360 Play & Charge kit red/green light charging issue?

[JazzFunk]

So. had old official play n charge, it's started doing that thing where the red light turns to green straight off and the battery itself doesn't hold a charge but *sometimes* it charges for a bit. But then the charge lead twunted...so I got a GAME play n charge today, and the same issue seems to be with that, too, red then green almost from the off. Annoying. Am I missing summat stupid like only charging the pad when the machine is in standby or summat?

[charlesr]

http://www.battery-force.co.uk/detail_GPR6YY040A-GP-Greencell-AA-R6-Zinc-Battery-Box-of-72.html

[JazzFunk]

Tbh, they're MUCH better. Never had a problem with those, 8 of the strong Kodak batteries from Poundland and I was away for aaaaaages.

I've lost the AA battery bit, which I neglected to mention.

[charlesr]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/331566254867?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&chn=ps&device=c&rlsatarget=&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108&ff19=0

I'm here to help.

[JazzFunk]

Oh, go on then...I'll buy that for a dollar.

[charlesr]

massivelols

[Mayhem]

If you get that red/green cycle, then the batteries are drained too much to hold a proper charge, and you can either charge them 10-20 times in spurts to get them to stick, or just go back to normal batteries, which is what I've done as it was too much hassle otherwise.

[Pavey]

There is an guide online about draining them with a paperclip, then resetting them with a paper clip then charging them. Worked for a while for me then back to normal (normal as in bad).

[charlesr]

I've used that paper clip thing on normal AA rechargeable batteries that I had drained too far to charge up normally. Got a link to doing it on a play and charge battery? There are 6 contacts to choose from

[Pavey]

http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/threads/tut-how-to-fix-a-non-charging-battery-pack.510356/

Good luck, be interested to know if it works for you.

[charlesr]

That's a little different from what I was expecting. The thing I've done is to literally get another battery and connect it to the other one in a loop. Like this (see "Reviving batteries that won't charge" half way down) :

http://michaelbluejay.com/batteries/charging-tips.html

I tried the thing on the page you linked (only once), but it didn't help.

[smouty]

I've always used 7 day shop 2900mAh AA rechargeables. They last for ages between charges and as I only charge them when flat they still work perfectly 3 + years later.

[gunrock]

Always disconnect the battery pack from the controller in between uses. Minimises the drain on it whilst nor be use.