! Thanks

[@GadgetUK164]

Thanks =D

[@Me-mz4df]

my controller is not turning on i have new rechargeable batts

[@thejohn1]

My controller doesn't charge, but I still can use it, the light just pops outs for 1 second

[@makedaevilmage]

Got one that does not work ... but taking the risks into account , I will just recycle it. Starting a fire or getting it to explode is not worth the risk in my oppinion.

[@HarunMcneil]

Actually nickel Cad and nickel meth batteries do get hot when you charge them the problem is 360 battery chargers are not capable of doing power Cycles the thing is with nickel Cad and nickel meth you want to charge them and discharge them several times to refresh them try using a remote control car battery charger to do that

[@Mind-your-own-beeswax]

When I plug my charger in it flashes briefly green then nothing. It’s a brand new battery as well.

[@GadgetUK164]

It's possible the charge circuit is faulty in the charge cable, or a fault in the controller, and finally - the battery might not be as new as it claims! Some old "new" batteries have discharged to a point they wont charge (without help), despite the fact it was sold as new.

[@Mind-your-own-beeswax]

@@GadgetUK164 turned out to be a bad battery.

[@SC2Spectre]

Good video mate

[@HeyBirt]

Foe old lead acid batteries, you can also try to do a VERY brief reverse polarity 'shock' which helps break down the dendrites that form inside the battery. Give it a shock of 1-2 seconds 3-4 times and then do the same in the correct polarity. Like Gadget says take the needed safety precautions.

[@Korflog666]

They are NiMH batteries.

[@GadgetUK164]

Thanks! Yes, aware of that technique for lead acid batteries - it's very useful =D I've done that same thing on a smaller lead acid used in my alarm system before now and it does work! Lots of modern car battery chargers employ that technique as they start to charge a dead battery too!

[@GadgetUK164]

@Korflog666 yes - Jeffrey is aware that the battery is not lead acid, but its not NiMH either its Li-Ion, unless you mean that the technique to break down dendrites works on NiMH too?

[@Ojthemighty]

Ive got a brand new venom battery pack that wont charge, got a fix for that? Its for the 360

[@GadgetUK164]

Sorry, no - put its probably the exact same kind of problem in that the batteries went too low and safety protection kicked in which stops the charger charging them... If you can work out which connection is the +ve and which is -ve, you could connect an AA battery up with -ve to -ve, +ve to +ve for a minute or so, then try charging it again. That may cause it to spring to life.

[@Ojthemighty]

@@GadgetUK164 ok thanks ill give it a go

[@MegaGamer22]

When I connect it to my wireless controller with the battery, the green light turns on and off instantly I connect it, when I disconnect it, it's not charged When I connect it to a wireless controller with no batteries and battery, it happens again, but with the red light instead of green, stills not charged, please help

[@GadgetUK164]

The battery probably needs replacing. If that still doesnt work, there may be a fault with the controller or charge cable.

[@MegaGamer22]

@@GadgetUK164 I tried it with another controller and stills happening

[@quicky764]

When I plug it in the light doesn’t light up, why is it like that?

[@GadgetUK164]

It could be the battery is dead, or the charge cable is faulty. It's also possible there's an issue with the controller. It's best to swap the cable with another to see if that makes a difference, and do the same with the battery pack and controller to work out where the issue is.

[@natsudragonil83]

I have a completely different issue. I have a black slim S xbox 360. I'm only able to charge the battery if I use the charging cable with an old white controller that I bought back with the old white phat 360. The battery is the black one. If I use the black controller or the official quick charge kit the battery won't charge 😂

[@TheRetroMess]

Took a combination of the two to work. Now it's finally charging. lol

[@Beaps73]

What power supply can you use if you don't own the same power rig as you, another battery maybe?

[@GadgetUK164]

Hey mate =D You can just use a couple of AA batteries I guess, but maybe leave it connected for a few minutes once you are sure its not overheating. You could also get one of those cheap adjustable PSUs that have the different attachment fittings - normally they have a rotary switch to set 3v, 4.5v, 6v, 9v etc. Set it to 3v, and proceed cautiously!

[@jameschristian1720]

Maybe you can explain why my xbox 360 quick charger trouble is whenever I plug it in the green light pops on for 30 seconds and then does absolutely nothing I put the battery pack in and no light comes on it doesn't seem to work

[@GadgetUK164]

Try a different charge cable, if that doesn't work it's probably the battery.

[@jameschristian1720]

@@GadgetUK164 that's what I was actually thinking but I didn't want to jump to conclusions, I've recently ordered a few new batteries from game stop the charger is relatively new so I didn't think it was that.. Welll thanks for your speedy reply have a nice day stay safe

[@jameschristian1720]

@@GadgetUK164 both the charger and the batter is brand new bought from a gaming store and it still won't charge. I've been through two or three charger cables and batteries none of them seem to work at all

[@MarkTheMorose]

I've an old netbook with a battery that suddenly won't take charge. It has multiple pins, like the controller battery you show; how does one determine the -'ve and +'ve terminals? Is it in spec sheets, or can it be found with a meter? Thanks. [Just remembered, a couple of Wii controller batteries are have the same problem.]

[@GadgetUK164]

It should be easy in theory - what you do is remove the battery, put your meter on continuity - find a known ground point on the device (shielding is usually grounded - any connector with shielding will have a ground, eg. USB shielded edges). Test from that ground point on continuity to the battery terminals in the device - you will have a dead short somewhere there. Now you know which terminal is ground, on the battery, stick your -ve lead on that ground point on the battery, put the multimeter on the DC measurement setting and measure each of the other pins. If you're lucky one of them will have a low voltage, that's probably the +ve. But, to be sure, you could then so a similar thing on the netbook side. Power it up without battery - carefully measure the pins the same way you did the battery - the charge voltage will be on one pin there. Just be careful not to short anything out or you could blow a fuse, destroy the netbook or start a fire etc.

[@GadgetUK164]

And standard devices like Wii batteries and other laptop batteries may have a pin out if you search online. eg. batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_repair_a_laptop_battery

[@MarkTheMorose]

Thanks for that. I'm still alive! Handily, I have a second netbook of the same model, the battery for that still holds charge, and was a useful comparison. One pin on the (working) battery shows 10.42v, measured in the 20v range of the meter. On the dud battery, I had to put the range down to 200mv to show anything. Over in the netbook, one pin provides 2.57v, two pins provide 3.28, and one gives 0.32. The 0.32 corresponds to the pin in the (good) battery that shows a voltage. I note that this pin, and the ground, are slightly longer than the other pins.

[@GadgetUK164]

Ahha - yes, ground will typically have a longer pin and its feasible that the +ve does too.

[@josephbmx5369]

Mine plugs in but the green light shows up for a split second and never shows up again

[@GadgetUK164]

You may need to replace the battery if "boosting" it doesn't work.

[@TheRealSandleford]

thanks worked just using a battery pack that had a charge for the juice!

[@carlachaffin6936]

But my Xbox360 charger light doesn't turn on but when I try to use it it doesn't work

[@GadgetUK164]

Maybe you need a new charge cable, or the battery pack is completely failed.

[@obsoletepowercorrupts]

So what is actually happening here? Is this down to a dead cell (no longer a continuous electron chain)? And is that battery lithium of NiMH or what? Presumably not Lead or Cadnium (as that wouldn't make sense). If it is a lithium and yet also electron chain problem, then that seems odd because you "shouldn't" have that happen in lithium. In cadnium yes, but not lithium. They can go dead, but it shouldn't be by that chemistry. What this leads me to assume (without actually bothering to RTFM

[@GadgetUK164]

No idea on the cause and whether there's a problem with the chemistry or not. As far as I understand its more about the charge circuit - if there's too little or too much current drawn at the start it just fails to charge I think. It may even just be related to the voltage having dropped to very close to 0v - charger deems that unsafe to charge.

[@DigitalMoonlight]

This is late but I thought I might as well reply. Inside are two ~2200 mAh NiMH AA batteries. Nothing custom, you can rebuild them with new NiMH AA batteries but it's a waste in my opinion since the charging circuitry is kinda crap. It's better to use a battery holder with regular rechargeables and recharge them on a charger with a separate channel per cell. My favourite to use is the eneloops kit, though bang for the buck IKEA charger with LADDA 2450s are great and cheap. I recommend the same setup for pretty much everything that can take AAs.

[@agentad921]

I did the method where I used a double A battery & 2 wires on a dead pack for 60 sec. It did get a response from the tester where its previously zip. But it still wont charge on the controller. Does this mean its busted?

[@GadgetUK164]

You could re-try it a few times, or leave it for 5 mins or something instead of 30 to 60 seconds. If it still doesnt work its beyond!

[@efdawahfan]

There are 2x 1.2 v nimh batteries inside

[@ivantamboer7698]

I have a problem my statue goes automatically up happens this becaus of the controller or de setting er the tv let me know please

[@GadgetUK164]

It sounds like you need a new analog thumb stick - I did a video on that earlier.

[@zeegatorz8581]

Sure, let me go grab that machine"adjustable power..." from my kitchen cabinet! WTF, you expect regular folks to have those things sitting in their house?

[@GadgetUK164]

Haha =D You dont need a PSU - you could just use a 1.5v battery!

[@Replicnt86]

@@GadgetUK164 Great video and very helpful! I chopped a spare USB cable and used the power leads from that and my packs are charging! Thanks for taking the time!

[@TheRetroMess]

@@GadgetUK164 This is what I used. And lots of patience with paper clips with minds of their own.

[@sk-_-ull7005]

Can we do this with toothpick

[@pa1afox]

Holy shit, that worked! And i used 2 AAA batteries

[@JokeronGamez]

How do I use the AA batteries for this I'm confused on that.... if you can't tell me that's fine I just need a little help lol

[@Me-mz4df]

My battery is 1.2 v and its not working.

[@justinrrizzo]

Any way I can accomplish this with a 9V battery?

[@GadgetUK164]

Not really since 9v is higher than the max 3.7 ish (I forget) of the battery. You could use an AA battery (1.5v) leave it connected for longer though, maybe 20 mins or more.

[@dule880]

@@GadgetUK164 How do you connect it to the battery tho. I have the same problem but i dont have the tool u have

[@Lilswisha817]

Fix:just give it a big ole lick 🤣

[@ciacho86]

Don't throw them away when nothing else helps. Just open them, scrap the 2 GP rechargable batteries that are inside and use them as any other rechargable batteries. The problem in those things is with the microcontroller that communicates whether batteries are charged or not. Fucking piece of crap product to be honest. If you still haven't bought it - don't, it's not worth it.

[@wolf12king17]

fuck i just need to find the replaceable batteries i think both my controller's batters are shot

[@classicappsgameplay1952]

Can you put coin on it ?

[@GadgetUK164]

If you want to? Not sure what you mean lol

[@retrorevolutions4590]

Nice fluke meter gadget

[@GadgetUK164]

Thanks =D

[@Bylga]

I threw mine away 😢

[@GadgetUK164]

I threw my last one away too!

[@yorkshirepud6676]

These battery's are junk, l spent 16 pound x2 they didn't last long at all, l now use ever ready gold 2 in my charger 2 in my gamepad rotate every day, bought 10, eighteen month go still give me 12+ gaming stay away from these cool looking black units there junk!

[@GadgetUK164]

I think the "official" ones aren't that bad tbh - Both of the ones I've had have lasted around 5 years each (with a lot of use). But on eBay there are tonnes of fake batteries cloned to look like the original MS ones =/

[@unmer3306]

Oh yea i just have a multi meter lying around.

[@GadgetUK164]

A multimeter is a good investment for maintenance of things around the home (and car). You can use it to test fuses, bulbs, check voltages, batteries etc. They are super cheap now (eg. less than £10).

[@stevedietz7355]

lmao I did this with 2 AA batteries

[@josephnealescratchcards]

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