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Post by doodie on Feb 20, 2008 0:31:32 GMT
Hey Girls and Guys I have a question:
I bought a Yamaha APX 700 and can't seem to keep batteries in it,i've been told by people in the "know" and at a music store that every time I take a break when playing at a gig,I am supposed to unplug my guitar so it won't drain the battery,it has a tuner build into it(have you ever heard the likes "WOW") I also have a APX 4-a-spl that i've used for years and never had to unplug it at any time and batteries lasted i'm sure a year.
Any suggestions to this problem.Thank you Dave
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Post by thingyy on Feb 20, 2008 1:48:37 GMT
Hard wire a transformer of the correct volage and polarity across the battery terminals in the APX 700.
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Post by thingyy on Feb 20, 2008 4:58:14 GMT
Re my last suggestion.You could get your mono jack replaced with stereo, run hidden wires to batt terminals from new stereo jack.Get a technician to run a 9volt tap out of your amp and use a stereo lead to feed your output signal and battery supply.
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Post by doodie on Feb 20, 2008 15:56:42 GMT
Re my last suggestion.You could get your mono jack replaced with stereo, run hidden wires to batt terminals from new stereo jack.Get a technician to run a 9volt tap out of your amp and use a stereo lead to feed your output signal and battery supply. Thanks Thingy but what you wrote there looks like your talking chinese to me LOL.I'm pretty "stund" when it comes to electronics,thx again have somebody look at this to dissiffer LOL |
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Post by moonie on Apr 15, 2008 15:57:17 GMT
You could get someone who knows how to use a multi-meter to see how much current it draws in use [plugged in] and then unplugged, it should draw nothing unplugged but there could be a fault. Then if all checks out compere it to another one of the same model. Or buy a rechargeable battery or two and a charger but be aware that they don't tend to hold full current that long but should be fine for guitar.
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Post by doodie on Apr 17, 2008 0:52:07 GMT
I solved the problem with the APX 700 I swapped it for a GARRISON i've had it for a month now and haven't changed the battery once there had to be something wrong with that yamaha APX.
P.S. this GARRISON has some pure,smooth sound unreal how it plays,I love it
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