How to Install a PS3 Battery Tutorial

The conventional battery in the Playstation 3 Sixaxis joypads lasts for approximately 20 hours of gametime from a 2-3 hour charge. With the Playstation 3 finally getting some decent games (Call of Duty 4, Eye of Judgment, Pro Evo 2007, Assassin's Creed...), you might find you want to squeeze a little more juice from your controller before you have to wire it back to the console to charge.

The 1200 mAh battery lasts twice as long as the original battery that comes with the PS3 - a massive 40 hours! It's also an ideal replacement if your pad has died and you don't want to fork out a lot of money on a brand new controller, or if you're finding the battery isn't lasting as long as it used to.

But how do you install the battery into a PS3 Sixaxis controller? It's actually a very easy three stage process:


1.Using a crosshead screwdriver, unscrew the 5 deep screws on the back of the PS3 controller:
2. Push the back of the casing forward to remove the back of the pad. This will reveal the battery. Unclip the wire that connects the battery to the controller Remove the battery from the pad:
3. Clip the wire from the 1200 mAh into the clip where it was previously disconnected. Slot the battery into place. Place the back of the pad onto the controller and screw back the 5 screws.