Why am I feeling electrical current through my controller?

_ _6 · Feb 20, 2023

I have an xbox series x and a wireless elite 2 controller. I get shocked either from the metal button on the back of the controller or from the open dots on the back of the controller when it is plugged in to the xbox charging. The feeling of the shock I receive is similar to what you would receive from touching an exposed wire that is hot, it is not the same feeling as static electricity.

When shocked, my elite wireless 2 usb cable is plugged into the back of the xbox series x and is presumably near the power supply. I will try moving the cable to the front of the xbox to see if that helps. Still, feeling current through a controller cannot be safe and it should be looked in to by Microsoft...

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Georges C.

Hello, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.

My name is welcome to the community.

Hello, besides the test of putting the cable in another USB port of the console, did you try to experiment with another type of USB cable?

Tezzerrific

because those controllers are made cheaply and the QA of these devices is not what it once was. i would demand a replacement or refund.

devilltrigger s

The multiple controller issue seems to be better. Although, I haven't played a lot since it first appeared. The main problem now is it just continues to turn on by itself. I know it is no one else, and if it was that doesn't explain why it turns on and shows
that no controllers are connected to it. I am currently waiting to see if the electrical current trick will work or not. I just did what you said and I am waiting to see if it turns on automatically again.

Bjorn van Rijszen

I can confirm that the Xbox Elite 2 controller has issues with conducting electricity through the paddles.

I am getting shocked as well.

The Xbox Elite 2 controller needs to be recalled immediately.

Akuhn235

So I've had this problem come up and I haven't really seen any permanent solutions, although i am able to turn my controller on and everything works when kind of force the stereo headset adapter hard into the controller.

I think the problem is an electrical one that's cause from a bad fit between the controller and the headset stereo adapter. Mine has never really fit too snug, and why does the headset stereo adapter have to be so bulky? It doesn't feel like there's much
in it.

Why am I feeling electrical current through my controller?