so i have been working on this for a little over a week now. i did take photos while i was doing it but then i realized i had wired it backwards. in my frustration i forgot to take photos of it while i was finding a solution.
but here it is the not so finished creation:
you will see that i have taped it to the back of the controller while i find a way to successfully install the battery in a hidden place. i may also look for an alternative battery with the same capability but slightly smaller size.
when i first started doing this i was trying to wire the battery directly to the controller but because of the way the charging system works it is simply impossible. after finding a way to cope with it i decided to pull my plug and play battery apart. it is only glues together so you would need to carefully pry it open with a small flat head screw driver. you will not break it easy but nobody wants to have scarred toys.
this is what the pack looks like in pieces. note: the piece of tape is holding the PCB to the case, you need to pull the batteries back just enough to use some tweezers to peel the tape away.
basically all i did is remove the terminals that connect the pack to the controller, both from the controller and the pack itself and wired it directly to the controller in the matching positions.
after that i removed the stock batteries from the PCB and soldered wires for the plug i am using. the female plug is identical to the ones used for the rumble packs in the 360 controller. the battery i am using happens to be scavenged from my PS3 chat pad(i never used it anyway) and is also identical to the ones used in PS3 controller. you can get the for $5 if you google search replacement batteries for the PS3 controller. i have a photo here for you.
at the moment i am still looking for problems with it but i can get over 12 hours of play time on a normal controller with it(fully charged) and keep on trucking. one thing i have noticed is the plug and play cord will say it is fully charged when it is not but will continue to charge it. another cool thing about it is you can use your LEDs without using up all your AA batteries showing off to your friends. i could never get it to work with my plug and play battery pack but now i can.
if you guys like this i will take more photos on the next one i make to show you how i did it. maybe even a video, i have a very nice HD camera(hence the super clear pics
).
if anyone has any suggestions about how i can hide this battery inside i would be very appreciative.
