PS3 Controller not holding charge

I have a Dualshock 3, Red, Purchased last year. I charge my controllers via Energrizer stand. It told me the controller was chargedand when i synced it to my PS3, maybe 3 minutes later the Number 1 red light began blinking so I checked what it's charge was at. It was drained already! I find it weird that it's happening to this controller and not my original controler that came with the PS3 since it's about a year older than this one. Is this a common issue? Does Sony offer a warranty for controllers? What do I do? Just go out and buy a new one or send it to Sony?

try charging it through usb from the ps3 to rule out any problems with the charge station your using. perhaps the battery is just dead it can happen. sometimes they last for years other times they dont depends on a load of different things. i doubt sony offer warranty for batterys most companies dont due to the fact that they dont last as long as the product. its very easy to replace the battery in the ps3 controllers if you open it up you will see its just a matter of disconnecting the old and putting in the new 1 only trick part is gettin them damn r2 and l2 buttons to sit properly so u can get it back together

if constantly leave it on the charger, it kill the battery. As a rule of thumb, I never charge it until its completely drained. 4NGoods

if constantly leave it on the charger, it kill the battery. As a rule of thumb, I never charge it until its completely drained. 4NGoods

[QUOTE="4NGoods"]if constantly leave it on the charger, it kill the battery. As a rule of thumb, I never charge it until its completely drained. DJ_Lae

[QUOTE="4NGoods"]if constantly leave it on the charger, it kill the battery. As a rule of thumb, I never charge it until its completely drained. Adziboy

The Dude is asking if someone can help him with his controller issue and all you do, is show who nows most for diff. types of baterries.Great work.

NOW TO THE QUESTION: THERE IS A SMALL BUTTON (HOLE ) ON THE BACK OF THE DUALSHOCK, YOU'LL HAVE TO USE A PIN OR A TOOTHPICK TO PRESS IT.IF THAT DON'T WORK , WELL OUR DUALSHOCK IS SCRE*ED.

actually i'm showing him a correlation between two similar situations and giving him insight as to why his battery isnt holding a charge and what not to do to prevent if from happening again so he doesnt have to buy new controllers every year. Sure he can reset his controller but i doubt it'll make the battery all of a sudden hold a charge as you suggest. But pat yourself on the back for giving him a solution that probably wont work and berating me. 4NGoods

And you again being the smart one. The same thing happened to me and that's the way i fixed it.While you speak just to show how much you know and show how much of an "expert" you are, i'm presenting a solution (which and probably will help the dude) from my own experience. Which is what the the dude asked, he didn't ask for insight on to why his battery is not charging, he asked for advice/help.BIG/HUGE DIFFERENCE.

If the battery is dead you can always buy another battery for around $5.

How exactly will resetting the controller fix this issue? I've heard of situations where people are unable to sync up their controller with the system and the controller shuts itself down, sometimes that is mistaken for battery charge issues when in fact simply resetting the controller will fix the problem. But in his case he says he's able to sync up his controller just fine and his battery charge display says it's fully drained.

My controller was only synced while it was plugged to the usb cable, when i unplugged it it was not sync. And when i plugged it again (after being fully charged ) it showed that the battery was drained.The reset button did the job !!! Sounds impossible but fact !!!

Replacement battery for ps3 controller costs like $3-4 on ebay. I have yet to changed mine but I will go this route when the battery wears out.