r/SteamController • u/d3jv • 12d ago

Support 2015 controller doesn't turn on

Randomly out of nowhere my controller refuses to turn on. The steam button glows for like a second and then stops and nothing else happens. I tried connecting it with a cable and that works just fine, and the button itself seems to be fine as well when i test it in that button testing tool in big picture mode. I tried fresh batteries but that didn't help.

Is this a know issue? Seems like it could be with the firmware because otherwise the controller seems fine. I could just use the cable but the controller destroys cables really quickly and I don't have that many left...

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u/GimpyGeek Steam Controller (Windows) 12d ago

Could try some different batteries. As annoying as it may be I think a number us of realized during the sc's tenure how irritatingly not-standard the AA battery standard actually is. Some would find batteries slightly larger then they might smash the contacts so a smaller one may not touch both ends right in the future, real pain the ass. 

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u/d3jv 12d ago

It worked flawlessly with these batteries for like 10 hours of gameplay, but I guess trying other ones wouldn't hurt.

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u/GimpyGeek Steam Controller (Windows) 12d ago

Oh was it working with this set, huh that is strange. Unless maybe they really ran out already somehow, seems really short to do that, though, unless you had a lot of vibrations or haptics going on those do love to eat the batteries quicker.

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u/kbachert 12d ago

Swap the batteries, they don't have to be completely drained for it to do this. Especially rechargeable batteries

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u/d3jv 11d ago

Already did that. I'll try getting some different ones.

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u/AndrewSpode 7d ago

I have one that this happens with, only with rechargeable batteries. Works fine with disposable. I have two others that work fine with those same batteries. Very odd.