About this replacement
Sony PS3 Move Motion Controller — 3.7V Li-ion Replacement Battery (LIS1441)
This is a 3.7V, 1350mAh Li-ion cell that replaces the original battery in the Sony PlayStation 3 Move Motion Controller. It fits the CECH-ZCM1E and CECH-ZCM1U hardware and matches the OEM part numbers LIS1441, LIP1450, 4-168-108-01, and 4-195-094-02. Install it when the original cell no longer holds a useful charge or fails to power the controller at all.
- CECH-ZCM1E and CECH-ZCM1U compatibility: Both variants share the same internal cell footprint, connector pinout, and BMS handshake protocol. This cell seats identically in either model — no adapter or wiring change needed.
- Bench tested on actual hardware: We ran this cell through the PS3 Move charge IC and confirmed the BMS accepted the charge cycle without fault flags. Rumble motor and optical sensor draw were applied simultaneously — the cell held voltage without tripping the low-voltage cutoff.
- First-cycle calibration on the Move Controller: After installing, run one complete wireless play session to full automatic controller shutoff before plugging in the USB cable. The Move's fuel gauge IC sets its empty reference point against the first full discharge — skipping this step causes the indicator to read inaccurately from the start.
Why the PS3 Move Controller drops connection before the battery light turns red
The Move Controller runs wireless transmission and the rumble motor on the same power rail. When both activate together, current draw spikes sharply and cell voltage sags below the Bluetooth radio's minimum operating threshold. The controller interprets this as a lost connection and drops the signal — even though the battery indicator still shows green or yellow. A fresh cell with low internal resistance handles these combined-load spikes without the voltage sag that causes the disconnect.
Battery indicator jumping or reading full immediately after fitting a new cell
The PS3 Move uses a coulomb-counting fuel gauge IC that tracks capacity against a stored discharge curve from the previous cell. After swapping cells, the IC's reference data no longer matches the new cell's actual behaviour, so it reports erratic or flatly wrong charge levels. This corrects itself as the IC relearns the discharge curve over three to five full cycles. To speed up recalibration, let the controller run to automatic cutoff and then charge uninterrupted to full — repeat until the indicator tracks consistently across the full session.