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Sixaxis: changing battery yourself?

Posted on Tuesday, 14 November 2006 by Speed, source: Fragland
Sony previously announced that when the battery of their new Sixaxis controller would die, you could send it to Sony and they would replace it for free.

A manual that's included with the PS3, however, suggests something else. Inside it's clearly noted how you can open the controller (5 screws) and replace the battery yourself.

Even though Sony's said that they will replace dead SIXAXIS controllers once the battery life is gone—there's actually a note that the battery has a limited life-span in the manual—they also give you a method for removing the battery. All you have to do is unscrew 5 screws on the back of the controller, pull the casing up, and disconnect the connector to the battery.

Time will tell, but seeing the quality of current GSM-batteries this problem shouldn't happen all too often.
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3 Comment(s)

Anonymous

Anonymous

i presume they will only replace the battery for free if you bougtht it less than a year ago? why not have easily-removable battery packs (like that other console ;-) ?
i presume they will only replace the battery for free if you bougtht it less than a year ago? why not have easily-removable battery packs (like that other console ;-) ?
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Posted on 15:01, November 14th 2006
Anonymous

Anonymous

you can charge it up with the usb cable that follows with.
do some fkn research.
you can charge it up with the usb cable that follows with. do some fkn research.
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Posted on 15:39, November 15th 2006
Anonymous

Anonymous

omg, you gotta change it YOURSELF??? omg omg that sounds really hard. omg 5 screws yea that sounds way over the top. ppl are so used to techno stuff now with cellular phones and shit, this controller will be a walk in the park to change battery on.
omg, you gotta change it YOURSELF??? omg omg that sounds really hard. omg 5 screws yea that sounds way over the top. ppl are so used to techno stuff now with cellular phones and shit, this controller will be a walk in the park to change battery on.
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Posted on 15:41, November 15th 2006
 

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