What type of battery to use on a 360

~J~ · 18 Nov 2007 at 16:55

redporshe said:
J i think its AA batteries. I saw a rechargable battery pack for a tenner somehwere.

Cheers mate.

cokecan · 18 Nov 2007 at 17:02

annoying that they didnt make it compatible with the standard 360 play and charge kit, but instead making it specific for the guitar

Red Porsche · 18 Nov 2007 at 17:55

J here's the article i read: http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/27/guitar-hero-iiis-wireless-guitar-battery-pack-costs-you-more-mo/

macca672 · 18 Nov 2007 at 18:13

Ive just got myself a play and charge kit and shall use it soon as the free batteries that came with the console run out

yaboy · 18 Nov 2007 at 18:23

Dont get cheap £1 ones, I learned from it, PO$ stuff leaked into my pad and f'd it up.

Mr Men · 18 Nov 2007 at 22:52

I use the quick charge, have 2 batteries so one is on charge while the other one is gaming

Did have plug and play but I hate the wires now

AngeluiMorte · 19 Nov 2007 at 00:35

Mr Men said:
I use the quick charge, have 2 batteries so one is on charge while the other one is gaming Did have plug and play but I hate the wires now

Same here, the quick charge kit is really useful as always have a spare battery pack fully charged and ready to go.

DaveOwl · 19 Nov 2007 at 00:43

Another vote for the Quick Charge kit and buy an additional battery. Always one spare and no wires for your controller

sirlemonhead · 19 Nov 2007 at 08:34

I use a quick charge with two batteries too ( I have two pads). I keep the original disposable battery holders handy for the rare occasion where both batterys run out

Juggler · 2 Dec 2007 at 21:32

Picked up a Quick Charge Kit plus an extra black battery for £22.98. Saved £7 on the Quick Charge with a 'Cheaper when bought with anything else' offer :cool:

Play & Charge plus an extra battery would have come to £24.98, so a fair deal on the above and no wires.

Just got to wait for my new 360 to actually turn up now though

wannabedamned · 2 Dec 2007 at 22:24

Kreeeee said:
From experience my rechargeables in my 360 pads last almost twice as long as the play and charge kit.

Same here, I use energizer rechargeable, 6 batteries, Leave 4 on charge. Use 2 in the console, and I swap them out when needed. I'll time how long it is between changing next time, as I've not noticed, But it's a pretty long time.

cheets64 · 2 Dec 2007 at 22:37

I use a 4 battery charger which connects to pc and only cost me £10 for 4 AA and 4 AAA and the charger, its from a competitor and its bloody good holds really good charge in the beatteries

roboffer · 2 Dec 2007 at 22:47

May as well post this on here. Im looking for some rechargeable batteries and a charger, for use with the Wii, Guitar for Guitar Hero 3 and a few other things. What do people recommend, as I have never used rechargeables before.

Specific brand or even better actual items would be appreciated

SiD the Turtle · 2 Dec 2007 at 23:15

I have both the play and charge and the quick charge. The quick charge is quick. I don't know where they got their estimation of charging in two hours, it's nowhere near that long.

RoachycaL · 2 Dec 2007 at 23:26

You can get packs from ebay which hold more charge. Not sure on the reliability of them though - they work with the play and charge kit too

Kainz · 2 Dec 2007 at 23:46

I went from using AA Rechargables to 3x Rechargable battery packs and the MS Quick charge kit. Now I have no downtime when a battery runs out

johnno93 · 3 Dec 2007 at 02:17

Play and charge kit here. Means I don't have to worry about charging the batteries when they run out or swapping over to a spare set, I can just plug the cable in and carry on playing while they charge.