Xbox 360 Play and Charge

[TW]Fox · 19 Oct 2009 at 15:51

Hey guys,

How long should it take to charge a half full battery to full?

I've had my battery on charge for 3 hours now and it's STILL got the red light not the green light

Hilly · 19 Oct 2009 at 15:52

Shouldn't take that long.

I found the play and charge kits to be AWFUL. I generally look after my equipment very well, but these are so fragile. I've had two / three break...

I now usee the cradle which charges up too two at a time using AC, and keep a spare battery so I can swap it on the fly.

Much better.

Andybtsn · 19 Oct 2009 at 15:57

I just have mine plugged into my docking station and it charges when the laptop isnom dock. Charges in less than 2 hours I'm sure.

The other halfs one is knackered, pad hardly
keeps it's charge.

PiKe · 19 Oct 2009 at 15:59

Play and charge kits are rubbish, get one of the quick charge kits.

GravyMonster · 19 Oct 2009 at 15:59

If you're still playing and are using the mic it does take a while. I can't say I've actually noticed how long it takes though.

[TW]Fox · 19 Oct 2009 at 16:00

The battery is showing as only 3 out of 4 bars. It's a brand new battery and has been on for hours

grrr

Wyrdo · 19 Oct 2009 at 16:00

PiKe said:
Play and charge kits are rubbish, get one of the quick charge kits.

How so? I've had my play and charge kit since release, never had a problem with it and it works exactly as it should.

I tend to just top my battery up whenever I walk away from the 360/PC, I can't think of a time when my battery has actually run out on me.

PiKe · 19 Oct 2009 at 16:02

Wyrdo said:
How so? I've had my play and charge kit since release, never had a problem with it and it works exactly as it should.

I tend to just top my battery up whenever I walk away from the 360/PC, I can't think of a time when my battery has actually run out on me.

Well my official p&c kit killed my battery, it charged it and never cut off.

Andybtsn · 19 Oct 2009 at 16:05

Wyrdo said:
How so? I've had my play and charge kit since release, never had a problem with it and it works exactly as it should.

Same here. Had mine 3/4 year. Still
works great.

Can you use the pad when your battery is dead with the quick charge
kits?

saitrix · 19 Oct 2009 at 17:05

Can you use usual rechargable AA's with the 360 at all? Was just wondering with the voltage difference (3v vs 2.4v).

Skully · 19 Oct 2009 at 17:08

Andybtsn said:
Can you use the pad when your battery is dead with the quick charge
kits?

Yeh, you can take the battery out and use the cable and it works!

My brothers P&C doesn't charge the battery very well (or the battery is broken) as the controller turns off after ten seconds of being unplugged even after days of charge.

Strife212 · 19 Oct 2009 at 17:09

I haven't had mine long and its totally knackered, holds NO charge at all

Chronictank · 19 Oct 2009 at 17:13

PiKe said:
Well my official p&c kit killed my battery, it charged it and never cut off.

same for me, both of mine failed to cut off killing the battery

Gamer_T · 19 Oct 2009 at 17:19

I purchased a BRAND NEW official Xbox play and charge kit a couple of weeks ago and it hardly keeps charge for longer than 2 hours. I guess it's faulty?

I'm back on rechargable batteries now which last much longer. I can't be arsed having to plug the lead in all the time.

Zensuji · 19 Oct 2009 at 17:33

Strife212 said:
I haven't had mine long and its totally knackered, holds NO charge at all

Inside those battery packs are the cheapest AA batteries ever. Much better to just buy 4 quality rechargeable AA batteries. They last around 3-4x as long.

Pigeon_Killer · 19 Oct 2009 at 17:34

I've got two. One charges within hours and lasts for ages and the other died after two charges.

Thesnipergecko · 19 Oct 2009 at 17:36

Mine is exactly the same, seems like another reliable product from Microsoft.

rp2000 · 19 Oct 2009 at 17:39

Skully said:
My brothers P&C doesn't charge the battery very well (or the battery is broken) as the controller turns off after ten seconds of being unplugged even after days of charge.

Mine did the same, although I did get circa 2 yrs usage out of it. Not used rechargeable batteries for donkey's years so no idea if this is a decent lifecycle?

rp2000

[TW]Fox · 19 Oct 2009 at 17:46

I am now charging battery 2.

At first, it was 2 bars. Now after 90 minutes its on 3.

Both these batteries are brand new! Whats wrong here, my play and charge cable?

Nymins · 19 Oct 2009 at 17:51

Could be the cable. Tbh i agree with the above posts. The kits are terribly fragile, i had mine for about 6 months and the cable decided not to detect the charge in the battery and always went "green", meaning it never charged them.

Cracked open the battery pack, whipped out the rechargeables inside and just used them. Haven't needed to charge them up since.