what do you do when the battery dies on a PS3 controller ?

Post by **s8n** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:53 pm

hi members , ive done some googling and some ebay searches and i cant find a Official Sony replacement batteries for their controllers do Official replacements exist ?

Website · Post by **Hobie-wan** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:46 pm

I don't think so. They want you to buy a new controller.

That means it's soldering time.

Post by **s8n** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:56 pm

Hobie-wan wrote:I don't think so. They want you to buy a new controller.

typical..........

Hobie-wan wrote:That means it's soldering time.

tell me more about this , from what ive seen on ebay theres a connector on the end of 2 wires to the battery i thought it was a plug and play solution

the batteries on ebay are from China/Hong Kong , im really skeptical they will last long like most stuff from over there

Post by **TSTR** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 4:31 pm

RACIST ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT DETECTED

Also, yeah, you're screwed basically. Time for a new controller.

Post by **Ziggy** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:36 pm

Hobie-wan wrote:That means it's soldering time.

tell me more about this , from what ive seen on ebay theres a connector on the end of 2 wires to the battery i thought it was a plug and play solution

the batteries on ebay are from China/Hong Kong , im really skeptical they will last long like most stuff from over there[/quote]

Cheap and/or sketchy batteries aren't worth it. At the least, the battery might have to be charged more often than the original. That and/or the life cycle might be short. Or it might not work at all.

The battery pack will have a positive and negative connection (those two wires). So if you were so inclined, you could hunt down a replacement (unofficial) battery pack that would be compatible and just solder in the wires if needed.

Post by **ZeroAX** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:44 pm

Can't you connect it to the PS3 with a USB cable and use it as a "wired" controller?

....honestly have no idea if this would work xD

Website · Post by **Hobie-wan** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:47 pm

Ah, didn't know they were nice enough to make a connector since they didn't make it an external battery pack like MS. I figured they'd just hard wire it. I guess they were making it easy on themselves to refurbish them.

Post by **Ziggy** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:50 pm

Hobie-wan wrote:Ah, didn't know they were nice enough to make a connector since they didn't make it an external battery pack like MS. I figured they'd just hard wire it. I guess they were making it easy on themselves to refurbish them.

Yeah, which I should point out, if you were able to find a compatible replacement battery pack that had a wire lead, you could just cut and twist wires (if you don't know how to solder).

Post by **Anapan** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:54 pm

I just bought a new battery, opened the controller up and plugged it in.
Details in an old post here.

Post by **8bit** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:24 am

ZeroAX wrote:Can't you connect it to the PS3 with a USB cable and use it as a "wired" controller?

....honestly have no idea if this would work xD

That would definitely work.

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