wormwoodaubrey Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I love this guitar more than anything. I bought it used off reverb a couple of months ago and I noticed I was going through batteries like crazy. At first I thought I had just left the tuner on. But after 4 batteries I would be incorrect. I'm noticing the low battery stays on while NOTHING IS PLUGGED in. Tuner is off. I know the prefix t was replaced in jt with an identical one. But I'd hate to have to shell out more money. Cause technically this isn't paid off yet. Any ideas guys. Thank you. Aubrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Man Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 While possibly stating the obvious, do you make sure to unplug the guitar after playing every time? If not that, then there must be a short in the system somewhere, check for crimped wires or the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormwoodaubrey Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 I plugged it on one time 2 months ago. Unplugged it. It stays in a case. Tuner is always iff. I'd there something specific to look for thst would tell me what it could be or possibly how to fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Man Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I would start by reaching out to the manufacturer and see if there is a known issue with that particular model of pickup. Also, some time with a continuity test should be able to help track down what is causing the drain. Good luck, sounds frustrating. The other option is to pull the whole setup and add a K&K to it and never worry about on board batteries again, just an outboard pre-amp of some sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I found this on the net My battery drains quickly even when the cable is not plugged in/Even though I changed my battery, the output seems very low - .strandberg* Guitars Knowledge Base (strandbergguitars.com) Battery drainage is either caused by soldering points of the jack touching the backplate/conductive paint of the electronics cavity or unintentionally touching each other when the cable is not plugged in. The solution is to either rotate the jack into a position where it's not touching it's surroundings or slight bending of the connectors away from each other. In case nothing seems to solve the problem, the jack might need to be exchanged. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormwoodaubrey Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 Good advice I'll try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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