nVidia Shield Controller Battery Replacement

I've owned the nVidia Shield for several years and never used the Controller...... Until now, however, the battery was flat and it had been uncharged for so long that it would no longer charge. Here is my quick tutorial on how to change the internal rechargable battery int he controller.

[donnydeadlight]

Great video! Love the step by step approach. Couldn't find another video specifically for the Gen 1 controller. As other comments have mentioned, all for the newer version which is a much simpler replacement. I ended up taping the buttons in place to avoid a severe psychotic break and immediate destruction of the controller. Don't know how you got those ribbon cables back in place with the buttons loose. You must have the hands of a surgeon and the patience of a saint! Thanks for the battery link. It still works and the company are great. Have now bought other batteries from them too!

[SeattleCoorain]

Thank you for providing this excellent video. Very clear and thorough, including how to spring apart the two plastic case halves, all the extra screws inside the case to be removed to clear the pc-board for access to the battery... etc. Other DIY videos seem to be for a newer version of the controller with NiMH battery and simpler disassembly (PC-board remains in place). Will take a quick photo of mine to document the position of the four plastic buttons.

Decided to subscribe and will tell my Maker friends to check out your channel.

[msolly]

Thanks. Managed to repair mine which I thought were bin fodder :-)

[Kevin-kuqh]

Great video! Appreciate the detail. This helped me out. Cheers

[davidp]

Thank you for this. Everything I need to know. I was just looking at mine and was hoping a couple of AA’s would suffice. What a ball ache! Why couldn’t they just put a battery port on the rear panel for replacements? It looks like I won’t be playing games this New Year’s Eve and I’ll have to watch TV 🥱. I’ll order a battery and find myself half an hour of quiet time to sort it.

[Charlie-Jndc]

Hello..Nice video...please whats type baterry?18650 liion???Thanks..

[JuanLuisBaptiste]

Thanks for the video! it was of great help to disassemble the control, but now I think I broke it putting it all back together, maybe you can give me a hint? .

After I finished assembling back the control and plugged it to the usb cable to charge the new battery, the control's power button started to blink five times, one of the vibration motors starts, and then it stops, to start again a couple of seconds later. I disassembled again the control and disconnected the new battery, but the issue persists, so I probably did something wrong when putting it back together the first time, or worse, I broke it. Do you have any idea of what could be wrong?

Thanks in advance!

[slevinkelevra]

Can you provide a link for the replacement battery or give specs to use in the search for the battery . tia 😎😊

[boanergemorales]

Would have been nice to know what screw driver bit I needed when I recieve battery to replace. Now I have battery and cant unscrew lol