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  • 27-08-2020 9:27am
    #1
    sean1141
    Registered Users Posts: 4,088 ✭✭✭


    Hi. Not sure if I'm in the right section.

    Ps4 controller won't work unless plugged in. If I plug out the cable it dies after about 3 seconds. Shows up as charging on the ps4 but no matter how long I leave it charging it will die after being plugged out.
    Message pops up on screen saying battery low recharge or something similar.
    I tried resetting the controller.
    I tried different cables.
    I got a new battery and fitted that and it's still the same.
    Controller is maybe 2 years old and was well minded.

    Any ideas of what else to try or is it just time for a new one?

    Thanks


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    Burlap_Sack
    Registered Users Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Burlap_Sack


    Are you using the PS4 to charge it or a phone charger? Some phone chargers with turbo charge can mess up the battery.


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    sean1141
    Registered Users Posts: 4,088 ✭✭✭sean1141


    Burlap_Sack wrote: »
    Are you using the PS4 to charge it or a phone charger? Some phone chargers with turbo charge can mess up the battery.

    Always used the ps4.
    I have replaced the battery and charged it with the ps4 but still the same.


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    Burlap_Sack
    Registered Users Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Burlap_Sack


    sean1141 wrote: »
    Always used the ps4.
    I have replaced the battery and charged it with the ps4 but still the same.

    Not sure so, you should be able to source a new USB charging port for a couple of quid. Might be worth a shot.


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    sean1141
    Registered Users Posts: 4,088 ✭✭✭sean1141


    When I plug it in it shows it charging on the ps4. Hardly be the port then?


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    Burlap_Sack
    Registered Users Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Burlap_Sack


    I certainly wouldn't rule it out just because the PS4 thinks it's charging.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Playstation-PS4-Controller-USB-Charging-Port-Socket-Circuit-Board-Ribbon-Cable-/172644348502

    £1.59 from that link, not sure about P&P but there's a chance it could work. If you do go with this just be careful as there's a couple of different board types and link might not be the same as yours.


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