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  • Level 27
    Sheng Long
    Posts: 556
    Aug 27, 2008 3:05 pm GMT

    Ok, so I'll try and explain the circumstances as simply as possible... I went out of town for a couple of weeks and left my 360 console and all the games at a friends house (these have already been stolen from me a couple of times at my apt). I hid the controllers at home because I didn't want them to get damaged when they were transported.

    Since I have gotten back the controllers will not charge anymore. I have rechargeable battery paks and a plug'n'play wire. Whenever I hook it up the light shows up as green (instead of red, like it did before) and the controller works whenever it is plugged up, but dies as soon as I remove it.

    I don't think there is anything wrong with the batterie paks or the plug'n'play since it worked just fine before. Has this happened to anyone else and if so suggestions would be highly appreciated.

    Ok, so I'll try and explain the circumstances as simply as possible... I went out of town for a couple of weeks and left my 360 console and all the games at a friends house (these have already been stolen from me a couple of times at my apt). I hid the controllers at home because I didn't want them to get damaged when they were transported.

    Since I have gotten back the controllers will not charge anymore. I have rechargeable battery paks and a plug'n'play wire. Whenever I hook it up the light shows up as green (instead of red, like it did before) and the controller works whenever it is plugged up, but dies as soon as I remove it.

    I don't think there is anything wrong with the batterie paks or the plug'n'play since it worked just fine before. Has this happened to anyone else and if so suggestions would be highly appreciated.

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  • Level 8
    Quad Damage
    Posts: 191
    Aug 27, 2008 3:14 pm GMT
    it must be the batteries. maybe the batteries are dead and just can't charge anymore. i'm not sure. just keep it plugged in for now and maybe borrow a friend's batterie pack or buy a new one
    it must be the batteries. maybe the batteries are dead and just can't charge anymore. i'm not sure. just keep it plugged in for now and maybe borrow a friend's batterie pack or buy a new one
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  • Level 20
    Metal Slime
    Posts: 558
    Aug 27, 2008 3:37 pm GMT

    I know you said it shouldn't be the batteries, but that is what it sounds like is wrong. Is it possible that the guide or start buttons were constantly pushed (something leaning on them) while you were away? Maybe they were turning on the whole time and that would kill the battery since it was always trying to turn on. Totally exhausting Ni-Mh batteries is bad for them so that may have done it.

    You could borrow a friends battery pack and find out if it is the battery pack or the cable.

    I got suspended for being intelligent.... really!

    I know you said it shouldn't be the batteries, but that is what it sounds like is wrong. Is it possible that the guide or start buttons were constantly pushed (something leaning on them) while you were away? Maybe they were turning on the whole time and that would kill the battery since it was always trying to turn on. Totally exhausting Ni-Mh batteries is bad for them so that may have done it.

    You could borrow a friends battery pack and find out if it is the battery pack or the cable.

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  • Level 2
    Journeyman
    Posts: 2
    Sep 22, 2008 2:11 pm GMT
    To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem!
    To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem!
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  • Level 2
    Journeyman
    Posts: 1
    Oct 1, 2008 11:42 am GMT
    that explanation is just what i was looking for. i have 2 batteries that wont charge. i get red for 2-3 seconds then green. i was just about to fork out for 2 new batteries, but i'll try this first. maybe this is my xbox punishing me for ignoring it for over a month...
    that explanation is just what i was looking for. i have 2 batteries that wont charge. i get red for 2-3 seconds then green. i was just about to fork out for 2 new batteries, but i'll try this first. maybe this is my xbox punishing me for ignoring it for over a month...
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  • Level 25
    Defias Brotherhood
    Posts: 1193
    Oct 1, 2008 11:55 am GMT
    LightSpecter101 wrote:
    To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem!

    REALLY?! i'm having the same prob with one of my batts - going to try this when i get home!

    [QUOTE="LightSpecter101"]To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem![/QUOTE]

    REALLY?! i'm having the same prob with one of my batts - going to try this when i get home!

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  • Level 15
    Nobunaga's Ambition
    Posts: 347
    Oct 1, 2008 12:04 pm GMT

    LightSpecter101 wrote:
    To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem!

    This should work. Same thing happens with all rechargable batteries. Technology hasn'y yet discovered how to prevent a rechargable bettery from having a 'memory.' What I mean is batteries that you can recharge ie. cellphone, 360/ps3/wii controller have a 'memory.' If you charge the battery full way and use it until it's about fifty percent, then put it on the charger again, the battery will remember that fifty percent is where it sould get charged so it will think that fifty percent is where it should 'die.' That is why most people at the cell phone stores tell you to only charge the battery when its almost dead.

    [QUOTE="LightSpecter101"]To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem![/QUOTE]

    This should work. Same thing happens with all rechargable batteries. Technology hasn'y yet discovered how to prevent a rechargable bettery from having a 'memory.' What I mean is batteries that you can recharge ie. cellphone, 360/ps3/wii controller have a 'memory.' If you charge the battery full way and use it until it's about fifty percent, then put it on the charger again, the battery will remember that fifty percent is where it sould get charged so it will think that fifty percent is where it should 'die.' That is why most people at the cell phone stores tell you to only charge the battery when its almost dead.

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  • Level 16
    Magician Lord
    Posts: 17
    Nov 5, 2008 2:42 am GMT
    LightSpecter101 wrote:
    To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem!


    You goddamn LEGEND!!!.

    So it wasn't a racist controller (black wouldn't charge white battery), but merely a dead as hell battery.

    I just picked up the red LE controller, and it's doing the red for 10 secs then green thing. Sure enough, after about 20 tries, the red light has been on for the past 10 minutes.

    Absolutely legendary.
    [QUOTE="LightSpecter101"]To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem![/QUOTE] You goddamn LEGEND!!!. So it wasn't a racist controller (black wouldn't charge white battery), but merely a dead as hell battery. I just picked up the red LE controller, and it's doing the red for 10 secs then green thing. Sure enough, after about 20 tries, the red light has been on for the past 10 minutes. Absolutely legendary.
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  • Level 22
    Blaster Master
    Posts: 2406
    Nov 5, 2008 2:49 am GMT
    Amigro wrote:

    Ok, so I'll try and explain the circumstances as simply as possible... I went out of town for a couple of weeks and left my 360 console and all the games at a friends house (these have already been stolen from me a couple of times at my apt). I hid the controllers at home because I didn't want them to get damaged when they were transported.

    Since I have gotten back the controllers will not charge anymore. I have rechargeable battery paks and a plug'n'play wire. Whenever I hook it up the light shows up as green (instead of red, like it did before) and the controller works whenever it is plugged up, but dies as soon as I remove it.

    I don't think there is anything wrong with the batterie paks or the plug'n'play since it worked just fine before. Has this happened to anyone else and if so suggestions would be highly appreciated.


    it is the batteries.it dont sound like ur friends have done anything. but what happens is if u keep charging any rechargable batteries without the battery being flat then ur slowly killing the full cells that never get used. if they dont get used and recharged then eventually these cells in the battery kinda turn stale from not getting used, then the battery turns these defective cells off. so if all the cells are now dead in the battery theys nothing it can charge so the lead tells the xbox yeah this pad is full because all the cells that are still good in the battery are very few now but all are charged all rechargable batteries work this way, its nothing to do with xbox. if u dont wait untill the batteries nearlly dead before charging then evneutaly after doing this over and over again the battery looses capacity. and evnetually it will be like a old laptop battery where it lies and says its full, when really most of the batteries cells are dead , so theys hardly any good ones to charge, so it appears to charge dead fast or look really full dead quick, when infact its hardly got anythign left. take it off the charger and ten mins later its out of battery. thats how these thigns work if u consistnantly charge them before they run out. same with normal recharge batteries, laptop batteries phone batteries, mouse batterires. might take a year or a few months but it always happens in the end.

    u must of had something before that charges the battery up and aftre a yr or so it was never the same and ran out dead fast,. thats why.
    [QUOTE="Amigro"]

    Ok, so I'll try and explain the circumstances as simply as possible... I went out of town for a couple of weeks and left my 360 console and all the games at a friends house (these have already been stolen from me a couple of times at my apt). I hid the controllers at home because I didn't want them to get damaged when they were transported.

    Since I have gotten back the controllers will not charge anymore. I have rechargeable battery paks and a plug'n'play wire. Whenever I hook it up the light shows up as green (instead of red, like it did before) and the controller works whenever it is plugged up, but dies as soon as I remove it.

    I don't think there is anything wrong with the batterie paks or the plug'n'play since it worked just fine before. Has this happened to anyone else and if so suggestions would be highly appreciated.

    [/QUOTE] it is the batteries.it dont sound like ur friends have done anything. but what happens is if u keep charging any rechargable batteries without the battery being flat then ur slowly killing the full cells that never get used. if they dont get used and recharged then eventually these cells in the battery kinda turn stale from not getting used, then the battery turns these defective cells off. so if all the cells are now dead in the battery theys nothing it can charge so the lead tells the xbox yeah this pad is full because all the cells that are still good in the battery are very few now but all are charged all rechargable batteries work this way, its nothing to do with xbox. if u dont wait untill the batteries nearlly dead before charging then evneutaly after doing this over and over again the battery looses capacity. and evnetually it will be like a old laptop battery where it lies and says its full, when really most of the batteries cells are dead , so theys hardly any good ones to charge, so it appears to charge dead fast or look really full dead quick, when infact its hardly got anythign left. take it off the charger and ten mins later its out of battery. thats how these thigns work if u consistnantly charge them before they run out. same with normal recharge batteries, laptop batteries phone batteries, mouse batterires. might take a year or a few months but it always happens in the end. u must of had something before that charges the battery up and aftre a yr or so it was never the same and ran out dead fast,. thats why.
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  • Level 4
    Paper Boy
    Posts: 1
    Nov 12, 2008 12:31 am GMT

    i have the same problem, but the thing is that i bought a new play and charge kit, so the battery is new and the cable too, when im charging my batterie and disconnect the cable for some reason and then connect it again the light will turn red then 10 seconds later green, and when i shut down my xbox i cant leave my controller charging because it happens too since the controls turns off and then turns on again. Maybe is my controller? but is new also like two months old.

     

    pd. sorry for my english is not my primary language 

    i have the same problem, but the thing is that i bought a new play and charge kit, so the battery is new and the cable too, when im charging my batterie and disconnect the cable for some reason and then connect it again the light will turn red then 10 seconds later green, and when i shut down my xbox i cant leave my controller charging because it happens too since the controls turns off and then turns on again. Maybe is my controller? but is new also like two months old.

     

    pd. sorry for my english is not my primary language 

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  • Level 9
    Ikari Warrior
    Posts: 46
    Nov 12, 2008 2:48 am GMT

    i have a similar problem with my controllers

    one day my battery packs just wouldnt charge

    i plug the "Plug and play" charger in, and the light doesnt light up and batterys dont charge

    i tried buying new plug and play kits and tried on 3 different controllers 

    only thing it can be is my xbox 360

    i have a similar problem with my controllers

    one day my battery packs just wouldnt charge

    i plug the "Plug and play" charger in, and the light doesnt light up and batterys dont charge

    i tried buying new plug and play kits and tried on 3 different controllers 

    only thing it can be is my xbox 360

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  • Level 2
    Journeyman
    Posts: 2
    Dec 6, 2008 4:39 pm GMT

    LightSpecter101 wrote:
    To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem!

    Fantastic advice, tried this with the 360 controller plugged into my laptop, after about 15 attempts light has now stayed on red and is charging. Was considering replacing what I thought was a faulty battery......thanks very much for this advice.

    [QUOTE="LightSpecter101"]To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem![/QUOTE]

    Fantastic advice, tried this with the 360 controller plugged into my laptop, after about 15 attempts light has now stayed on red and is charging. Was considering replacing what I thought was a faulty battery......thanks very much for this advice.

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  • Level 21
    Rescue Ranger
    Posts: 2118
    Dec 6, 2008 4:44 pm GMT
    i looked it up and microsoft said its the battery
    i looked it up and microsoft said its the battery
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  • Level 3
    Mediator
    Posts: 10
    Dec 10, 2008 3:51 pm GMT

    Hey heres a new problem, My controller was dying and i decided to plug the charge and play kit in and NOTHING would come on, no green light, no red charging light, nothing... It's like it doens't even recognize the battery, and the battery symbol at the top of the guide menu goes away so it's like a wired controller now. It still does the spinning lights like it's low on batteries but it never dies because the charger is plugged in. Really wierd....

    Hey heres a new problem, My controller was dying and i decided to plug the charge and play kit in and NOTHING would come on, no green light, no red charging light, nothing... It's like it doens't even recognize the battery, and the battery symbol at the top of the guide menu goes away so it's like a wired controller now. It still does the spinning lights like it's low on batteries but it never dies because the charger is plugged in. Really wierd....

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  • Level 17
    Minus World
    Posts: 323
    Dec 10, 2008 4:50 pm GMT

    LightSpecter101 wrote:
    To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem!

    you are a king among men, i chucked my plug and play aside because of the not chargeing problem, i just pulled it out of the closet and its seeming to work it took 14 tryes of unplug and plug for it to stop turning green.

    i got the plug n play in that 6 in 1 started kit only because the xbox remote was more expensive than the pack itself. so i scored a faceplate and an ehter net and a remote with this. Still havent tried that cooler thing looks like a piece of junk s ill call it a 5 in 1

    [QUOTE="LightSpecter101"]To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem![/QUOTE]

    you are a king among men, i chucked my plug and play aside because of the not chargeing problem, i just pulled it out of the closet and its seeming to work it took 14 tryes of unplug and plug for it to stop turning green.

    i got the plug n play in that 6 in 1 started kit only because the xbox remote was more expensive than the pack itself. so i scored a faceplate and an ehter net and a remote with this. Still havent tried that cooler thing looks like a piece of junk s ill call it a 5 in 1

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  • Level 5
    Tapper
    Posts: 1
    Jan 24, 2009 7:49 am GMT
    LightSpecter101 wrote:
    To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem!
    This advice worked like a charm for me...had the same problem on a new controller/battery, not used for over a month and this worked perfectly! Thanks
    [QUOTE="LightSpecter101"]To fix this problem plug in your controller (the red light should come on for a few seconds) when the green light comes on unplug the controller and plug it in again, continue this process until the red light stays on. This can take any where from 10-30 times till it works, the reasoning behind this?
    Ni-Mh battery's loose 30% charge in this first day with no use, then the charge rate decreases and will completely discharge at room temperature in about 30 days. The problem that you have ran into is that the battery is so slow that it wont except a charge. The capacitance of the battery its self is changing polarity to a near neutral when it reaches such a dead point. By forcing the recharge on the battery over and over again you are giving the battery enough of a charge to allow it to recharge as per normal again.
    I hope this helps you and any one else who comes across this problem![/QUOTE] This advice worked like a charm for me...had the same problem on a new controller/battery, not used for over a month and this worked perfectly! Thanks
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  • Level 7
    Sectoid
    Posts: 103
    Jan 24, 2009 12:59 pm GMT
    wwedx wrote:
    i looked it up and microsoft said its the battery

    ye i just looked it up to
    [QUOTE="wwedx"]i looked it up and microsoft said its the battery[/QUOTE] ye i just looked it up to
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  • Level 36
    Radical Ninja
    Posts: 149
    May 10, 2009 6:05 pm GMT

    Awesome! This helped me out today. I bought one of the limited ed. red controller and charge pack combo, and it would only hold about a 5 minute charge. I noticed the LED on the charge cable would stay red for only 20 seconds before turning to green. So far its been 10 minutes and its still red.

    Awesome! This helped me out today. I bought one of the limited ed. red controller and charge pack combo, and it would only hold about a 5 minute charge. I noticed the LED on the charge cable would stay red for only 20 seconds before turning to green. So far its been 10 minutes and its still red.

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