Sick of the rechargeable battery pack

I went through 2 of them already. All of my guest controllers just use regular AAs since they're not ALWAYS used. But my controller's gone through 2 rechargeable battery packs. I'm sick of buying these, guess I'm just going to start using regular rechargeable AAs since I have them all around the house.

Would that be more economically efficient and offers relatively the same battery performance?

I just have 2 pairs of AA batteries.

When one runs out, I just put it to charge and use the other pair.

you can't just use the play and charge adapter thing to 'make' the controller wired and have it work that way?kidrock17xp

That is probably what he is doing. The problem with that is then your battery pack is always being charged so it will wear out quickly.

Actually it's weird. Each pack last me 3 months or so. I always have a few days of gaps of playing. For some reason the packs would not hold a charge for very long. When I turn them off on Monday, I'd get no charge on them by Friday when I turn them on again. So I just plug them in with the charge kit and charge them while I play. Gradually they just stop taking a charge period. Now when I attempt to charge the packs, the light don't even come on.

Actually it's weird. Each pack last me 3 months or so. I always have a few days of gaps of playing. For some reason the packs would not hold a charge for very long. When I turn them off on Monday, I'd get no charge on them by Friday when I turn them on again. So I just plug them in with the charge kit and charge them while I play. Gradually they just stop taking a charge period. Now when I attempt to charge the packs, the light don't even come on.

saintR

Stop trying to charge them constantly. That wears them down. Just charge them and then use them until they are dead and charge them again. If your charger is not charging them very well then it sounds like you need a new one. Also you do know that the plug and play cord will charge them while the system is off right.

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Actually it's weird. Each pack last me 3 months or so. I always have a few days of gaps of playing. For some reason the packs would not hold a charge for very long. When I turn them off on Monday, I'd get no charge on them by Friday when I turn them on again. So I just plug them in with the charge kit and charge them while I play. Gradually they just stop taking a charge period. Now when I attempt to charge the packs, the light don't even come on.

LRP85

Stop trying to charge them constantly. That wears them down. Just charge them and then use them until they are dead and charge them again. If your charger is not charging them very well then it sounds like you need a new one. Also you do know that the plug and play cord will charge them while the system is off right.

I take it your advice then is to play the rechagable until it's dead then use AAs until you're done then plug the controller and pack back up when you shut it off to charge it? Or is it okay to use the controller until the battery pack dies, and then after it's dead plug the cord up and keep playing with the pack? I'm just asking since my buddy convinced me I needed one of these things when before I was just going to use AAs.

yes it find to use them untill it the controllor is flashing over and over then charge it.

dont charge them every time your not using when the battery is full and still charging thats when it gets messed up

These 360 battery packs are actually the most dependable rechargable batteries I've ever used. They work great. Are you sure yours are official 360 packs?

As long as you don't do anything to abuse them, such as overcharging or anything like that, these batteries are meant to last for years. Mine have been going strong for almost a year now.

If you are going to use the plug and play kit I would only plug it into the controller when the battery is dead.

I would suggest getting a battery charger kit though. With that you can have one or two batteries charged at all times so if one goes out you just have to change it.

I am still using my first pack and it has been over a year. What happen to yours? They just stopped working?limpbizkit818

Don't get me wrong. My initial post is not to dismiss the MS battery pack. It's an excellent product and while it worked, it worked well. Please stick to my original post, I meant to ask if it would offer the same type of experience with regular rechargeable AAs. I have a lot of things around the house that would use AAs or AAAs and this would potentially save me more money if I can just use the same batteries for everything. saintR

Yes you can use regular AAs.

I've had mine forever, it's the best rechargeable battery I've ever used. You sure yours aren't counterfeit?

[QUOTE="limpbizkit818"]I am still using my first pack and it has been over a year. What happen to yours? They just stopped working?lordmt

Yea, I've had mine since 06, no problems whatsoever. Still getting quite a bit of playtime before needing to recharge, too.

Actually it's weird. Each pack last me 3 months or so. I always have a few days of gaps of playing. For some reason the packs would not hold a charge for very long. When I turn them off on Monday, I'd get no charge on them by Friday when I turn them on again. So I just plug them in with the charge kit and charge them while I play. Gradually they just stop taking a charge period. Now when I attempt to charge the packs, the light don't even come on.

Stop trying to charge them constantly. That wears them down. Just charge them and then use them until they are dead and charge them again. If your charger is not charging them very well then it sounds like you need a new one. Also you do know that the plug and play cord will charge them while the system is off right.

I take it your advice then is to play the rechagable until it's dead then use AAs until you're done then plug the controller and pack back up when you shut it off to charge it? Or is it okay to use the controller until the battery pack dies, and then after it's dead plug the cord up and keep playing with the pack? I'm just asking since my buddy convinced me I needed one of these things when before I was just going to use AAs.

Unfortunately, recargeable batteries are the best way to go. They die after awhile so they need to be replaced. I had mine for 4 years and now it's time for a new one.

I paid an extra ten bucks to buy the battery pack with the controller pack in. Sad to say, I'm quite disappointed with it. Every where I read on the internet says I should be able to just plug the USB port into any old computer and it will charge, but it will not. I have to plug it into the xbox to charge and I hate leaving the xbox on because of overheating issues. Everytime I charge the thing, it will charge it for maybe 45 minutes, says it's got a full charge but I will play it for an hour or two and the charge goes dead. I finally gave up and am using rechargeables. As long as you use NIckel Cd rechargeables, each charge lasts me 2-3 months (I play maybe at most 1-2 hours a day).

Actually it's weird. Each pack last me 3 months or so. I always have a few days of gaps of playing. For some reason the packs would not hold a charge for very long. When I turn them off on Monday, I'd get no charge on them by Friday when I turn them on again. So I just plug them in with the charge kit and charge them while I play. Gradually they just stop taking a charge period. Now when I attempt to charge the packs, the light don't even come on.

saintR

I had the same problems with the battery pack of my black controller, but I changed them for rechargable batteries and now I charge them every 2 or 3 weeks instead of 2 or 3 days, some batteries are faulty I think.

I have 2 rechargeable battery packs & they work perfectly. I've had them ever since they released the charger stand which was a long time ago. They still hold a charge for a long time, not sure why your having such an ordeal with something as great as these.