Sleepy time gaming!
Plug 360 wireless transmitter into USB port. No reaction. No light. No USB events in the log. Get out of bed again. Same thing with other ports and machines. Thing's ded. Fuck.
The net tells me that it's a common occurrance and I need to replace a SMD fuse (or shorten it out). It apparently randomly blows, for example when the unit sits in the sun. Not even a resettable (Poly-) fuse, it's one time only.
These fuckers glued the case shut. As in, heated the contact area and pressed the two parts of the shell together so that they melt together a bit. On top of the usual clicky snap mechanism. So you need to slide a knife in between the white and gray parts and gently loosen them, then pray and wrench the thing open. Just like normal with the clicky snappy thing, just with more force. Then remove two screws because OBVIOUSLY the fuse is at the underside of the logic board. Then happy happy SMD soldering times.
So here I am, at 2 in the morning, in mah underpants, digging though my supplies in search for SMD compatible tools and a thin yet blunt knife that's stable enough. Wish me luck that I don't knife myself in the hand or something.
As the first of probably many compromises, I've already decided that I won't be replacing the fuse and just shorten out the two pads after removing the part. Fuck my USB ports.
Fake edit: Didn't hit submit, am idiot. Oh well. The surgery was a success. Didn't burn myself (UNDERPANTS), didn't butcher the transmitter, and the opening and re-closing of the case left barely any discernible scratches. Yey.
The original MS
TM rechargable battery pack on my 360 controller however, is nigh empty - causing neverending blinking. And the other pack is still being charged because I'm an idiot. Fuck this shit, I'm out. G'night y'all.