Play and Charge Woes

I bought a play and charge kit from GAME over here in the UK, I think it's an official one because it has the hologram on the underside of the connector.

Anyway, it's only done a full charge once in about a month. When I turn the console off with it still plugged it, the red light is on for about 15 seconds before it goes green and turns off the console properly...it refuses to charge unless I leave the xbox powered fully on which is not a viable solution.

Any help? Would it be wise to buy a rapid charge kit instead?

Yeah, i got my Play + Charge from GAME aswell (uk). It has to keept he Xbox on when charging, i hated it aswell, but you keep it on for around 15 mins, and charges enough for 4-5 hours, I think 15 mins for 4-5 hours is great. You can also just plug it into your computer and have it charge like that.

Yeah, i got my Play + Charge from GAME aswell (uk). It has to keept he Xbox on when charging, i hated it aswell, but you keep it on for around 15 mins, and charges enough for 4-5 hours, I think 15 mins for 4-5 hours is great. You can also just plug it into your computer and have it charge like that.

RaseshX

How do you get it to charge from a computer? I plugged it in to my rear USB and I just got the message Found New USB Device and it didn't let me ID it or charge the pack.

I don't get the light, and if I press the power button on the controller it just turns the xbox back on :(leeham720

If you don't get the light, either keep switching USB ports or taking it out and putting it back in. I have two usb ports on the front side of my harddrive on my computer, it didn't work first time for me either, but i kept taking it out and putting it back into the other usb and eventually it began charging, once you found the usb that it charges on keep using that one.

[QUOTE="leeham720"]I don't get the light, and if I press the power button on the controller it just turns the xbox back on :(RaseshX

If you don't get the light, either keep switching USB ports or taking it out and putting it back in. I have two usb ports on the front side of my harddrive on my computer, it didn't work first time for me either, but i kept taking it out and putting it back into the other usb and eventually it began charging, once you found the usb that it charges on keep using that one.

I only have two free as my mouse is USB and I have a USB wireless internet reciever thing....neither charges it...sometimes the green light flashes on for a split second when I plug it on, but it does not charge.

Are they USB 2 ports? I'm no expert on the USB standard but wasn't it USB 2 that introduced ports that could be used for charging devices? tautitan123

Nah u can charge an Ipod via USB 1.0 ports ... but ur pc will notify u that the device can run faster on a 2.0 usb port :P

I WOULD use my PC to charge the battery pack, but it does the same thing as when I shut the 360 down with it plugged in. Green light after about 10 seconds (from being fully drained).

I am so God-forsakenly mad at that thing, it's unreal.