Press the tab on the top of the aa battery pack, and then pull down to detach the pack from the controller.
Xbox 360 controller won't turn on with new batteries. Posted by ian15243 my controller won't turn on the battery pack is working and the chip gets hot but it won't turn on, is the board broken? Press the tab on the top of the aa battery pack, and then pull down to detach the pack from the controller. Remove each battery and verify it's inserted in the correct direction.
Verify if charging cable or charge and play kit are good. Try holding the pack in with your hand and see if it stays on. Insert two new aa (lr6) batteries.
4) try polishing the terminals if they are really bad. Short pins 2 and 5 (with a paperclip or something) for a second or two. I have an official charge pack kit from microsoft and i recently bought a (supposed to be) genuine microsoft controller off of ebay (from a high rep seller), the controller looks pretty good if it's a.
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I know a lot of controller get a loose connection to the battery pack after a while. My xbox controller won’t turn on and i’ve tried new batteries and it just turn on. Remove the battery compartment on the back of the controller.
Comments sorted by best top new controversial q&a add. If it was installed incorrectly, put it back. They’re a little bit pricier than regular batteries but they’re the only ones that work in my controller.