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06-14-2008, 08:33 PM
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I have a little Korg GA - 30 exactly like this: 
If I leave a patch cable plugged into the input, while the unit is off, will the battery get depleted?
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06-14-2008, 08:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lismore, NSW, Australia | | | If its swirched off, I believe it will be fine. That only really occurs when the input acts as an on switch. These swicth on and off regardless of there being something in the input I presume?
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06-14-2008, 08:42 PM
| | Looking for Opportunities to Create Harmony | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | | Yeah, they are completely off when its turned off. But I was told that if you leave a cable plugged into a Boss TU-2, it will drain the battery in a couple days even though the unit is turned off.
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06-14-2008, 09:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lismore, NSW, Australia | | | Im not sure specifically about the TU2 as I don't own one, but most boss pedals that run on battery use the input to complete the circuit.
You can test this buy plugging something into the input and switching it so the LED comes on. Then if you pull the cable out, the light goes off. In those cases, batteries can be drained if you leave something plugged in. The switching of the effect is between Dry and wet as opposed to circuit on or circuit off. If that makes sense?
I believe these Korg tuners do not switch off if you pull the cable out. They have a seperate on off mechanism and Off, truely is off.
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06-14-2008, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ::::BASSIST::::  Yeah, they are completely off when its turned off. But I was told that if you leave a cable plugged into a Boss TU-2, it will drain the battery in a couple days even though the unit is turned off. | +1. You're fine to leave it plugged in.
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06-14-2008, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ::::BASSIST:::: I was told that if you leave a cable plugged into a Boss TU-2, it will drain the battery in a couple days even though the unit is turned off. | The TU-2 doesn't have an "off" switch.  Not one that "shuts off" the battery, anyway. |
06-14-2008, 09:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lismore, NSW, Australia | | Thats what I was trying to say... Got a bit carried away 
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06-15-2008, 01:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore | | | it could've been just me, but i tried doing that (cable plugged in to ga-30) and the battery was flat after a few days.
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06-15-2008, 01:48 AM
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Conflicting info. Please advise!
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06-15-2008, 01:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Perth Australia | | | i have the exact same tuner and leave a patch lead plugged into it permanently. its fine
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06-15-2008, 02:08 AM
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However, just to be safe I'm going to buy an extra set of batteries for it, leave it plugged in and see what happens. That way I'm covered.
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