Topic: 360 Wireless Controller Green Light Won't Turn Off (Read 547 times)

fezzman · « **Reply #30 on:** February 03, 2006, 02:48:00 PM »

I'll add myself to the list of people with this problem...PLUS I just had a new problem. I've had my 360 since launch and have always used AA batteries with my controller. Then last week I finally decided to get the P&C kit.

I got up in the middle of the night and noticed that all 4 quads of my controller were barely lit up, like many people have noticed. I powered up with the controller, battery was still full charge, and played for an hour or so. Then I powered off using the controller and went back to bed. So far, so good.

Then today I went to turn my 360 on with the controller and ONLY the controller came on and all 4 quads would flash. It didn't matter how long I held the button down after that, it wouldn't turn off or turn the 360 on. The only thing that fixed it was to manually turn on the 360. The battery still has a full charge too. Wierd.

oasis_007 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 03, 2006, 07:21:00 PM »

I get the 4-quad flash quite often too....I have no idea why.

Garrif · « **Reply #32 on:** February 07, 2006, 05:44:00 PM »

Try inserting the PnC plug - or press the connector button

DutcHmaNinc · « **Reply #33 on:** February 08, 2006, 07:23:00 AM »

well i just brought the damn thing back to the store for a bright shiny new one. And that one works just fine.

no dim burning light for me anymore.

cesium salami · « **Reply #34 on:** February 10, 2006, 03:08:00 PM »

I just bought a second rechargable battery pack for my second controller, and when I charged it up, I had the same dim light staying on. It's the player 2 light. The controller works normally, it powers on and the guide light is bright green. When I power everything down though, the dim light is on. I don't have this problem with the other controller that also has the battery pack, just my "secondary" controller.

THC Kuma · « **Reply #35 on:** February 13, 2006, 08:03:00 AM »

Well .....i glad to see other people have this problem too!
Its funny tho, my original 360 controller has been fine but last week i decided to but another. I brought it home and installed the recharge battery and charged it. Later that nite i used it for a bit and went to go to bed, turned out the lights and noticed the lights on the controller (player 1 and player 3) were dimmly lit. I didnt think much of it and wasnt pressed that they stayed on. Till i discovered that it DOES wear the batteries down.

I brought it back to EBgames and the salesmen looked at me like i was full of crap. I did get a nice shiney new one but its weird to see that its a 'big' problem.

I have to agree with one poster in that i think it has to do with a capacitor.

89c4l98 · « **Reply #36 on:** April 04, 2006, 08:15:00 AM »

I have this issue after buying the play and charge kit also.. 1,2,4 stay dimly lit.. So I need a new controller?

VinnySem · « **Reply #37 on:** April 04, 2006, 09:13:00 AM »

I have 2 wireless controllers, had been using AA's, just got a P&C kit and an extra rechargable battery. ROL zone #4 stays lit on one of my controllers (not sure if it's the one that came with the 360 or the 2nd one) when everything is powered off and disconnected from the P&C kit. The controller did not exhibit this behavior with AA's. I switched battery packs, and the same controller exhibited this behavior with a different battery pack. This leads me to believe there is a defect with the controller and not the rechargable accessories.

hignaki · « **Reply #38 on:** April 26, 2006, 07:59:00 AM »

I know this is bumping an OLD thread, but I think it's worth it to see if anybody else has the problem.

I've noticed that quadrants 2 and 4 on both of my controllers stay on dimly with the rechargeable batteries, but not with normal AAs.

89c4l98 · « **Reply #39 on:** April 26, 2006, 11:33:00 AM »

I looked into this more and found out that it's normal for the lights to stay dim with the play and charge.. still have no idea why but it doesnt effect battery life

hignaki · « **Reply #40 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:57:00 PM »

even if it was "supposed" to do that with the play 'n charge, why are the lights in seemingly random quadrants on different controllers? I don't think it's supposed to be that way.

hignaki · « **Reply #41 on:** May 11, 2006, 07:04:00 PM »

Okay, I've done some "tests" with the controller. Damn, it's finally done; it took about a month to do.

The test was done twice, with one 4-hour play session per day with the controller not being used in-between. On the weekends, the controllers got much more playtime, but it varied a little (4-12 hours). Even with variations, all times were recorded so I could take the measurements. I played mainly Geometry Wars, Marble Blast Ultra, and let my mother play Bejeweled and Hexic, so there was little to no rumble used. The hour mark was an average between the two tests for each controller.

For normal play on the "non-defective" (no green light when off) controller with AA batteries, I got about 35 hours of play.

With rechargeable batteries on the same controller (doesn't have the light problem), I get about 28 hours.

With rechargeable batteries on the controller WITH the light problem, I get 15 hours of playtime.

**For the record, I own four wireless controllers. Two that I bought recently that are "fine" (no light problem), and two that have the problem. One of the controllers WITH the problem has quadrant 1 stay dimly lit, and the other has quadrant 2 stay dimly lit AND has quadrant 4 stay somewhat lit (brighter than Q2). I used the controller that only has Q1 stay lit, so the other one may be even worse. I may do another test on the second problem controller if people want me to*****

tillig · « **Reply #42 on:** May 12, 2006, 08:51:00 AM »

Then there you have it - the light does drain battery power. I'm guessing MS doesn't feel it's a big issue since they cover themselves in the rechargeable battery instructions with phrases like "up to 25 hours," indicating you may not actually get that much time out of the batteries.

I'll probably just keep doing what I've been doing, though - take the batteries out of the controllers when I'm done using them.

greenday54261 · « **Reply #43 on:** May 13, 2006, 09:15:00 PM »

Sigh... not like it's going to change anything, but my name can be added to the long list of people with this problem.

The controller that came with my 360 works fine, no problem. The controller I bought separately has the problem. It's intermittent though - it only happens sometimes and not others. The other odd thing is that it's always Quadrant 3 which lights up dimly. I've never had three controllers connected to my Xbox 360. Ever.

I'm not going to worry about it until it starts causing a problem. For now, I just pop the battery pack for a sec after I turn the thing off. Then the light goes off and stays off.

johnodd26360 · « **Reply #44 on:** May 13, 2006, 09:26:00 PM »

I have had similer issues

with the wireless controllers i just purchased a wireless controller and the new dual battery charger

warning: the dual charger doesn't charge to batterys at once it charges one at a time but just charges them faster

anyways my issue is the delay in connecting to the 360 you press the guide button the console should just turn on but instead the stupid controller flashes lights all the way around the controller and then turns on the console

what i would like to see:

what i would like to see in a xbox live update would be the option to turn on the console faster and have the controller not run that guide led all the time because even on a rechargable battery pack the stupid controller dies faster while running the controller

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