Connecting charger cable causes Sony WH-10000MX2 bluetooth headphones to stop working

[Califauna]

Hi,

I have a pair of WH-10000MX2 bluetooth headphones with a strange problem. Connecting the charging cable causes the headphones to no longer turn on when pressing the power button.

I thought I had 'fixed' this when I took them apart and disconnected the battery for 15 minutes and found as soon as you disconnect the battery they can be powered on and off as normal using the power button. But then the moment you connect a charging or data cable to a charger or laptop USB port, the power button stops working and the can't be turned on again. No response.

The first time this happened the charging light would go out after a few seconds, which suggests it was a battery problem according to the user manual, but now it stays lit and it turns out the battery fully recharges. It just doesn't want to turn on again afterwards.

Any ideas? I thought I'd ask here before buying a battery in case there was something I could try.

[Califauna]

Just to clarify, it's not only that it is not working when the cable is attached. Once the cable has been connected the device no longer turns on, even after the cable is removed. It will then only turn on again correctly once the battery has been disconnected then reconnected.