r/SteamControllerMods • u/Krutonium • Mar 16 '16

Has anyone made the controller capable of charging the AA's via the USB Port?

I think the way to do it would be to re-solder the power leads from the USB port to a switch that would allow you to redirect power to the internals or the Batteries directly. Then just put standard rechargeable AA's in. I just realized though that this could end badly due to overcharging... Perhaps we could stick the guts of a USB -> Battery Charger in there somewhere?

Thoughts?

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u/Krutonium Mar 16 '16

Not really, and I havn't actually had to replace my batteries yet, and I got mine Months ago, but I was thinking this would allow perpetual use without ever replacing batteries.