My black controller won't charge (with play and charge kit)

Hey everyone, its been a long time since I have been around here..anyway, I have a black Xbox 360 and I bought the play and charge kit with it. Now, I was off at college for the last few months and when I came back, whenever I plug my xbox 360 controller into the play and charge kit, the red light comes on for a few minutes, then a green light shows up. whenever I unplug the controller from the play and charge kit, it goes dead and wont turn on.. any suggestions?

I can see alot of people are having this problem, a few things that might help. 1. make sure its fully pluged into the console. ((Stupid i know, but it does happen)). 2, make sure the connection plugs are clean. 3, if the battery dies after a full recharge within 10 to 15 minutes, time for a new battery. 4, if it is not working at all..time for a new kit. :)

I know people suggest different things but because it happened to me that´s what i did.

First i thought that it was the battery packs so i bought new ones.

But i figured out it was the play and charge kit so i bought a quick charge kit.So when the battery packs need charging i use the play and charge kit(whick is ruined and it doesn´t charge the battery at all but at least it keeps it alive when i am playing) and when i turn off the 360 i use the quick charge kit.

The best and cheapest solution would be to buy some some rechargeable batteries(energizer) and get it over with.

I've had limited success with this technique:

I just kept plugging in the charge cable, waiting for the green light to come on, unplugging it and plugging it back in again. Eventually the red light stayed on. I'm going to try this with my other controller and battery, which is also having the same problems. I'll let you know if it works.

Apparently it's an idiosyncracy of LiIon batteries, if you dischage them too much they're reluctant to charge back up again. By constantly charging them a bit with the play and charge kit you build up the charge enough for them to properly charge. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it's currently working on one of my batteries.

I've had limited success with this technique:

I just kept plugging in the charge cable, waiting for the green light to come on, unplugging it and plugging it back in again. Eventually the red light stayed on. I'm going to try this with my other controller and battery, which is also having the same problems. I'll let you know if it works.

Apparently it's an idiosyncracy of LiIon batteries, if you dischage them too much they're reluctant to charge back up again. By constantly charging them a bit with the play and charge kit you build up the charge enough for them to properly charge. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it's currently working on one of my batteries.

chris_uk_83

Thanks chris_uk_83! I was experiencing the exact same problem, but after following your suggestion, my play and charge kit is working now. But I had to plug and unplug the USB about 10 times before the light stayed red. And I thought my kit was just defective.

I've had limited success with this technique:

I just kept plugging in the charge cable, waiting for the green light to come on, unplugging it and plugging it back in again. Eventually the red light stayed on. I'm going to try this with my other controller and battery, which is also having the same problems. I'll let you know if it works.

Apparently it's an idiosyncracy of LiIon batteries, if you dischage them too much they're reluctant to charge back up again. By constantly charging them a bit with the play and charge kit you build up the charge enough for them to properly charge. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it's currently working on one of my batteries.

chris_uk_83

Having not played my 360 in like 3 months must of completely drained the battery. Forcing the charge like he said worked, after doing it about 5 times the controller stayed on, then after like 17 times the light stayed red and charged. Thanks for saving me like 20 bucks on a new kit :)

Same problem. Pretty weird. I'll break it down...

Black controller battery wouldn't hold a charge. So I bought a new play and charge kit. Same thing was happening. So then I figured it was something with the controller. Here's the strange thing, if I charge the battery when it's on my white controller, it fully charges, disconnect the charge kit, and it holds the charge no problem. Also after doing this, if I then put that battery back on to my black controller, it'll work. So that means it HAS to be a problem with the controller, right? I'm gonna call XBox tomorrow.

Thank You! I tried the Unplug/plug trick as i was having exactly the same problem with a black controller and everything and it seems to be working!! Recomend that tecneque 5/5! dont bother going out and buying anything just do that!:D

EDIT: it is allworking perfectly the controller is charged to the max and is all working! once again THNXXX!!!

wow this is crazy, the exact opposite happened to me, my white controller's connection to the play and charge kit must me scrwed up cuz my black one works perfectly. i'll have to try the plug in and plug out technique

I've had limited success with this technique:

I just kept plugging in the charge cable, waiting for the green light to come on, unplugging it and plugging it back in again. Eventually the red light stayed on. I'm going to try this with my other controller and battery, which is also having the same problems. I'll let you know if it works.

Apparently it's an idiosyncracy of LiIon batteries, if you dischage them too much they're reluctant to charge back up again. By constantly charging them a bit with the play and charge kit you build up the charge enough for them to properly charge. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it's currently working on one of my batteries.

chris_uk_83

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This is the ticket.

Thank you very much chris_uk_83. You have saved me from a few more gray hairs.

I've had limited success with this technique:

I just kept plugging in the charge cable, waiting for the green light to come on, unplugging it and plugging it back in again. Eventually the red light stayed on. I'm going to try this with my other controller and battery, which is also having the same problems. I'll let you know if it works.

Apparently it's an idiosyncracy of LiIon batteries, if you dischage them too much they're reluctant to charge back up again. By constantly charging them a bit with the play and charge kit you build up the charge enough for them to properly charge. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it's currently working on one of my batteries.

chris_uk_83

I've had limited success with this technique:

I just kept plugging in the charge cable, waiting for the green light to come on, unplugging it and plugging it back in again. Eventually the red light stayed on. I'm going to try this with my other controller and battery, which is also having the same problems. I'll let you know if it works.

Apparently it's an idiosyncracy of LiIon batteries, if you dischage them too much they're reluctant to charge back up again. By constantly charging them a bit with the play and charge kit you build up the charge enough for them to properly charge. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it's currently working on one of my batteries.

chris_uk_83

If the controllers black then the charge kist is white it wont work I know it sounds stupid but its true it happened to me

I have exactly the same problem. And it happened on both of my play and charge kits at the same time! Neither battery will charge using either of the leads. It's a pain in the arse and I'd like to figure out how to fix it.chris_uk_83

Mine and my friends black ones don't charge but my white one works perfectly fine.

this makes no sense at all - but i got a buddy who was having this problem to try it and it worked for him too;

i plugged the charge cable into my computer and let windows install "drivers" for the usb device - it then recognizes it as an xbox360 play and charge kit.. once we did that - the controller would then charge both at the computer and from the xbox.. i know this makes no sense - WHY it worked i have no idea - point is it worked for us.. maybe you guys should try that.. now the light stays on and the battery fully charges..

good luck

Yep, definitely the battery. The same thing happened to me. Nothing is wron with your plug and play, as you mentioned when you plug it in the light turns green. Problem is battery is not getting charge or is not retaining the charge. A new battery is required.rrandolph

I was having this problem recently with my black controller as well. I ended up getting it to charge again by plugging it in and once the light changed to green after a second, I pressed the button on my xbox to locate a new controller, then unplugged it and hit the connect on the controller as well and when it had reconnected i plugged it in and it began charging.

check to make sure you dont have the wrong battery pack in (double a batteries)

i have a controller like that. it sucks. i just use it as a wired controller now :(

Reviving old thread.

So I have 2 black controllers and an Xbox Elite. The second controller I bought with its charger kit and has never ever worked. I tried the unplug and plug a gazillion times, but alas, the red light never came :( One briefly appeared, then turned to green even though the battery pack is uncharged...So my question is (for those of you who's spamming the plug/unplug technique worked): did you unplug the controller part or the usb part every time? Because I've tried both, tried all USB ports (heck, I even tried pluging it in my comp), but NOTHING works :( This is stupid. Someone help me :(

I've had limited success with this technique:

I just kept plugging in the charge cable, waiting for the green light to come on, unplugging it and plugging it back in again. Eventually the red light stayed on. I'm going to try this with my other controller and battery, which is also having the same problems. I'll let you know if it works.

Apparently it's an idiosyncracy of LiIon batteries, if you dischage them too much they're reluctant to charge back up again. By constantly charging them a bit with the play and charge kit you build up the charge enough for them to properly charge. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it's currently working on one of my batteries.

chris_uk_83

take the batter case out and put an empty regular one that u usually put battereis in but dont have batteries and it will play but its jus like a wired remote

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I've had limited success with this technique:

I just kept plugging in the charge cable, waiting for the green light to come on, unplugging it and plugging it back in again. Eventually the red light stayed on. I'm going to try this with my other controller and battery, which is also having the same problems. I'll let you know if it works.

Apparently it's an idiosyncracy of LiIon batteries, if you dischage them too much they're reluctant to charge back up again. By constantly charging them a bit with the play and charge kit you build up the charge enough for them to properly charge. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it's currently working on one of my batteries.

karriston

Hey everyone, its been a long time since I have been around here..anyway, I have a black Xbox 360 and I bought the play and charge kit with it. Now, I was off at college for the last few months and when I came back, whenever I plug my xbox 360 controller into the play and charge kit, the red light comes on for a few minutes, then a green light shows up. whenever I unplug the controller from the play and charge kit, it goes dead and wont turn on.. any suggestions?

RandomTask221

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! got this from an earlier thread and it's worked for me.

I've had limited success with this technique:

I just kept plugging in the charge cable, waiting for the green light to come on, unplugging it and plugging it back in again. Eventually the red light stayed on. I'm going to try this with my other controller and battery, which is also having the same problems. I'll let you know if it works.

Apparently it's an idiosyncracy of LiIon batteries, if you dischage them too much they're reluctant to charge back up again. By constantly charging them a bit with the play and charge kit you build up the charge enough for them to properly charge. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it's currently working on one of my batteries.

chris_uk_83

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! got this from an earlier thread and it's worked for me.

flipflop63

The black ones are always the lazy ones... just whip it lol

I've had limited success with this technique:

I just kept plugging in the charge cable, waiting for the green light to come on, unplugging it and plugging it back in again. Eventually the red light stayed on. I'm going to try this with my other controller and battery, which is also having the same problems. I'll let you know if it works.

Apparently it's an idiosyncracy of LiIon batteries, if you dischage them too much they're reluctant to charge back up again. By constantly charging them a bit with the play and charge kit you build up the charge enough for them to properly charge. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it's currently working on one of my batteries.

chris_uk_83

Definitely use the plug/unplug technique. I just tried it right now and worked great! If your considering buying one of these plug and play things i'd recommend just getting 2 sets of rechargeable energizers. these kits are pieces of ****