hey has anyone ever taken apart a rechargeable battery pack? Ive just got my crystal clear case for my controller but of course the battery pack takes double A's. how ever if its at all possible I'd like to put my battery pack into the clear shell I just dont no how... anyone know I hope this makes sense
battery pack question
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I would just use the battery pack as it is or get rechargable AAs.
Just cut a long the the side of the pack but be carefull not to cut to deep or you'll damage the pack inside. Just use the top halve of the clear pack and glue it to the bottom halve of the battery pack.
It should be easy enough, I just could not be bothered to do it. I just use a white Venom pack. Afterall nobody sees the battery pack while it charges or while your using the controller.
Just cut a long the the side of the pack but be carefull not to cut to deep or you'll damage the pack inside. Just use the top halve of the clear pack and glue it to the bottom halve of the battery pack.
It should be easy enough, I just could not be bothered to do it. I just use a white Venom pack. Afterall nobody sees the battery pack while it charges or while your using the controller.
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Repoman 108
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Do you want to put a rechargeable battery unit into a different casing or the other way around? I'm betting that wouldn't end well. I had a similar dilemma when I considered which batteries to use on my Pre-ordered Halo 4 controllers, with their transparent design. I settled for buying some standard Sanyo Eneloop rechargeable AAs to use with the standard battery pack
Martin C
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Just buy 4 rechargable AA batteries, You can get a charger with 2 AA for like $10 and 2 more rechargable AA is maybe $5 more
Edit: Just crack the thing open
Edit: Just crack the thing open
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Martin C
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Yep - once they stop charging I crack em open and then charge them in a proper battery recharger.Martin, I'm guessing you've opened one before...
I though it would be a lipo pack like mobile/PSP batteries.
as this is what you get inside one i'd just go with 4 rechargable batteries. probably better quality than the microsoft junk anyway.
Martin C
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Thanks to you guys (Martin & Steve) I now HAVE to open one of my old packs to see what batteries I've got....
I'll compare a M$ pack and a Venom pack.
EDIT: Can't find my old M$ pack but the Venom is the same generic pack like garageinc's pack.
I'll compare a M$ pack and a Venom pack.
EDIT: Can't find my old M$ pack but the Venom is the same generic pack like garageinc's pack.
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i was tempted to try and replace mine and just solder the connector back on but decided a battery and a soldering iron are a silly mix and its not like a new one breaks the bank anyway
Repoman 108
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To be fair, I think the 360 rechargeable battery packs are fairly decent quality, much better than I'd expect anyway. I've had my two current charge packs since my first Xenon 360 I bought retail back in '07. They still last a good 10 hours on one charge, which is more than I play per day anyway...
still cheaper and better quality to use rechargable batteries in the standard battery pack. you can buy a good quality rechargable batteries pack and charge station for £15 and have double the battery life for the same cost. your basically paying for a charging cable and sh*tty plug on exactly that anyway but 2 less batteries if you buy the microsoft ones.
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thanks for all the feedback and replies, i wanted to do this just so it was uniform and so that I could still use my charging dock to charge the batteries. Not worried about length of life to much seeing as I have three controllers I cycle
edit: so i noticed with rechargeable AA batteries if i plug it into my charge station it appears that it charges them does it actually?
edit: so i noticed with rechargeable AA batteries if i plug it into my charge station it appears that it charges them does it actually?
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Repoman 108
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You mean you put rechargeable batteries in the Xbox 360 battery pack and plugged the pack into a 360 battery charger? I'd suggest you don't do that, batteries tend to be picky about brand etc when it comes to chargers. You could shorten the life of the battery or do damage to the charger or something. That said I'm no battery expert